Nic Dowd vs Ryan Poehling

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Nic Dowd holds a +2.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Dowd on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 10 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Dowd 50.7% vs Poehling 48.1% (+2.6%)
H2H factor Dowd leads 20-8 in 28 meetings
Offensive zone Poehling 69.4%
Defensive zone Dowd 77.0%
Neutral zone Dowd 67.1%
Result Nic Dowd favored at 66.7%
66.7%
33.3%
Dowd Poehling
Head-to-Head Record
20 - 8 (28 meetings)
20
8
Dowd Poehling
Last 10: Dowd 7-3 Poehling

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Poehling
1
2
Dowd Poehling
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Dowd
10
0
Dowd Poehling
10 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Dowd
9
6
Dowd Poehling
15 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Dowd
Poehling
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (6,009)
49.4% (2,726)
+3.0%
Power Play
56.1% (164)
51.6% (93)
+4.5%
Penalty Kill
44.1% (1,635)
41.6% (623)
+2.5%
On power play, Dowd has a +4.5% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Poehling shoots left. Dowd is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,134).
Dowd shoots right. Poehling is 49.8% vs right-shot opponents (1,141).
Home / Away
Dowd
Poehling
Home
51.9% (3,897)
49.3% (1,688)
Away
49.5% (3,912)
46.9% (1,754)
By Period
Dowd
Poehling
P1
51.7%
50.9%
P2
50.4%
47.0%
P3
50.3%
46.9%
OT
45.9%
37.9%
Final 5 min
50.5%
47.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Dowd
50.0%
48.0%
50.7%
Poehling
58.0%
48.5%
48.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 5, 2026 2 16:26 Defensive Nic Dowd
Jan 5, 2026 2 04:52 Defensive Nic Dowd
Jan 5, 2026 1 13:49 Defensive Nic Dowd
Jan 5, 2026 1 06:38 Neutral Nic Dowd
Jan 5, 2026 1 06:33 Neutral Ryan Poehling
Dec 5, 2025 2 17:54 Defensive Nic Dowd
Dec 5, 2025 2 17:39 Neutral Ryan Poehling
Dec 5, 2025 1 09:29 Neutral Ryan Poehling
Mar 20, 2025 3 06:39 Defensive Nic Dowd
Mar 20, 2025 2 11:06 Neutral Nic Dowd
Mar 20, 2025 2 01:56 Neutral Nic Dowd
Mar 20, 2025 1 14:25 Neutral Nic Dowd
Mar 20, 2025 1 11:50 Defensive Nic Dowd
Mar 20, 2025 1 11:43 Defensive Nic Dowd
Oct 23, 2024 1 17:18 Neutral Nic Dowd
Oct 22, 2024 3 01:38 Neutral Nic Dowd
Apr 16, 2024 2 00:09 Defensive Nic Dowd
Apr 16, 2024 1 18:08 Neutral Nic Dowd
Apr 16, 2024 1 09:03 Defensive Nic Dowd
Dec 14, 2023 3 18:00 Offensive Ryan Poehling