Marat Khusnutdinov vs Noah Cates

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Marat Khusnutdinov holds a +1.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Cates on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings). Khusnutdinov wins 45.5% vs left-shot opponents — Cates shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Khusnutdinov 45.5% vs Cates 43.2% (+1.8%)
H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Cates 59.9%
Defensive zone Cates 55.6%
Neutral zone Cates 58.2%
Result Noah Cates favored at 58.6%
41.4%
58.6%
Khusnutdinov Cates
Head-to-Head Record
2 - 6 (8 meetings)
2
6
Khusnutdinov Cates
Last 8: Khusnutdinov 2-6 Cates

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Cates
0
2
Khusnutdinov Cates
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cates
2
4
Khusnutdinov Cates
6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Khusnutdinov
Cates
Edge
Even Strength
45.7% (565)
44.1% (2,786)
+1.6%
Power Play
50.0% (12)
42.9% (254)
+7.1%
Penalty Kill
37.1% (70)
34.9% (373)
+2.2%
On power play, Khusnutdinov has a +7.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Cates shoots left. Khusnutdinov is 45.5% vs left-shot opponents (431).
Khusnutdinov shoots left. Cates is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,307).
Home / Away
Khusnutdinov
Cates
Home
45.1% (264)
43.9% (1,708)
Away
44.6% (383)
42.2% (1,705)
By Period
Khusnutdinov
Cates
P1
48.6%
44.5%
P2
47.2%
43.7%
P3
38.9%
41.2%
OT
0.0%
29.4%
Final 5 min
44.9%
41.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Khusnutdinov
40.0%
41.5%
44.8%
Cates
50.0%
45.5%
43.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 29, 2026 3 11:52 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 14, 2024 3 18:13 Offensive Noah Cates
Dec 14, 2024 3 17:50 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 14, 2024 1 10:20 Offensive Noah Cates
Oct 26, 2024 3 05:59 Neutral Noah Cates
Oct 26, 2024 3 05:50 Neutral Marat Khusnutdinov
Oct 26, 2024 2 14:54 Neutral Noah Cates
Oct 26, 2024 1 06:50 Neutral Marat Khusnutdinov