Who wins more faceoffs, Nick Bjugstad or William Karlsson?

Nick Bjugstad leads the head-to-head 5-4 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Nick Bjugstad's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Nick Bjugstad is 5-4 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-4, Defensive 2-0, Neutral 1-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Nick Bjugstad or William Karlsson?

William Karlsson is the predicted winner with a 77.1% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Nick Bjugstad vs William Karlsson

Nick BjugstadR vs William KarlssonL

2023-24 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +7.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Karlsson on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Bjugstad 49.3% vs Karlsson 55.6% (-7.0%)

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

Offensive zone Karlsson 88.3%

Defensive zone Bjugstad 50.9%

Neutral zone Karlsson 66.1%

Result William Karlsson favored at 77.1%

22.9%

77.1%

Bjugstad Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 4 (9 meetings)

Bjugstad Karlsson

Last 9: Bjugstad 5-4 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Bjugstad Karlsson

6 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Bjugstad

Bjugstad Karlsson

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Bjugstad

Bjugstad Karlsson

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Bjugstad

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

50.7% (906)

56.3% (739)

-5.6%

Power Play

48.1% (108)

58.6% (181)

-10.5%

Penalty Kill

44.4% (239)

47.2% (53)

-2.8%

On power play, Karlsson has a +10.5% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Bjugstad is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (906).

Bjugstad shoots right. Karlsson is 54.0% vs right-shot opponents (346).

Home / Away

Bjugstad

Karlsson

Home

49.8% (643)

56.5% (462)

Away

48.7% (610)

56.0% (511)

By Period

Bjugstad

Karlsson

49.4%

57.1%

50.5%

55.2%

47.9%

56.7%

50.0%

Final 5 min

48.2%

54.3%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Bjugstad

40.0%▼

48.0%

49.2%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

56.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Apr 5, 2024	3	12:00	Offensive	William Karlsson
Apr 5, 2024	1	11:55	Offensive	Nick Bjugstad
Feb 8, 2024	2	09:54	Offensive	Nick Bjugstad
Feb 8, 2024	1	15:55	Offensive	William Karlsson
Feb 8, 2024	1	11:51	Defensive	Nick Bjugstad
Feb 8, 2024	1	06:17	Neutral	Nick Bjugstad
Nov 25, 2023	3	18:55	Offensive	William Karlsson
Nov 25, 2023	2	16:18	Offensive	William Karlsson
Nov 25, 2023	1	12:35	Defensive	Nick Bjugstad

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