Noah Cates vs Ryan McLeod

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Ryan McLeod holds a +6.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Cates on neutral-zone draws (89% H2H, 9 meetings). Cates wins 41.9% vs left-shot opponents — McLeod shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Cates 43.2% vs McLeod 49.6% (-6.6%)
H2H factor Cates leads 11-8 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone McLeod 81.2%
Defensive zone McLeod 79.9%
Neutral zone McLeod 73.0%
Result Ryan McLeod favored at 77.0%
23.0%
77.0%
Cates McLeod
Head-to-Head Record
11 - 8 (19 meetings)
11
8
Cates McLeod
Last 10: Cates 6-4 McLeod

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: McLeod
1
4
Cates McLeod
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: McLeod
2
3
Cates McLeod
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cates
8
1
Cates McLeod
9 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Cates
McLeod
Edge
Even Strength
44.1% (2,742)
50.4% (3,345)
-6.3%
Power Play
43.0% (242)
51.0% (292)
-8.0%
Penalty Kill
34.9% (373)
44.3% (635)
-9.4%
On penalty kill, McLeod has a +9.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
McLeod shoots left. Cates is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,284).
Cates shoots left. McLeod is 49.7% vs left-shot opponents (2,782).
Home / Away
Cates
McLeod
Home
43.8% (1,663)
50.2% (2,158)
Away
42.1% (1,694)
48.9% (2,114)
By Period
Cates
McLeod
P1
44.5%
50.8%
P2
43.5%
48.4%
P3
41.2%
50.0%
OT
29.4%
37.1%
Final 5 min
41.1%
48.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cates
46.0%
50.0%
43.0%
McLeod
52.0%
51.5%
49.6%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 14, 2026 3 12:47 Neutral Noah Cates
Jan 14, 2026 2 16:54 Neutral Noah Cates
Jan 14, 2026 2 06:33 Defensive Noah Cates
Jan 14, 2026 1 09:06 Offensive Ryan McLeod
Jan 14, 2026 1 09:00 Offensive Ryan McLeod
Dec 18, 2025 3 17:41 Defensive Ryan McLeod
Dec 18, 2025 3 14:28 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 18, 2025 2 04:52 Defensive Ryan McLeod
Dec 3, 2025 2 01:05 Neutral Noah Cates
Mar 29, 2025 3 13:30 Neutral Noah Cates
Mar 29, 2025 2 19:45 Offensive Noah Cates
Nov 16, 2024 1 16:01 Neutral Noah Cates
Feb 21, 2023 2 16:58 Defensive Noah Cates
Feb 21, 2023 2 10:14 Offensive Ryan McLeod
Feb 9, 2023 2 02:09 Offensive Ryan McLeod