Who wins more faceoffs, Mika Zibanejad or William Karlsson?

Mika Zibanejad leads the head-to-head 6-2 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Mika Zibanejad's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Mika Zibanejad is 6-2 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 5-1, Defensive 0-1, Neutral 1-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Mika Zibanejad or William Karlsson?

William Karlsson is the predicted winner with a 89.7% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Mika Zibanejad vs William Karlsson

Mika ZibanejadR vs William KarlssonL

2022-23 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +5.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Zibanejad on offensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Zibanejad 49.5% vs Karlsson 54.9% (-5.8%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Karlsson 91.7%

Defensive zone Karlsson 83.9%

Neutral zone Karlsson 83.7%

Result William Karlsson favored at 89.7%

10.3%

89.7%

Zibanejad Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 2 (8 meetings)

Zibanejad Karlsson

Last 8: Zibanejad 6-2 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Zibanejad

Zibanejad Karlsson

6 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Zibanejad Karlsson

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Zibanejad

Zibanejad Karlsson

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Zibanejad

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

50.1% (1,051)

55.3% (897)

-5.2%

Power Play

58.3% (120)

61.1% (113)

-2.8%

Penalty Kill

41.9% (227)

50.8% (132)

-8.9%

On penalty kill, Karlsson has a +8.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Zibanejad is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (1,029).

Zibanejad shoots right. Karlsson is 54.4% vs right-shot opponents (390).

Home / Away

Zibanejad

Karlsson

Home

49.0% (681)

58.6% (560)

Away

49.9% (717)

52.2% (582)

By Period

Zibanejad

Karlsson

49.9%

55.8%

47.6%

55.6%

51.1%

55.7%

48.3%

33.3%

Final 5 min

50.5%

56.4%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Zibanejad

46.0%▼

54.0%

49.5%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

55.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 27, 2023	3	14:33	Offensive	Mika Zibanejad
Jan 27, 2023	3	14:20	Neutral	Mika Zibanejad
Jan 27, 2023	2	10:02	Defensive	William Karlsson
Jan 27, 2023	1	17:15	Offensive	William Karlsson
Jan 27, 2023	1	00:30	Offensive	Mika Zibanejad
Dec 7, 2022	3	07:26	Offensive	Mika Zibanejad
Dec 7, 2022	3	07:04	Offensive	Mika Zibanejad
Dec 7, 2022	2	16:43	Offensive	Mika Zibanejad

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