Scouting Report
Phillip Danault holds a +6.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Danault on defensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 21 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Danault 53.2% vs Bennett 47.2% (+6.1%)
H2H factor
Danault leads 31-21 in 52 meetings
Offensive zone
Danault 64.6%
Defensive zone
Danault 93.0%
Neutral zone
Danault 84.8%
Result
Phillip Danault favored at 83.0%
83.0%
17.0%
Danault
Bennett
Head-to-Head Record
31
-
21
(52 meetings)
31
21
Danault
Bennett
Last 10: Danault 6-4 Bennett
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Bennett
5
8
Danault
Bennett
13 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Danault
15
6
Danault
Bennett
21 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Danault
11
7
Danault
Bennett
18 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Danault
Bennett
Edge
Even Strength
53.6% (9,447)
46.8% (5,683)
+6.8%
Power Play
61.4% (757)
53.7% (555)
+7.7%
Penalty Kill
47.4% (1,702)
41.8% (256)
+5.6%
On power play, Danault has a +7.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bennett shoots left. Danault is 52.1% vs left-shot opponents (7,872).
Danault shoots left. Bennett is 46.6% vs left-shot opponents (4,232).
Home / Away
Danault
Bennett
Home
54.2% (5,820)
48.4% (3,262)
Away
52.3% (6,086)
45.9% (3,232)
By Period
Danault
Bennett
P1
53.7%
48.0%
P2
53.5%
46.5%
P3
52.7%
46.9%
OT
49.3%
52.5%
Final 5 min
52.5%
45.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Danault
54.0%▼
57.5%
53.3%
Bennett
56.0%▲
51.0%
47.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | 3 | 11:23 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 3 | 08:53 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 3 | 08:47 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 3 | 04:55 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 2 | 05:08 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 3 | 09:55 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 2 | 15:40 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 2 | 15:37 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 3 | 17:44 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 3 | 12:54 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2 | 11:45 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 1 | 01:49 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 3 | 18:36 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 2 | 15:09 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 2 | 11:49 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 2 | 11:37 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | 10:22 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | 03:38 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 1 | 14:26 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |