Scouting Report
Colby Cave holds a +3.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Cave on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cave 50.1% vs Cousins 47.3% (+3.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Cousins 50.9%
Defensive zone
Cave 72.8%
Neutral zone
Cousins 51.8%
Result
Nick Cousins favored at 51.6%
48.4%
51.6%
Cave
Cousins
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
2
(5 meetings)
3
2
Cave
Cousins
Last 5: Cave 3-2 Cousins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Cousins
0
1
Cave
Cousins
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cave
3
1
Cave
Cousins
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cave
Cousins
Edge
Even Strength
50.8% (356)
47.0% (477)
+3.8%
Power Play
36.4% (11)
45.2% (42)
-8.8%
Penalty Kill
46.9% (32)
0.0% (1)
+46.9%
On penalty kill, Cave has a +46.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Cousins shoots left. Cave is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (272).
Cave shoots left. Cousins is 46.0% vs left-shot opponents (335).
Home / Away
Cave
Cousins
Home
46.7% (184)
48.3% (234)
Away
53.0% (215)
45.5% (286)
By Period
Cave
Cousins
P1
45.3%
53.2%
P2
51.9%
43.5%
P3
53.6%
44.8%
OT
50.0%
0.0%
Final 5 min
48.2%
49.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cave
42.0%▼
50.5%
50.1%
Cousins
50.0%▲
48.0%
46.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2019 | 2 | 16:33 | Offensive | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 16, 2019 | 2 | 05:04 | Neutral | Nick Cousins |
| Feb 19, 2019 | 3 | 03:27 | Neutral | Colby Cave |
| Feb 19, 2019 | 2 | 17:59 | Neutral | Colby Cave |
| Feb 19, 2019 | 2 | 04:19 | Neutral | Colby Cave |