Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +8.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 23 meetings). Giroux wins 57.7% vs left-shot opponents — Couture shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.9% vs Couture 48.3% (+8.6%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 43-32 in 75 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 93.1%
Defensive zone
Giroux 84.7%
Neutral zone
Giroux 87.0%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 88.2%
88.2%
11.8%
Giroux
Couture
Head-to-Head Record
43
-
32
(75 meetings)
43
32
Giroux
Couture
Last 10: Giroux 7-3 Couture
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
18
5
Giroux
Couture
23 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
12
10
Giroux
Couture
22 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Couture
13
17
Giroux
Couture
30 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Couture
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,886)
48.8% (8,919)
+7.0%
Power Play
60.5% (4,081)
54.6% (624)
+5.9%
Penalty Kill
57.5% (2,528)
39.8% (992)
+17.7%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +17.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Couture shoots left. Giroux is 57.7% vs left-shot opponents (14,401).
Giroux shoots right. Couture is 46.6% vs right-shot opponents (3,626).
Home / Away
Giroux
Couture
Home
59.2% (10,265)
49.4% (5,418)
Away
54.6% (10,270)
47.1% (5,135)
By Period
Giroux
Couture
P1
57.5%
47.9%
P2
56.2%
47.9%
P3
57.3%
49.2%
OT
51.5%
48.0%
Final 5 min
58.5%
45.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
70.0%▲
57.0%
56.9%
Couture
42.0%▼
53.0%
48.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2022 | 3 | 13:28 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 3 | 03:47 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 2 | 15:03 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 1 | 06:22 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 1 | 04:00 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | OT | 03:37 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 3 | 14:48 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 3 | 11:48 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 3 | 11:16 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 3 | 08:15 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 3 | 07:38 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 3 | 07:05 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 2 | 19:46 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 2 | 16:38 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 2 | 13:43 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 2 | 10:01 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 2 | 05:07 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 2 | 02:53 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |