Scouting Report
Sean Monahan holds a +1.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Plekanec on defensive-zone draws (73% H2H, 33 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Monahan 51.3% vs Plekanec 50.1% (+1.2%)
H2H factor
Plekanec leads 42-30 in 72 meetings
Offensive zone
Monahan 63.7%
Defensive zone
Plekanec 76.6%
Neutral zone
Plekanec 54.2%
Result
Tomas Plekanec favored at 60.5%
39.5%
60.5%
Monahan
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
30
-
42
(72 meetings)
30
42
Monahan
Plekanec
Last 10: Monahan 2-8 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Monahan
13
3
Monahan
Plekanec
16 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
9
24
Monahan
Plekanec
33 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Plekanec
8
15
Monahan
Plekanec
23 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Monahan
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
51.1% (11,356)
50.8% (8,558)
+0.3%
Power Play
53.7% (2,580)
51.3% (1,151)
+2.4%
Penalty Kill
46.0% (766)
46.0% (1,924)
+0.0%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. Monahan is 51.7% vs left-shot opponents (9,301).
Monahan shoots left. Plekanec is 49.0% vs left-shot opponents (7,049).
Home / Away
Monahan
Plekanec
Home
52.4% (7,358)
51.1% (5,909)
Away
50.2% (7,344)
49.1% (5,818)
By Period
Monahan
Plekanec
P1
50.9%
52.5%
P2
51.7%
48.9%
P3
51.0%
49.0%
OT
53.5%
51.1%
Final 5 min
50.3%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Monahan
54.0%▲
52.5%
51.3%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2017 | 3 | 19:04 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 3 | 17:28 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 3 | 12:51 | Defensive | Sean Monahan |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 3 | 09:16 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 2 | 13:01 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 2 | 12:55 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 1 | 14:35 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 1 | 11:35 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 1 | 11:20 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 12:47 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 11:46 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 07:04 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 06:59 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 06:48 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 06:44 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 03:26 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 3 | 01:03 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 2 | 17:01 | Defensive | Sean Monahan |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 2 | 08:48 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 2 | 08:45 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |