Who wins more faceoffs, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Shane Wright?

Shane Wright leads the head-to-head 4-3 across 7 faceoffs.

What is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's faceoff record against Shane Wright?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is 3-4 against Shane Wright in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-1, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 2-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Shane Wright?

Shane Wright is the predicted winner with a 60.9% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins vs Shane Wright

Ryan Nugent-HopkinsL vs Shane WrightR

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins holds a +8.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Wright on neutral-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings). Nugent-Hopkins wins 45.8% vs right-shot opponents — Wright shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nugent-Hopkins 48.6% vs Wright 41.4% (+8.3%)

H2H factor Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Wright 66.9%

Defensive zone Wright 56.3%

Neutral zone Wright 60.6%

Result Shane Wright favored at 60.9%

39.1%

60.9%

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 4 (7 meetings)

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

Last 7: Nugent-Hopkins 3-4 Wright

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Wright

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

1 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Nugent-Hopkins

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Wright

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Nugent-Hopkins

Wright

Edge

Even Strength

47.6% (231)

39.5% (453)

+8.1%

Power Play

83.3% (12)

42.4% (59)

+40.9%

Penalty Kill

33.3% (21)

0.0% (1)

+33.3%

On power play, Nugent-Hopkins has a +40.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Wright shoots right. Nugent-Hopkins is 45.8% vs right-shot opponents (96).

Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Wright is 38.8% vs left-shot opponents (394).

Home / Away

Nugent-Hopkins

Wright

Home

51.2% (164)

39.5% (286)

Away

43.0% (100)

40.1% (227)

By Period

Nugent-Hopkins

Wright

50.0%

39.9%

46.2%

37.1%

49.5%

42.9%

0.0%

Final 5 min

44.8%

40.3%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Nugent-Hopkins

58.0%▲

50.0%

48.1%

Wright

44.0%▲

42.5%

39.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Nov 29, 2025	3	05:26	Neutral	Shane Wright
Nov 29, 2025	2	12:30	Neutral	Shane Wright
Oct 25, 2025	3	08:53	Neutral	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Oct 25, 2025	2	08:15	Offensive	Shane Wright
Oct 25, 2025	2	01:46	Neutral	Shane Wright
Oct 25, 2025	1	14:48	Defensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Oct 25, 2025	1	01:23	Neutral	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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