Nic Dowd vs Sam Steel

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.7% vs 50.2%). Look for Steel on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Dowd 50.7% vs Steel 50.2% (+0.5%)
H2H factor Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Steel 92.8%
Defensive zone Dowd 75.3%
Neutral zone Steel 51.7%
Result Sam Steel favored at 61.6%
38.4%
61.6%
Dowd Steel
Head-to-Head Record
3 - 4 (7 meetings)
3
4
Dowd Steel
Last 7: Dowd 3-4 Steel

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Steel
0
3
Dowd Steel
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Dowd
2
0
Dowd Steel
2 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Dowd Steel
2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Dowd
Steel
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (6,009)
50.6% (2,876)
+1.8%
Power Play
56.1% (164)
62.6% (179)
-6.5%
Penalty Kill
44.1% (1,635)
37.4% (254)
+6.7%
On penalty kill, Dowd has a +6.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Steel shoots left. Dowd is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,134).
Dowd shoots right. Steel is 50.5% vs right-shot opponents (1,237).
Home / Away
Dowd
Steel
Home
51.9% (3,897)
50.0% (1,560)
Away
49.5% (3,912)
50.4% (1,749)
By Period
Dowd
Steel
P1
51.7%
51.9%
P2
50.4%
49.5%
P3
50.3%
49.6%
OT
45.9%
41.9%
Final 5 min
50.5%
48.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Dowd
50.0%
48.0%
50.7%
Steel
50.0%
49.0%
50.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 7, 2026 3 13:31 Neutral Nic Dowd
Jan 7, 2026 1 07:22 Offensive Sam Steel
Oct 28, 2025 3 08:50 Offensive Sam Steel
Oct 28, 2025 3 08:43 Offensive Sam Steel
Oct 28, 2025 3 06:49 Defensive Nic Dowd
Dec 16, 2024 2 17:35 Neutral Sam Steel
Dec 6, 2019 3 15:24 Defensive Nic Dowd