Nic Dowd vs Zemgus Girgensons

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Nic Dowd holds a +5.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Dowd on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Dowd 50.7% vs Girgensons 45.3% (+5.5%)
H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Girgensons 88.4%
Defensive zone Dowd 68.8%
Neutral zone Girgensons 54.9%
Result Nic Dowd favored at 51.9%
51.9%
48.1%
Dowd Girgensons
Head-to-Head Record
4 - 5 (9 meetings)
4
5
Dowd Girgensons
Last 9: Dowd 4-5 Girgensons

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Girgensons
0
1
Dowd Girgensons
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Dowd
3
1
Dowd Girgensons
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Girgensons
1
3
Dowd Girgensons
4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Dowd
Girgensons
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (6,009)
45.4% (2,700)
+7.0%
Power Play
56.1% (164)
49.1% (175)
+7.0%
Penalty Kill
44.1% (1,635)
42.2% (481)
+1.9%
On even strength, Dowd has a +7.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Girgensons shoots left. Dowd is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,134).
Dowd shoots right. Girgensons is 44.2% vs right-shot opponents (1,295).
Home / Away
Dowd
Girgensons
Home
51.9% (3,897)
45.3% (1,673)
Away
49.5% (3,912)
45.0% (1,683)
By Period
Dowd
Girgensons
P1
51.7%
45.7%
P2
50.4%
44.1%
P3
50.3%
45.5%
OT
45.9%
52.5%
Final 5 min
50.5%
43.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Dowd
50.0%
48.0%
50.7%
Girgensons
58.0%
44.0%
45.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Nov 8, 2025 1 03:39 Neutral Nic Dowd
Apr 2, 2024 3 12:17 Defensive Nic Dowd
Apr 2, 2024 1 19:35 Defensive Nic Dowd
Apr 2, 2024 1 15:42 Neutral Zemgus Girgensons
Apr 2, 2024 1 01:22 Defensive Nic Dowd
Nov 22, 2023 1 10:09 Neutral Zemgus Girgensons
Nov 22, 2023 1 05:47 Defensive Zemgus Girgensons
Mar 16, 2017 3 04:19 Offensive Zemgus Girgensons
Mar 16, 2017 1 09:09 Neutral Zemgus Girgensons