Brock Nelson vs Shane Wright

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

Brock Nelson holds a +11.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Wright on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 50.8% vs Wright 41.4% (+11.1%)
H2H factor Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Wright 72.1%
Defensive zone Nelson 59.2%
Neutral zone Wright 56.4%
Result Shane Wright favored at 62.7%
37.3%
62.7%
Nelson Wright
Head-to-Head Record
2 - 3 (5 meetings)
2
3
Nelson Wright
Last 5: Nelson 2-3 Wright

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Wright
0
3
Nelson Wright
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
1
0
Nelson Wright
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nelson
1
0
Nelson Wright
1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
Wright
Edge
Even Strength
50.9% (928)
39.7% (461)
+11.2%
Power Play
59.8% (179)
41.0% (61)
+18.8%
Penalty Kill
43.4% (205)
0.0% (1)
+43.4%
On penalty kill, Nelson has a +43.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Wright shoots right. Nelson is 51.6% vs right-shot opponents (455).
Nelson shoots left. Wright is 38.8% vs left-shot opponents (402).
Home / Away
Nelson
Wright
Home
52.9% (654)
39.5% (286)
Away
48.9% (658)
40.1% (237)
By Period
Nelson
Wright
P1
48.4%
40.2%
P2
54.3%
36.7%
P3
50.5%
42.9%
OT
41.2%
0.0%
Final 5 min
51.9%
40.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
56.0%
55.5%
50.9%
Wright
42.0%
42.0%
39.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 12, 2026 2 04:41 Offensive Shane Wright
Mar 12, 2026 1 16:56 Defensive Brock Nelson
Dec 16, 2025 3 00:54 Neutral Brock Nelson
Dec 16, 2025 1 15:34 Offensive Shane Wright
Dec 16, 2025 1 13:19 Offensive Shane Wright