Nathan MacKinnon vs Roope Hintz Faceoff Matchup Stats | NHL Faceoffs 

# Nathan MacKinnon vs Roope Hintz

[

Nathan MacKinnon R 
](/player/nathan-mackinnon)
vs 
[

Roope Hintz L 
](/player/roope-hintz)

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Roope Hintz holds a +8.1% FO% edge overall. Look for MacKinnon on offensive-zone draws ( 100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model 
XGBoost ML Model 

Overall FO% (Bayesian) 
MacKinnon 51.0% vs Hintz 58.0% (-8.1%) 

H2H factor 
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+) 

Offensive zone 
Hintz 82.6% 

Defensive zone 
Hintz 89.6% 

Neutral zone 
Hintz 80.5% 

Result 
Roope Hintz favored at 82.7% 

17.3%

82.7%

MacKinnon 
Hintz 

Head-to-Head Record

5 
- 
2 
(7 meetings) 

5 

2 

MacKinnon 
Hintz 

Last 7: MacKinnon 5-2 Hintz

## Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: MacKinnon

3 

0 

MacKinnon 
Hintz 

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Hintz

0 

1 

MacKinnon 
Hintz 

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: MacKinnon

2 

1 

MacKinnon 
Hintz 

3 total

## Situation Matchup

Situation

MacKinnon

Hintz

Edge

Even Strength

49.7% (1,134) 

58.7% (530) 

-9.0%

Power Play

63.5% (167) 

59.4% (170) 

+4.1%

Penalty Kill

33.3% (33) 

66.7% (27) 

-33.4%

On penalty kill, Hintz has a +33.4% edge.

## Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Hintz shoots left . MacKinnon is 52.7% vs left-shot opponents (965) .

MacKinnon shoots right . Hintz is 57.3% vs right-shot opponents (260) .

Home / Away

MacKinnon

Hintz

Home

52.7% (674) 

60.2% (354) 

Away

49.4% (660) 

58.2% (373) 

By Period

MacKinnon

Hintz

P1

49.6%

58.4%

P2

52.5%

59.8%

P3

50.6%

58.2%

OT

66.7%

81.8%

Final 5 min

56.1%

57.5%

## Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

MacKinnon

52.0% ▲ 

49.5%

51.0%

Hintz

64.0% ▲ 

61.0%

59.1%

## Recent Faceoffs

Date 
Period 
Time 
Zone 
Winner 

Mar 6, 2026 
2 
07:11 
Offensive 
Nathan MacKinnon 

Mar 6, 2026 
2 
00:00 
Neutral 
Nathan MacKinnon 

Oct 11, 2025 
OT 
04:21 
Defensive 
Roope Hintz 

Oct 11, 2025 
3 
19:54 
Offensive 
Nathan MacKinnon 

Oct 11, 2025 
2 
18:25 
Neutral 
Nathan MacKinnon 

Oct 11, 2025 
2 
06:18 
Offensive 
Nathan MacKinnon 

Oct 11, 2025 
2 
00:00 
Neutral 
Roope Hintz 

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