Dylan Strome vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Dylan Strome holds a +2.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Strome on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Strome 51.7% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (+2.5%)
H2H factor
Strome leads 11-6 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Strome 84.2%
Defensive zone
Strome 66.5%
Neutral zone
Strome 74.1%
Result
Dylan Strome favored at 73.5%
73.5%
26.5%
Strome
Kotkaniemi
Head-to-Head Record
11
-
6
(17 meetings)
11
6
Strome
Kotkaniemi
Last 10: Strome 6-4 Kotkaniemi
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Strome
3
2
Strome
Kotkaniemi
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Strome
6
2
Strome
Kotkaniemi
8 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Strome
Kotkaniemi
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Strome
Kotkaniemi
Edge
Even Strength
50.1% (6,371)
49.0% (3,852)
+1.1%
Power Play
58.6% (1,532)
51.3% (351)
+7.3%
Penalty Kill
45.6% (68)
45.7% (35)
-0.1%
On power play, Strome has a +7.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Strome is 52.7% vs left-shot opponents (5,283).
Strome shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,784).
Home / Away
Strome
Kotkaniemi
Home
51.1% (3,968)
49.7% (2,197)
Away
52.3% (4,003)
48.7% (2,041)
By Period
Strome
Kotkaniemi
P1
50.5%
49.9%
P2
52.3%
50.4%
P3
52.3%
47.2%
OT
52.7%
50.0%
Final 5 min
52.4%
49.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Strome
64.0%▲
56.5%
51.7%
Kotkaniemi
52.0%▲
49.0%
49.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | 1 | 05:54 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 2 | 13:30 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1 | 11:05 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1 | 01:25 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 3 | 17:24 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 2 | 01:58 | Defensive | Dylan Strome |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 2 | 12:31 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Feb 18, 2023 | 3 | 09:25 | Neutral | Dylan Strome |
| Feb 18, 2023 | 3 | 06:01 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Feb 14, 2023 | 3 | 11:35 | Defensive | Dylan Strome |
| Feb 14, 2023 | 2 | 09:57 | Neutral | Dylan Strome |
| Feb 14, 2023 | 2 | 09:52 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Feb 14, 2023 | 1 | 01:21 | Defensive | Dylan Strome |
| Mar 16, 2019 | 3 | 02:42 | Defensive | Dylan Strome |
| Dec 9, 2018 | 2 | 05:13 | Defensive | Dylan Strome |
| Dec 9, 2018 | 1 | 07:36 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 9, 2018 | 1 | 01:44 | Defensive | Dylan Strome |