Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +9.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on neutral-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings). Halpern wins 58.5% vs left-shot opponents — Smith shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Halpern 57.2% vs Smith 49.0% (+9.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Halpern 76.2%
Defensive zone
Halpern 89.1%
Neutral zone
Halpern 78.3%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 79.9%
79.9%
20.1%
Halpern
Smith
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
2
(7 meetings)
5
2
Halpern
Smith
Last 7: Halpern 5-2 Smith
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Smith
0
1
Halpern
Smith
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Halpern
5
1
Halpern
Smith
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Halpern
Smith
Edge
Even Strength
56.7% (450)
48.0% (761)
+8.7%
Power Play
57.9% (19)
70.4% (27)
-12.5%
Penalty Kill
62.9% (151)
49.5% (196)
+13.4%
On penalty kill, Halpern has a +13.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Smith shoots left. Halpern is 58.5% vs left-shot opponents (422).
Halpern shoots right. Smith is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (300).
Home / Away
Halpern
Smith
Home
59.9% (327)
49.9% (523)
Away
56.7% (298)
47.8% (467)
By Period
Halpern
Smith
P1
57.8%
47.5%
P2
54.9%
50.4%
P3
62.3%
48.4%
OT
0.0%
53.8%
Final 5 min
65.2%
53.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
58.4%
Smith
40.0%▼
47.0%
48.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2012 | 3 | 18:47 | Neutral | Zack Smith |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 1 | 18:27 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 14:05 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 03:24 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 3, 2011 | 3 | 16:45 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 3, 2011 | 3 | 10:02 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 3, 2011 | 2 | 09:15 | Defensive | Zack Smith |