Who wins more faceoffs, Mikael Granlund or William Karlsson?

William Karlsson leads the head-to-head 6-3 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Mikael Granlund's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Mikael Granlund is 3-6 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-2, Defensive 2-1, Neutral 1-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Mikael Granlund or William Karlsson?

Mikael Granlund is the predicted winner with a 67.5% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Mikael Granlund vs William Karlsson

Mikael GranlundL vs William KarlssonL

2024-25 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +8.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Karlsson on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Granlund 49.6% vs Karlsson 57.1% (-8.5%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Granlund 58.7%

Defensive zone Granlund 74.8%

Neutral zone Granlund 66.5%

Result Mikael Granlund favored at 67.5%

67.5%

32.5%

Granlund Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 6 (9 meetings)

Granlund Karlsson

Last 9: Granlund 3-6 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Granlund Karlsson

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Granlund

Granlund Karlsson

3 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Granlund Karlsson

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Granlund

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

49.5% (588)

58.6% (597)

-9.1%

Power Play

60.5% (43)

57.9% (57)

+2.6%

Penalty Kill

45.2% (93)

51.9% (52)

-6.7%

On even strength, Karlsson has a +9.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Granlund is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (482).

Granlund shoots left. Karlsson is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (467).

Home / Away

Granlund

Karlsson

Home

54.8% (305)

59.6% (344)

Away

45.8% (419)

56.6% (362)

By Period

Granlund

Karlsson

43.8%

53.1%

51.2%

62.1%

53.9%

60.1%

40.0%

33.3%

Final 5 min

49.7%

61.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Granlund

52.0%▲

48.5%

49.6%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

58.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 7, 2025	2	00:00	Neutral	William Karlsson
Jan 7, 2025	1	12:15	Defensive	William Karlsson
Jan 7, 2025	1	07:31	Neutral	Mikael Granlund
Jan 7, 2025	1	00:00	Neutral	William Karlsson
Dec 27, 2024	1	18:03	Offensive	William Karlsson
Dec 27, 2024	1	14:40	Neutral	William Karlsson
Dec 27, 2024	1	12:15	Defensive	Mikael Granlund
Dec 27, 2024	1	12:07	Defensive	Mikael Granlund
Oct 26, 2024	3	05:15	Offensive	William Karlsson

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