Nathan MacKinnon vs Nick Cousins
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Nathan MacKinnon holds a +1.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Cousins on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
MacKinnon 46.8% vs Cousins 45.2% (+1.9%)
H2H factor
Cousins leads 7-4 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Cousins 57.8%
Defensive zone
Cousins 52.4%
Neutral zone
Cousins 59.3%
Result
Nick Cousins favored at 57.2%
42.8%
57.2%
MacKinnon
Cousins
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
7
(11 meetings)
4
7
MacKinnon
Cousins
Last 10: MacKinnon 4-6 Cousins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Cousins
2
4
MacKinnon
Cousins
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
MacKinnon
Cousins
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cousins
1
2
MacKinnon
Cousins
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
MacKinnon
Cousins
Edge
Even Strength
46.1% (11,218)
44.9% (1,508)
+1.2%
Power Play
53.3% (1,412)
44.6% (101)
+8.7%
Penalty Kill
42.8% (502)
42.9% (7)
-0.1%
On power play, MacKinnon has a +8.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Cousins shoots left. MacKinnon is 47.1% vs left-shot opponents (9,490).
MacKinnon shoots right. Cousins is 44.3% vs right-shot opponents (583).
Home / Away
MacKinnon
Cousins
Home
49.7% (6,444)
46.7% (809)
Away
44.0% (6,689)
43.0% (807)
By Period
MacKinnon
Cousins
P1
47.4%
47.5%
P2
46.6%
43.6%
P3
46.1%
43.6%
OT
48.4%
0.0%
Final 5 min
49.0%
47.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
MacKinnon
48.0%▼
54.0%
46.8%
Cousins
50.0%▲
48.0%
44.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 | 3 | 05:23 | Neutral | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 3 | 14:22 | Offensive | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 3 | 12:05 | Offensive | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 3 | 12:00 | Neutral | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 1 | 05:58 | Offensive | Nick Cousins |
| Dec 22, 2018 | 1 | 15:49 | Offensive | Nathan MacKinnon |
| Dec 27, 2017 | 3 | 15:35 | Neutral | Nathan MacKinnon |
| Dec 27, 2017 | 3 | 13:10 | Offensive | Nathan MacKinnon |
| Dec 27, 2017 | 1 | 12:15 | Offensive | Nick Cousins |
| Dec 27, 2017 | 1 | 12:07 | Defensive | Nathan MacKinnon |
| Dec 14, 2016 | 2 | 09:23 | Defensive | Nick Cousins |