Scouting Report
Frans Nielsen holds a +3.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Nielsen on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Nielsen 48.9% vs Nash 46.2% (+3.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Nielsen 83.3%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 62.6%
Neutral zone
Nielsen 69.1%
Result
Frans Nielsen favored at 77.5%
77.5%
22.5%
Nielsen
Nash
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
1
(6 meetings)
5
1
Nielsen
Nash
Last 6: Nielsen 5-1 Nash
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
4
0
Nielsen
Nash
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nash
0
1
Nielsen
Nash
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
1
0
Nielsen
Nash
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Nielsen
Nash
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (759)
46.1% (306)
+3.6%
Power Play
48.1% (106)
16.7% (6)
+31.4%
Penalty Kill
37.9% (58)
38.1% (21)
-0.2%
On power play, Nielsen has a +31.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nash shoots right. Nielsen is 49.0% vs right-shot opponents (296).
Nielsen shoots left. Nash is 44.3% vs left-shot opponents (230).
Home / Away
Nielsen
Nash
Home
49.8% (422)
46.5% (157)
Away
47.9% (501)
43.8% (176)
By Period
Nielsen
Nash
P1
48.8%
47.7%
P2
48.7%
39.8%
P3
49.0%
47.2%
Final 5 min
47.1%
43.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.8%
Nash
48.0%▼
49.5%
45.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2018 | 2 | 14:07 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 4, 2018 | 3 | 18:02 | Defensive | Riley Nash |
| Oct 4, 2018 | 3 | 05:32 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 4, 2018 | 2 | 15:24 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 4, 2018 | 2 | 05:46 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 4, 2018 | 1 | 09:49 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |