Scouting Report
Mikael Granlund holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Granlund on defensive-zone draws (73% H2H, 11 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Granlund 48.5% vs Bennett 47.2% (+1.3%)
H2H factor
Granlund leads 17-14 in 31 meetings
Offensive zone
Bennett 52.2%
Defensive zone
Granlund 64.5%
Neutral zone
Granlund 51.8%
Result
Mikael Granlund favored at 55.1%
55.1%
44.9%
Granlund
Bennett
Head-to-Head Record
17
-
14
(31 meetings)
17
14
Granlund
Bennett
Last 10: Granlund 6-4 Bennett
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Bennett
4
5
Granlund
Bennett
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Granlund
8
3
Granlund
Bennett
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Bennett
5
6
Granlund
Bennett
11 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Granlund
Bennett
Edge
Even Strength
48.5% (6,718)
46.8% (5,683)
+1.7%
Power Play
52.7% (748)
53.7% (555)
-1.0%
Penalty Kill
43.6% (635)
41.8% (256)
+1.8%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bennett shoots left. Granlund is 48.1% vs left-shot opponents (5,142).
Granlund shoots left. Bennett is 46.6% vs left-shot opponents (4,232).
Home / Away
Granlund
Bennett
Home
50.8% (3,884)
48.4% (3,262)
Away
46.3% (4,217)
45.9% (3,232)
By Period
Granlund
Bennett
P1
48.7%
48.0%
P2
48.7%
46.5%
P3
48.2%
46.9%
OT
44.1%
52.5%
Final 5 min
47.5%
45.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Granlund
52.0%▲
48.5%
48.5%
Bennett
56.0%▲
51.0%
47.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2 | 00:38 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 1 | 11:10 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 1 | 06:50 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Dec 7, 2024 | 2 | 16:06 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 3 | 11:43 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 3 | 06:43 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 2 | 04:07 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 2 | 04:00 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 1 | 12:41 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 1 | 12:34 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 3 | 11:27 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 9, 2022 | 3 | 05:24 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 3 | 18:28 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 2 | 14:16 | Offensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 2 | 14:10 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 10:38 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 08:06 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 06:22 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 1 | 09:41 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Apr 26, 2021 | 2 | 09:22 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |