Travis Zajac vs William Karlsson
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Travis Zajac holds a +3.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Zajac on neutral-zone draws (82% H2H, 11 meetings). Zajac wins 54.9% vs left-shot opponents — Karlsson shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Zajac 54.2% vs Karlsson 51.3% (+3.0%)
H2H factor
Zajac leads 35-23 in 58 meetings
Offensive zone
Zajac 62.2%
Defensive zone
Zajac 73.6%
Neutral zone
Zajac 73.6%
Result
Travis Zajac favored at 68.9%
68.9%
31.1%
Zajac
Karlsson
Head-to-Head Record
35
-
23
(58 meetings)
35
23
Zajac
Karlsson
Last 10: Zajac 7-3 Karlsson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
13
11
Zajac
Karlsson
24 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
13
10
Zajac
Karlsson
23 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Zajac
9
2
Zajac
Karlsson
11 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Zajac
Karlsson
Edge
Even Strength
54.4% (9,056)
51.8% (7,849)
+2.6%
Power Play
59.1% (1,498)
54.8% (1,048)
+4.3%
Penalty Kill
48.6% (1,599)
44.2% (1,109)
+4.4%
On penalty kill, Zajac has a +4.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Karlsson shoots left. Zajac is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (8,183).
Zajac shoots right. Karlsson is 52.2% vs right-shot opponents (3,455).
Home / Away
Zajac
Karlsson
Home
55.5% (6,156)
52.0% (5,090)
Away
53.0% (6,038)
50.5% (4,916)
By Period
Zajac
Karlsson
P1
53.8%
50.3%
P2
55.6%
51.3%
P3
53.6%
52.4%
OT
52.3%
44.9%
Final 5 min
54.3%
51.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
54.3%
Karlsson
64.0%▲
57.5%
51.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2020 | 2 | 17:26 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 2 | 13:29 | Offensive | William Karlsson |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 1 | 17:42 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 3 | 19:40 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 3 | 15:15 | Offensive | William Karlsson |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 3 | 08:59 | Offensive | William Karlsson |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 3 | 04:08 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 2 | 19:21 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 2 | 15:46 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 2 | 04:51 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 1 | 16:10 | Offensive | William Karlsson |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 1 | 00:34 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 3 | 11:51 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 2 | 09:50 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 2 | 05:59 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 1 | 17:25 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 1 | 07:30 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 14, 2018 | 2 | 18:55 | Neutral | William Karlsson |