Brock Nelson vs Noah Cates

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +5.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Cates on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 16 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 48.3% vs Cates 43.2% (+5.3%)
H2H factor Cates leads 20-18 in 38 meetings
Offensive zone Nelson 50.9%
Defensive zone Cates 65.2%
Neutral zone Cates 61.9%
Result Noah Cates favored at 59.1%
40.9%
59.1%
Nelson Cates
Head-to-Head Record
18 - 20 (38 meetings)
18
20
Nelson Cates
Last 10: Nelson 2-8 Cates

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
7
4
Nelson Cates
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
7
4
Nelson Cates
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cates
4
12
Nelson Cates
16 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
Cates
Edge
Even Strength
47.9% (9,744)
44.1% (2,786)
+3.8%
Power Play
54.7% (1,149)
42.9% (254)
+11.8%
Penalty Kill
43.8% (790)
34.9% (373)
+8.9%
On power play, Nelson has a +11.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Cates shoots left. Nelson is 48.9% vs left-shot opponents (7,584).
Nelson shoots left. Cates is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,307).
Home / Away
Nelson
Cates
Home
50.1% (5,878)
43.9% (1,708)
Away
46.5% (5,806)
42.2% (1,705)
By Period
Nelson
Cates
P1
48.7%
44.5%
P2
48.6%
43.7%
P3
47.7%
41.2%
OT
45.6%
29.4%
Final 5 min
48.0%
41.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
56.0%
55.5%
48.3%
Cates
50.0%
45.5%
43.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 23, 2026 3 00:56 Neutral Noah Cates
Jan 23, 2026 1 17:41 Offensive Noah Cates
Jan 23, 2026 1 15:31 Defensive Brock Nelson
Dec 7, 2025 2 17:05 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 7, 2025 2 07:57 Defensive Brock Nelson
Dec 7, 2025 2 00:00 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 7, 2025 1 19:08 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 7, 2025 1 06:30 Offensive Noah Cates
Dec 7, 2025 1 00:18 Offensive Noah Cates
Dec 7, 2025 1 00:00 Neutral Noah Cates
Jan 30, 2025 3 16:44 Defensive Noah Cates
Jan 30, 2025 3 16:31 Defensive Brock Nelson
Jan 30, 2025 3 14:20 Offensive Brock Nelson
Jan 30, 2025 2 05:21 Offensive Brock Nelson
Jan 30, 2025 2 05:13 Offensive Brock Nelson
Jan 30, 2025 1 14:52 Defensive Noah Cates
Jan 30, 2025 1 11:11 Defensive Noah Cates
Jan 24, 2025 2 13:09 Defensive Brock Nelson
Jan 24, 2025 2 06:34 Offensive Brock Nelson
Jan 24, 2025 2 06:24 Offensive Brock Nelson