Who wins more faceoffs, Andrew Desjardins or Rickard Rakell?

Andrew Desjardins leads the head-to-head 5-3 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Andrew Desjardins's faceoff record against Rickard Rakell?

Andrew Desjardins is 5-3 against Rickard Rakell in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-2, Defensive 0-1, Neutral 3-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Andrew Desjardins or Rickard Rakell?

Andrew Desjardins is the predicted winner with a 70.4% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Andrew Desjardins vs Rickard Rakell

Andrew DesjardinsL vs Rickard RakellR

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Scouting Report

Andrew Desjardins holds a +9.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Desjardins on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Desjardins wins 53.7% vs right-shot opponents — Rakell shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Desjardins 53.3% vs Rakell 44.8% (+9.0%)

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

Offensive zone Desjardins 59.8%

Defensive zone Desjardins 87.9%

Neutral zone Desjardins 78.7%

Result Andrew Desjardins favored at 70.4%

70.4%

29.6%

Desjardins Rakell

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 3 (8 meetings)

Desjardins Rakell

Last 8: Desjardins 5-3 Rakell

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

Desjardins Rakell

4 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Rakell

Desjardins Rakell

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Desjardins

Desjardins Rakell

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Desjardins

Rakell

Edge

Even Strength

53.9% (1,457)

44.2% (1,886)

+9.7%

Power Play

58.6% (29)

50.2% (203)

+8.4%

Penalty Kill

48.6% (146)

21.7% (23)

+26.9%

On penalty kill, Desjardins has a +26.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Rakell shoots right. Desjardins is 53.7% vs right-shot opponents (559).

Desjardins shoots left. Rakell is 44.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,344).

Home / Away

Desjardins

Rakell

Home

56.3% (803)

46.6% (1,055)

Away

50.7% (830)

42.4% (1,058)

By Period

Desjardins

Rakell

54.8%

45.6%

52.8%

41.9%

52.7%

46.1%

50.0%

Final 5 min

53.0%

44.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Desjardins

54.0%▬

54.5%

53.5%

Rakell

38.0%▲

35.0%

44.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Dec 31, 2014	1	02:35	Offensive	Andrew Desjardins
Oct 26, 2014	1	09:21	Offensive	Andrew Desjardins
Mar 20, 2014	3	08:18	Defensive	Rickard Rakell
Mar 20, 2014	3	08:11	Neutral	Andrew Desjardins
Mar 20, 2014	2	16:45	Neutral	Andrew Desjardins
Mar 20, 2014	2	03:19	Neutral	Andrew Desjardins
Mar 20, 2014	1	11:48	Offensive	Rickard Rakell
Mar 20, 2014	1	05:47	Offensive	Rickard Rakell

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