Anze Kopitar vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +9.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on defensive-zone draws (66% H2H, 50 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.5% vs left-shot opponents — Nugent-Hopkins shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 54.5% vs Nugent-Hopkins 44.7% (+9.9%)
H2H factor
Kopitar leads 110-77 in 187 meetings
Offensive zone
Kopitar 91.7%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 93.0%
Neutral zone
Kopitar 93.0%
Result
Anze Kopitar favored at 92.6%
92.6%
7.4%
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
Head-to-Head Record
110
-
77
(187 meetings)
110
77
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
Last 10: Kopitar 5-5 Nugent-Hopkins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
34
24
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
58 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
33
17
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
50 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
43
36
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
79 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,761)
44.8% (8,775)
+9.8%
Power Play
59.2% (3,590)
50.6% (844)
+8.6%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,946)
37.8% (880)
+10.6%
On penalty kill, Kopitar has a +10.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Kopitar is 55.5% vs left-shot opponents (15,187).
Kopitar shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 44.6% vs left-shot opponents (6,858).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
Home
55.3% (11,663)
46.5% (5,361)
Away
53.8% (11,682)
42.8% (5,150)
By Period
Kopitar
Nugent-Hopkins
P1
54.5%
45.1%
P2
54.9%
43.9%
P3
53.9%
45.2%
OT
59.3%
43.2%
Final 5 min
55.0%
43.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
72.0%▲
60.0%
54.6%
Nugent-Hopkins
42.0%▼
48.5%
44.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | 3 | 13:59 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 3 | 11:03 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 3 | 08:14 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 3 | 03:41 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 2 | 06:07 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 1 | 19:16 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 1 | 02:46 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 3 | 05:13 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 1 | 19:15 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1 | 15:53 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1 | 04:41 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 2 | 07:45 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 3 | 18:21 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 3 | 18:14 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 2 | 09:52 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 2 | 07:34 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 1 | 07:09 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 2 | 07:49 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 2 | 08:08 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 3 | 03:53 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |