Who wins more faceoffs, Justin Dowling or Mika Zibanejad?

Justin Dowling leads the head-to-head 5-4 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Justin Dowling's faceoff record against Mika Zibanejad?

Justin Dowling is 5-4 against Mika Zibanejad in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-0, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 3-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Justin Dowling or Mika Zibanejad?

Mika Zibanejad is the predicted winner with a 58.7% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Justin Dowling vs Mika Zibanejad

Justin DowlingL vs Mika ZibanejadR

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Mika Zibanejad holds a +1.1% FO% edge overall. Dowling wins 46.2% vs right-shot opponents — Zibanejad shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Dowling 48.9% vs Zibanejad 49.9% (-1.1%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Zibanejad 59.0%

Defensive zone Zibanejad 58.9%

Neutral zone Zibanejad 58.6%

Result Mika Zibanejad favored at 58.7%

41.3%

58.7%

Dowling Zibanejad

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 4 (9 meetings)

Dowling Zibanejad

Last 9: Dowling 5-4 Zibanejad

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Dowling

Dowling Zibanejad

1 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Dowling Zibanejad

2 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Dowling Zibanejad

6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Dowling

Zibanejad

Edge

Even Strength

49.4% (652)

50.8% (11,540)

-1.4%

Power Play

40.6% (32)

52.2% (1,848)

-11.6%

Penalty Kill

33.3% (9)

41.3% (1,766)

-8.0%

On power play, Zibanejad has a +11.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Zibanejad shoots right. Dowling is 46.2% vs right-shot opponents (238).

Dowling shoots left. Zibanejad is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (10,527).

Home / Away

Dowling

Zibanejad

Home

48.2% (301)

51.6% (7,444)

Away

49.2% (392)

48.3% (7,711)

By Period

Dowling

Zibanejad

47.6%

50.4%

49.7%

48.3%

49.8%

Final 5 min

52.2%

48.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Dowling

54.0%▲

49.5%

48.8%

Zibanejad

46.0%▼

54.0%

49.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Apr 5, 2025	3	17:11	Defensive	Mika Zibanejad
Apr 5, 2025	3	14:59	Neutral	Justin Dowling
Apr 5, 2025	3	10:06	Neutral	Mika Zibanejad
Apr 5, 2025	3	00:00	Neutral	Mika Zibanejad
Apr 5, 2025	2	04:16	Offensive	Justin Dowling
Apr 5, 2025	2	00:00	Neutral	Justin Dowling
Apr 5, 2025	1	00:00	Neutral	Justin Dowling
Dec 2, 2024	3	12:16	Defensive	Justin Dowling
Mar 10, 2020	3	11:52	Neutral	Mika Zibanejad

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