Brock Nelson vs Jack McBain

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Nelson on offensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 8 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 48.3% vs McBain 46.7% (+1.7%)
H2H factor Nelson leads 10-7 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone Nelson 76.4%
Defensive zone McBain 50.5%
Neutral zone Nelson 59.3%
Result Brock Nelson favored at 66.8%
66.8%
33.2%
Nelson McBain
Head-to-Head Record
10 - 7 (17 meetings)
10
7
Nelson McBain
Last 10: Nelson 5-5 McBain

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
5
3
Nelson McBain
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
1
0
Nelson McBain
1 total
Neutral Zone
Even
4
4
Nelson McBain
8 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
McBain
Edge
Even Strength
47.9% (9,744)
48.1% (2,322)
-0.2%
Power Play
54.7% (1,149)
44.6% (56)
+10.1%
Penalty Kill
43.8% (790)
35.6% (309)
+8.2%
On power play, Nelson has a +10.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
McBain shoots left. Nelson is 48.9% vs left-shot opponents (7,584).
Nelson shoots left. McBain is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,692).
Home / Away
Nelson
McBain
Home
50.1% (5,878)
49.1% (1,379)
Away
46.5% (5,806)
44.0% (1,308)
By Period
Nelson
McBain
P1
48.7%
47.1%
P2
48.6%
47.4%
P3
47.7%
45.4%
OT
45.6%
37.5%
Final 5 min
48.0%
49.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
56.0%
55.5%
48.3%
McBain
48.0%
54.0%
46.6%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Oct 9, 2025 3 15:09 Neutral Jack McBain
Oct 9, 2025 2 00:00 Neutral Brock Nelson
Oct 9, 2025 1 07:31 Defensive Brock Nelson
Oct 9, 2025 1 00:32 Offensive Brock Nelson
Jan 11, 2025 3 17:59 Neutral Jack McBain
Jan 11, 2025 1 15:08 Offensive Jack McBain
Oct 10, 2024 1 19:01 Neutral Jack McBain
Jan 4, 2024 2 03:29 Neutral Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2024 1 19:11 Neutral Jack McBain
Jan 4, 2024 1 12:02 Neutral Brock Nelson
Oct 17, 2023 3 17:15 Offensive Brock Nelson
Oct 17, 2023 2 07:33 Offensive Brock Nelson
Dec 16, 2022 3 02:08 Neutral Brock Nelson
Dec 16, 2022 2 15:43 Offensive Jack McBain
Nov 10, 2022 3 12:36 Offensive Jack McBain
Nov 10, 2022 2 10:36 Offensive Brock Nelson
Nov 10, 2022 1 11:45 Offensive Brock Nelson