Who wins more faceoffs, Nick Cousins or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

Nick Cousins leads the head-to-head 7-2 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Nick Cousins's faceoff record against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

Nick Cousins is 7-2 against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 4-1, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 2-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Nick Cousins or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

Nick Cousins is the predicted winner with a 56.0% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Nick Cousins vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Nick CousinsL vs Ryan Nugent-HopkinsL

2018-19 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Nick Cousins holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Cousins on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Cousins wins 46.0% vs left-shot opponents — Nugent-Hopkins shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Cousins 47.3% vs Nugent-Hopkins 45.6% (+1.6%)

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

Offensive zone Cousins 68.4%

Defensive zone Nugent-Hopkins 69.2%

Neutral zone Cousins 50.1%

Result Nick Cousins favored at 56.0%

56.0%

44.0%

Cousins Nugent-Hopkins

Head-to-Head Record

7 - 2 (9 meetings)

Cousins Nugent-Hopkins

Last 9: Cousins 7-2 Nugent-Hopkins

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Cousins

Cousins Nugent-Hopkins

5 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Cousins Nugent-Hopkins

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Cousins

Cousins Nugent-Hopkins

2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Cousins

Nugent-Hopkins

Edge

Even Strength

47.0% (477)

46.5% (690)

+0.5%

Power Play

45.2% (42)

41.7% (12)

+3.5%

Penalty Kill

0.0% (1)

38.4% (138)

-38.4%

On penalty kill, Nugent-Hopkins has a +38.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Cousins is 46.0% vs left-shot opponents (335).

Cousins shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 45.5% vs left-shot opponents (510).

Home / Away

Cousins

Nugent-Hopkins

Home

48.3% (234)

47.7% (405)

Away

45.5% (286)

42.8% (435)

By Period

Cousins

Nugent-Hopkins

53.2%

49.4%

43.5%

43.0%

44.8%

43.7%

0.0%

28.6%

Final 5 min

49.1%

43.9%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Cousins

50.0%▲

48.0%

46.7%

Nugent-Hopkins

58.0%▲

50.0%

45.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 16, 2019	1	15:12	Neutral	Nick Cousins
Mar 16, 2019	1	05:35	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Feb 19, 2019	2	12:29	Defensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Feb 19, 2019	1	18:50	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Jan 12, 2019	1	05:55	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Jan 2, 2019	2	17:03	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Jan 2, 2019	2	16:58	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Jan 2, 2019	2	13:43	Neutral	Nick Cousins
Jan 2, 2019	2	03:49	Defensive	Nick Cousins

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