Scouting Report
David Krejci holds a +2.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Nielsen on neutral-zone draws (58% H2H, 36 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Krejci 50.9% vs Nielsen 48.5% (+2.4%)
H2H factor
Nielsen leads 57-43 in 100 meetings
Offensive zone
Krejci 54.4%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 79.0%
Neutral zone
Nielsen 61.6%
Result
Frans Nielsen favored at 60.4%
39.6%
60.4%
Krejci
Nielsen
Head-to-Head Record
43
-
57
(100 meetings)
43
57
Krejci
Nielsen
Last 10: Krejci 5-5 Nielsen
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
17
20
Krejci
Nielsen
37 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
11
16
Krejci
Nielsen
27 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
15
21
Krejci
Nielsen
36 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Krejci
Nielsen
Edge
Even Strength
50.6% (9,657)
49.3% (7,608)
+1.3%
Power Play
55.3% (1,027)
54.7% (594)
+0.6%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (469)
41.7% (1,420)
+7.1%
On penalty kill, Krejci has a +7.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nielsen shoots left. Krejci is 52.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,616).
Krejci shoots right. Nielsen is 47.0% vs right-shot opponents (3,660).
Home / Away
Krejci
Nielsen
Home
53.1% (5,660)
49.9% (4,766)
Away
48.7% (5,517)
47.1% (4,890)
By Period
Krejci
Nielsen
P1
50.7%
49.7%
P2
51.8%
47.6%
P3
50.2%
48.2%
OT
53.0%
46.6%
Final 5 min
50.8%
48.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Krejci
36.0%▼
43.5%
50.9%
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2020 | 3 | 01:18 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Feb 15, 2020 | 1 | 10:58 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Feb 15, 2020 | 1 | 10:36 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Feb 15, 2020 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 3 | 05:46 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 2 | 03:50 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Dec 1, 2018 | 2 | 09:01 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Dec 1, 2018 | 2 | 05:45 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 1, 2018 | 1 | 17:21 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 21, 2018 | 3 | 00:43 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 21, 2018 | 2 | 08:54 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Mar 6, 2018 | 1 | 13:48 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 6, 2018 | 1 | 11:10 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Feb 6, 2018 | 2 | 19:37 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Feb 6, 2018 | 1 | 16:48 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 13, 2017 | 2 | 04:18 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 13, 2017 | 2 | 01:06 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Mar 8, 2017 | 3 | 00:30 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 24, 2017 | 3 | 15:17 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 24, 2017 | 3 | 11:40 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |