Who wins more faceoffs, Justin Kirkland or Vladislav Namestnikov?

Justin Kirkland leads the head-to-head 6-2 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Justin Kirkland's faceoff record against Vladislav Namestnikov?

Justin Kirkland is 6-2 against Vladislav Namestnikov in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-2, Defensive 5-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Justin Kirkland or Vladislav Namestnikov?

Justin Kirkland is the predicted winner with a 76.0% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Justin Kirkland vs Vladislav Namestnikov

Justin KirklandL vs Vladislav NamestnikovL

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Justin Kirkland holds a +4.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Kirkland on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Kirkland wins 46.5% vs left-shot opponents — Namestnikov shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Kirkland 48.2% vs Namestnikov 43.1% (+4.7%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Kirkland 50.3%

Defensive zone Kirkland 91.4%

Neutral zone Kirkland 75.9%

Result Justin Kirkland favored at 76.0%

76.0%

24.0%

Kirkland Namestnikov

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 2 (8 meetings)

Kirkland Namestnikov

Last 8: Kirkland 6-2 Namestnikov

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Namestnikov

Kirkland Namestnikov

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Kirkland

Kirkland Namestnikov

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Kirkland

Namestnikov

Edge

Even Strength

49.1% (230)

42.4% (3,320)

+6.7%

Power Play

0.0% (1)

48.0% (394)

-48.0%

Penalty Kill

38.9% (36)

40.9% (137)

-2.0%

On power play, Namestnikov has a +48.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Namestnikov shoots left. Kirkland is 46.5% vs left-shot opponents (198).

Kirkland shoots left. Namestnikov is 42.8% vs left-shot opponents (2,450).

Home / Away

Kirkland

Namestnikov

Home

48.0% (148)

43.2% (1,784)

Away

47.1% (119)

42.7% (2,067)

By Period

Kirkland

Namestnikov

55.1%

44.9%

46.0%

40.3%

41.0%

43.6%

Final 5 min

48.6%

42.4%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Kirkland

44.0%▼

46.5%

47.6%

Namestnikov

38.0%▼

40.0%

42.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Oct 20, 2025	2	12:33	Offensive	Justin Kirkland
Oct 26, 2024	3	16:00	Offensive	Vladislav Namestnikov
Oct 26, 2024	2	18:20	Defensive	Justin Kirkland
Oct 26, 2024	2	15:46	Offensive	Vladislav Namestnikov
Oct 26, 2024	1	12:40	Defensive	Justin Kirkland
Oct 26, 2024	1	07:47	Defensive	Justin Kirkland
Oct 26, 2024	1	04:01	Defensive	Justin Kirkland
Jan 7, 2024	3	06:07	Defensive	Justin Kirkland

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