Scouting Report
Travis Zajac holds a +9.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Zajac on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 10 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Nielsen 48.3% vs Zajac 56.7% (-9.4%)
H2H factor
Zajac leads 13-7 in 20 meetings
Offensive zone
Nielsen 81.0%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 89.1%
Neutral zone
Nielsen 83.9%
Result
Frans Nielsen favored at 83.5%
83.5%
16.5%
Nielsen
Zajac
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
13
(20 meetings)
7
13
Nielsen
Zajac
Last 10: Nielsen 2-8 Zajac
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
2
8
Nielsen
Zajac
10 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
1
3
Nielsen
Zajac
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
4
2
Nielsen
Zajac
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Nielsen
Zajac
Edge
Even Strength
50.0% (392)
56.6% (641)
-6.6%
Power Play
65.0% (20)
64.9% (148)
+0.1%
Penalty Kill
40.4% (146)
51.1% (92)
-10.7%
On penalty kill, Zajac has a +10.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zajac shoots right. Nielsen is 50.6% vs right-shot opponents (265).
Nielsen shoots left. Zajac is 55.8% vs left-shot opponents (556).
Home / Away
Nielsen
Zajac
Home
48.9% (274)
57.2% (444)
Away
47.2% (284)
57.7% (437)
By Period
Nielsen
Zajac
P1
47.9%
54.4%
P2
49.7%
61.5%
P3
46.3%
56.0%
OT
50.0%
75.0%
Final 5 min
47.2%
55.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.0%
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
57.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 14:59 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 15:05 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 07:06 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 16, 2013 | 2 | 14:30 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 16, 2013 | 2 | 10:11 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 16, 2013 | 2 | 06:03 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Feb 16, 2013 | 1 | 05:37 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 3, 2013 | 3 | 14:17 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 3, 2013 | 3 | 13:06 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 3, 2013 | 3 | 08:43 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 3, 2013 | 2 | 19:35 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 31, 2013 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 3 | 19:07 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 3 | 18:31 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 3 | 11:32 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 2 | 18:13 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 2 | 08:15 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 05:47 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 19, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |