Frans Nielsen vs Travis Zajac

2012-13 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
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