Claude Giroux vs Zemgus Girgensons
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +11.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (81% H2H, 16 meetings). Giroux wins 57.7% vs left-shot opponents — Girgensons shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.9% vs Girgensons 45.4% (+11.6%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 30-21 in 51 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 96.1%
Defensive zone
Giroux 87.1%
Neutral zone
Giroux 88.8%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 90.4%
90.4%
9.6%
Giroux
Girgensons
Head-to-Head Record
30
-
21
(51 meetings)
30
21
Giroux
Girgensons
Last 10: Giroux 4-6 Girgensons
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
13
3
Giroux
Girgensons
16 total
Defensive Zone
Even
10
10
Giroux
Girgensons
20 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Girgensons
7
8
Giroux
Girgensons
15 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Girgensons
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,886)
45.5% (2,718)
+10.3%
Power Play
60.5% (4,081)
49.1% (175)
+11.4%
Penalty Kill
57.5% (2,528)
42.2% (483)
+15.3%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +15.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Girgensons shoots left. Giroux is 57.7% vs left-shot opponents (14,401).
Giroux shoots right. Girgensons is 44.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,298).
Home / Away
Giroux
Girgensons
Home
59.2% (10,265)
45.5% (1,693)
Away
54.6% (10,270)
45.0% (1,683)
By Period
Giroux
Girgensons
P1
57.5%
45.8%
P2
56.2%
44.1%
P3
57.3%
45.7%
OT
51.5%
52.5%
Final 5 min
58.5%
43.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
70.0%▲
57.0%
56.9%
Girgensons
58.0%▲
44.5%
45.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | 3 | 08:37 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 3 | 00:18 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 3 | 00:10 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 2 | 01:53 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 2 | 00:26 | Offensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1 | 13:46 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1 | 13:30 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 2 | 08:23 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 1 | 08:41 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 16, 2022 | 2 | 09:57 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Dec 19, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 2 | 00:20 | Offensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 1 | 15:25 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 1 | 05:58 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 10, 2017 | 2 | 13:19 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 10, 2017 | 2 | 05:15 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 25, 2016 | 2 | 05:40 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 30, 2015 | 2 | 05:58 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 27, 2015 | 3 | 08:49 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 27, 2015 | 2 | 11:23 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |