Patrick Marleau vs Tomas Plekanec
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.9% vs 50.1%). Look for Plekanec on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Marleau 50.9% vs Plekanec 50.1% (+0.8%)
H2H factor
Plekanec leads 9-5 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Marleau 59.2%
Defensive zone
Plekanec 54.7%
Neutral zone
Marleau 54.6%
Result
Patrick Marleau favored at 53.6%
53.6%
46.4%
Marleau
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
9
(14 meetings)
5
9
Marleau
Plekanec
Last 10: Marleau 2-8 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
2
3
Marleau
Plekanec
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Marleau
Plekanec
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Plekanec
1
4
Marleau
Plekanec
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Marleau
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
50.3% (2,656)
50.8% (8,558)
-0.5%
Power Play
55.7% (332)
51.3% (1,151)
+4.4%
Penalty Kill
50.7% (452)
46.0% (1,924)
+4.7%
On penalty kill, Marleau has a +4.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. Marleau is 50.8% vs left-shot opponents (2,061).
Marleau shoots left. Plekanec is 49.0% vs left-shot opponents (7,049).
Home / Away
Marleau
Plekanec
Home
53.3% (1,735)
51.1% (5,909)
Away
48.5% (1,715)
49.1% (5,818)
By Period
Marleau
Plekanec
P1
52.2%
52.5%
P2
49.5%
48.9%
P3
50.7%
49.0%
OT
55.1%
51.1%
Final 5 min
54.0%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Marleau
50.0%▲
47.0%
50.9%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2016 | 1 | 04:24 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 3 | 13:05 | Offensive | Patrick Marleau |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 3 | 07:04 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 3 | 03:52 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 3 | 03:37 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 3 | 18:36 | Defensive | Patrick Marleau |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 3 | 09:46 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 3 | 06:12 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 2 | 11:38 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 1 | 18:23 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 1 | 00:05 | Neutral | Patrick Marleau |
| Dec 1, 2011 | 3 | 05:11 | Defensive | Patrick Marleau |
| Dec 4, 2010 | 3 | 17:46 | Offensive | Patrick Marleau |