John Tavares vs Mikael Granlund

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

John Tavares holds a +7.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on offensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 8 meetings). Tavares wins 60.8% vs left-shot opponents — Granlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Tavares 56.8% vs Granlund 49.5% (+7.8%)
H2H factor Tavares leads 8-6 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone Tavares 70.1%
Defensive zone Granlund 53.3%
Neutral zone Tavares 64.5%
Result John Tavares favored at 61.4%
61.4%
38.6%
Tavares Granlund
Head-to-Head Record
8 - 6 (14 meetings)
8
6
Tavares Granlund
Last 10: Tavares 6-4 Granlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
5
3
Tavares Granlund
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Granlund
2
3
Tavares Granlund
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
1
0
Tavares Granlund
1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Tavares
Granlund
Edge
Even Strength
57.7% (975)
49.7% (493)
+8.0%
Power Play
56.0% (250)
58.6% (111)
-2.6%
Penalty Kill
52.2% (23)
31.1% (61)
+21.1%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +21.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Granlund shoots left. Tavares is 60.8% vs left-shot opponents (811).
Tavares shoots left. Granlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (445).
Home / Away
Tavares
Granlund
Home
57.4% (636)
54.7% (276)
Away
57.2% (612)
45.8% (389)
By Period
Tavares
Granlund
P1
57.5%
52.2%
P2
56.9%
49.3%
P3
57.5%
47.4%
OT
57.1%
45.5%
Final 5 min
56.9%
53.3%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
48.0%
54.0%
57.3%
Granlund
62.0%
54.5%
49.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 30, 2026 OT 00:00 Neutral John Tavares
Mar 30, 2026 3 11:54 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 30, 2026 3 09:25 Defensive Mikael Granlund
Mar 30, 2026 2 01:08 Offensive Mikael Granlund
Mar 30, 2026 1 15:32 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 30, 2026 1 15:28 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 30, 2026 1 08:14 Defensive John Tavares
Mar 30, 2026 1 05:20 Offensive Mikael Granlund
Mar 12, 2026 3 18:05 Defensive John Tavares
Mar 12, 2026 3 17:58 Offensive Mikael Granlund
Mar 12, 2026 2 01:55 Defensive Mikael Granlund
Mar 12, 2026 1 09:39 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 12, 2026 1 02:43 Defensive Mikael Granlund
Mar 12, 2026 1 02:37 Offensive John Tavares