Petteri Nokelainen vs Zack Smith
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Petteri Nokelainen holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Nokelainen on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Nokelainen wins 54.1% vs left-shot opponents — Smith shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Nokelainen 52.6% vs Smith 50.6% (+2.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Nokelainen 62.4%
Defensive zone
Nokelainen 60.6%
Neutral zone
Nokelainen 52.0%
Result
Petteri Nokelainen favored at 56.3%
56.3%
43.7%
Nokelainen
Smith
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Nokelainen
Smith
Last 6: Nokelainen 4-2 Smith
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Smith
1
2
Nokelainen
Smith
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nokelainen
3
0
Nokelainen
Smith
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Nokelainen
Smith
Edge
Even Strength
53.7% (257)
51.6% (5,265)
+2.1%
Power Play
50.0% (8)
51.2% (342)
-1.2%
Penalty Kill
53.8% (39)
45.3% (985)
+8.5%
On penalty kill, Nokelainen has a +8.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Smith shoots left. Nokelainen is 54.1% vs left-shot opponents (170).
Nokelainen shoots right. Smith is 47.8% vs right-shot opponents (2,394).
Home / Away
Nokelainen
Smith
Home
53.1% (143)
52.5% (3,289)
Away
53.6% (166)
48.7% (3,310)
By Period
Nokelainen
Smith
P1
47.8%
49.9%
P2
56.6%
50.0%
P3
57.3%
51.9%
OT
0.0%
51.6%
Final 5 min
50.0%
52.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nokelainen
50.0%▼
54.0%
53.4%
Smith
40.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2012 | 1 | 13:06 | Neutral | Petteri Nokelainen |
| Mar 14, 2012 | 1 | 02:39 | Neutral | Petteri Nokelainen |
| Mar 14, 2012 | 1 | 02:31 | Defensive | Zack Smith |
| Dec 27, 2011 | 2 | 06:49 | Neutral | Petteri Nokelainen |
| Dec 27, 2011 | 1 | 02:24 | Defensive | Petteri Nokelainen |
| Nov 4, 2011 | 2 | 02:48 | Defensive | Zack Smith |