Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (49.9% vs 49.6%). Look for Faksa on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Faksa 49.9% vs Lafferty 49.7% (+0.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Faksa 53.5%
Defensive zone
Faksa 59.1%
Neutral zone
Faksa 51.4%
Result
Radek Faksa favored at 54.6%
54.6%
45.4%
Faksa
Lafferty
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Faksa
Lafferty
Last 5: Faksa 4-1 Lafferty
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Faksa
3
1
Faksa
Lafferty
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Faksa
1
0
Faksa
Lafferty
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Faksa
Lafferty
Edge
Even Strength
49.0% (610)
51.5% (204)
-2.5%
Power Play
58.4% (77)
41.7% (12)
+16.7%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (123)
35.0% (20)
+13.8%
On power play, Faksa has a +16.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Lafferty shoots right. Faksa is 51.6% vs right-shot opponents (310).
Faksa shoots left. Lafferty is 48.3% vs left-shot opponents (178).
Home / Away
Faksa
Lafferty
Home
51.3% (390)
49.2% (124)
Away
48.6% (420)
50.0% (112)
By Period
Faksa
Lafferty
P1
50.4%
48.9%
P2
49.4%
48.1%
P3
50.0%
51.6%
OT
40.0%
100.0%
Final 5 min
51.3%
43.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Faksa
54.0%▲
50.5%
49.9%
Lafferty
56.0%▲
51.0%
49.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2019 | 3 | 03:44 | Offensive | Sam Lafferty |
| Oct 26, 2019 | 2 | 06:19 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Oct 18, 2019 | 3 | 11:17 | Offensive | Radek Faksa |
| Oct 18, 2019 | 2 | 07:52 | Offensive | Radek Faksa |
| Oct 18, 2019 | 1 | 16:17 | Offensive | Radek Faksa |