Connor McDavid vs Tomas Plekanec
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Tomas Plekanec holds a +2.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Plekanec on neutral-zone draws (56% H2H, 9 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
McDavid 47.8% vs Plekanec 50.1% (-2.3%)
H2H factor
Plekanec leads 9-8 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
McDavid 67.3%
Defensive zone
Plekanec 62.0%
Neutral zone
McDavid 53.2%
Result
Connor McDavid favored at 56.4%
56.4%
43.6%
McDavid
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
9
(17 meetings)
8
9
McDavid
Plekanec
Last 10: McDavid 6-4 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
3
3
McDavid
Plekanec
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
McDavid
Plekanec
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Plekanec
4
5
McDavid
Plekanec
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
McDavid
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
47.7% (8,394)
50.8% (8,558)
-3.1%
Power Play
52.1% (374)
51.3% (1,151)
+0.8%
Penalty Kill
43.8% (281)
46.0% (1,924)
-2.2%
On even strength, Plekanec has a +3.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. McDavid is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (5,929).
McDavid shoots left. Plekanec is 49.0% vs left-shot opponents (7,049).
Home / Away
McDavid
Plekanec
Home
49.3% (4,582)
51.1% (5,909)
Away
46.2% (4,467)
49.1% (5,818)
By Period
McDavid
Plekanec
P1
46.5%
52.5%
P2
48.7%
48.9%
P3
48.3%
49.0%
OT
42.2%
51.1%
Final 5 min
50.0%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
McDavid
52.0%▬
51.5%
47.8%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2017 | 3 | 05:28 | Defensive | Connor McDavid |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Connor McDavid |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 2 | 18:13 | Offensive | Connor McDavid |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Connor McDavid |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 1 | 19:18 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 1 | 16:46 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 1 | 16:37 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 1 | 12:58 | Offensive | Connor McDavid |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Connor McDavid |
| Feb 5, 2017 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 5, 2017 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 3 | 17:51 | Neutral | Connor McDavid |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 2 | 19:08 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 2 | 16:04 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 2 | 14:44 | Offensive | Connor McDavid |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 2 | 04:58 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 1 | 11:25 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |