Connor McDavid vs Mathew Barzal

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Connor McDavid holds a +5.8% FO% edge overall. Look for McDavid on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) McDavid 47.8% vs Barzal 42.2% (+5.8%)
H2H factor McDavid leads 10-7 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone McDavid 75.4%
Defensive zone McDavid 78.3%
Neutral zone McDavid 78.3%
Result Connor McDavid favored at 77.3%
77.3%
22.7%
McDavid Barzal
Head-to-Head Record
10 - 7 (17 meetings)
10
7
McDavid Barzal
Last 10: McDavid 6-4 Barzal

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: McDavid
4
2
McDavid Barzal
6 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: McDavid
5
0
McDavid Barzal
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Barzal
1
5
McDavid Barzal
6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
McDavid
Barzal
Edge
Even Strength
47.7% (8,394)
41.9% (3,571)
+5.8%
Power Play
52.1% (374)
43.4% (205)
+8.7%
Penalty Kill
43.8% (281)
42.3% (26)
+1.5%
On power play, McDavid has a +8.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Barzal shoots right. McDavid is 48.0% vs right-shot opponents (3,120).
McDavid shoots left. Barzal is 42.0% vs left-shot opponents (2,704).
Home / Away
McDavid
Barzal
Home
49.3% (4,582)
43.2% (1,901)
Away
46.2% (4,467)
40.9% (1,901)
By Period
McDavid
Barzal
P1
46.5%
40.6%
P2
48.7%
44.6%
P3
48.3%
41.1%
OT
42.2%
27.6%
Final 5 min
50.0%
40.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
McDavid
52.0%
51.5%
47.8%
Barzal
44.0%
45.0%
42.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 15, 2026 3 12:31 Defensive Connor McDavid
Jan 15, 2026 3 12:00 Offensive Mathew Barzal
Jan 15, 2026 2 00:00 Neutral Mathew Barzal
Oct 16, 2025 2 16:35 Offensive Connor McDavid
Oct 16, 2025 2 07:59 Offensive Mathew Barzal
Oct 16, 2025 1 15:44 Offensive Connor McDavid
Nov 13, 2023 2 01:09 Offensive Connor McDavid
Jan 5, 2023 2 15:35 Defensive Connor McDavid
Feb 11, 2022 3 14:01 Neutral Mathew Barzal
Feb 11, 2022 3 01:12 Defensive Connor McDavid
Feb 11, 2022 2 11:13 Neutral Mathew Barzal
Feb 11, 2022 2 01:15 Neutral Mathew Barzal
Feb 11, 2022 1 01:16 Defensive Connor McDavid
Jan 1, 2022 1 03:57 Neutral Mathew Barzal
Feb 21, 2019 3 11:12 Neutral Connor McDavid
Feb 21, 2019 3 08:09 Offensive Connor McDavid
Feb 21, 2019 2 14:17 Defensive Connor McDavid