Scouting Report
Zenon Konopka holds a +8.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Backes on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backes 50.7% vs Konopka 58.6% (-8.3%)
H2H factor
Backes leads 8-5 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Konopka 52.8%
Defensive zone
Konopka 83.9%
Neutral zone
Konopka 83.3%
Result
Zenon Konopka favored at 71.7%
28.3%
71.7%
Backes
Konopka
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
5
(13 meetings)
8
5
Backes
Konopka
Last 10: Backes 7-3 Konopka
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backes
5
0
Backes
Konopka
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Konopka
1
2
Backes
Konopka
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Konopka
2
3
Backes
Konopka
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backes
Konopka
Edge
Even Strength
51.1% (5,772)
60.6% (1,691)
-9.5%
Power Play
50.8% (1,082)
61.3% (80)
-10.5%
Penalty Kill
47.4% (930)
53.3% (523)
-5.9%
On power play, Konopka has a +10.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Konopka shoots left. Backes is 50.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,704).
Backes shoots right. Konopka is 57.8% vs right-shot opponents (823).
Home / Away
Backes
Konopka
Home
50.6% (3,936)
60.9% (1,059)
Away
50.7% (3,895)
57.4% (1,244)
By Period
Backes
Konopka
P1
50.1%
58.7%
P2
51.5%
59.1%
P3
50.8%
59.7%
OT
42.9%
37.5%
Final 5 min
51.9%
62.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backes
56.0%▲
49.5%
50.7%
Konopka
60.0%▲
54.5%
59.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2013 | 2 | 03:13 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Apr 11, 2013 | 1 | 02:50 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 14:07 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 06:59 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 19:47 | Neutral | Zenon Konopka |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 12:32 | Neutral | Zenon Konopka |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 06:45 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 3 | 10:32 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 3 | 03:21 | Defensive | Zenon Konopka |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 1 | 11:35 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 2 | 18:36 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 2 | 18:32 | Defensive | Zenon Konopka |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 2 | 18:29 | Neutral | Zenon Konopka |