Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.8% vs 50.1%). Look for Plekanec on offensive-zone draws (86% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Brent 50.7% vs Plekanec 50.1% (+0.7%)
H2H factor
Plekanec leads 12-9 in 21 meetings
Offensive zone
Plekanec 52.2%
Defensive zone
Plekanec 53.4%
Neutral zone
Brent 51.5%
Result
Tomas Plekanec favored at 51.4%
48.6%
51.4%
Brent
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
12
(21 meetings)
9
12
Brent
Plekanec
Last 10: Brent 4-6 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
1
6
Brent
Plekanec
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Brent
5
2
Brent
Plekanec
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Plekanec
3
4
Brent
Plekanec
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Brent
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
50.2% (1,234)
50.8% (8,558)
-0.6%
Power Play
58.2% (91)
51.3% (1,151)
+6.9%
Penalty Kill
51.7% (267)
46.0% (1,924)
+5.7%
On power play, Brent has a +6.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. Brent is 50.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,058).
Brent shoots right. Plekanec is 51.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,678).
Home / Away
Brent
Plekanec
Home
51.6% (779)
51.1% (5,909)
Away
50.0% (820)
49.1% (5,818)
By Period
Brent
Plekanec
P1
54.2%
52.5%
P2
49.3%
48.9%
P3
48.8%
49.0%
OT
50.0%
51.1%
Final 5 min
52.1%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Brent
62.0%▲
51.5%
50.8%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2012 | 3 | 10:11 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 13, 2012 | 3 | 08:11 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 13, 2012 | 2 | 15:57 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Feb 13, 2012 | 1 | 17:45 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 13, 2012 | 1 | 10:49 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Nov 16, 2011 | 2 | 06:13 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 17:18 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 13:32 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 13:24 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 04:47 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 01:44 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 1 | 13:16 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 12, 2011 | 1 | 15:19 | Defensive | Tim Brent |
| Dec 11, 2010 | 3 | 07:11 | Defensive | Tim Brent |
| Nov 20, 2010 | 3 | 05:58 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Nov 20, 2010 | 1 | 11:11 | Defensive | Tim Brent |
| Oct 7, 2010 | 3 | 18:30 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 7, 2010 | 2 | 04:20 | Defensive | Tim Brent |
| Oct 7, 2010 | 1 | 16:47 | Defensive | Tim Brent |
| Oct 7, 2010 | 1 | 06:48 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |