Anze Kopitar vs Nic Dowd

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Anze Kopitar holds a +8.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.2% vs right-shot opponents — Dowd shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Kopitar 56.3% vs Dowd 48.6% (+8.3%)
H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Kopitar 97.8%
Defensive zone Kopitar 50.0%
Neutral zone Kopitar 84.0%
Result Anze Kopitar favored at 84.1%
84.1%
15.9%
Kopitar Dowd
Head-to-Head Record
6 - 2 (8 meetings)
6
2
Kopitar Dowd
Last 8: Kopitar 6-2 Dowd

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
4
1
Kopitar Dowd
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
2
0
Kopitar Dowd
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Dowd
0
1
Kopitar Dowd
1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Kopitar
Dowd
Edge
Even Strength
56.1% (749)
51.0% (671)
+5.1%
Power Play
63.3% (215)
0.0% (2)
+63.3%
Penalty Kill
51.6% (155)
41.5% (224)
+10.1%
On power play, Kopitar has a +63.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Dowd shoots right. Kopitar is 55.2% vs right-shot opponents (355).
Kopitar shoots left. Dowd is 47.1% vs left-shot opponents (571).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Dowd
Home
57.3% (553)
48.2% (471)
Away
56.4% (566)
48.8% (426)
By Period
Kopitar
Dowd
P1
56.5%
48.3%
P2
58.0%
46.8%
P3
56.1%
51.0%
OT
57.9%
30.0%
Final 5 min
56.3%
51.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
72.0%
60.0%
56.8%
Dowd
40.0%
47.0%
48.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Nov 17, 2025 3 07:02 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 3 05:03 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 12:16 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 09:24 Defensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 03:20 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 01:51 Neutral Nic Dowd
Nov 17, 2025 1 19:03 Offensive Nic Dowd
Nov 17, 2025 1 07:08 Defensive Anze Kopitar