Mason McTavish vs Noah Cates

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Mason McTavish holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for McTavish on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 10 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) McTavish 48.7% vs Cates 43.2% (+5.7%)
H2H factor McTavish leads 14-13 in 27 meetings
Offensive zone McTavish 71.5%
Defensive zone Cates 51.7%
Neutral zone McTavish 64.7%
Result Mason McTavish favored at 63.6%
63.6%
36.4%
McTavish Cates
Head-to-Head Record
14 - 13 (27 meetings)
14
13
McTavish Cates
Last 10: McTavish 4-6 Cates

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: McTavish
6
4
McTavish Cates
10 total
Defensive Zone
Even
3
3
McTavish Cates
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cates
5
6
McTavish Cates
11 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
McTavish
Cates
Edge
Even Strength
48.2% (2,790)
44.1% (2,786)
+4.1%
Power Play
52.8% (436)
42.9% (254)
+9.9%
Penalty Kill
34.3% (35)
34.9% (373)
-0.6%
On power play, McTavish has a +9.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Cates shoots left. McTavish is 48.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,158).
McTavish shoots left. Cates is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,307).
Home / Away
McTavish
Cates
Home
49.8% (1,680)
43.9% (1,708)
Away
47.4% (1,581)
42.2% (1,705)
By Period
McTavish
Cates
P1
50.0%
44.5%
P2
47.7%
43.7%
P3
48.4%
41.2%
OT
43.5%
29.4%
Final 5 min
49.7%
41.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
McTavish
48.0%
45.5%
48.7%
Cates
50.0%
45.5%
43.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 6, 2026 2 14:37 Offensive Noah Cates
Jan 11, 2025 3 19:09 Defensive Noah Cates
Dec 28, 2024 3 17:40 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 28, 2024 3 11:08 Offensive Mason McTavish
Dec 28, 2024 3 10:44 Offensive Noah Cates
Dec 28, 2024 3 00:00 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 28, 2024 2 15:38 Neutral Mason McTavish
Dec 28, 2024 2 00:00 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 28, 2024 1 00:00 Neutral Mason McTavish
Nov 10, 2023 3 17:12 Offensive Mason McTavish
Nov 10, 2023 3 10:34 Neutral Mason McTavish
Nov 10, 2023 2 13:48 Offensive Mason McTavish
Nov 10, 2023 1 17:26 Offensive Mason McTavish
Nov 10, 2023 1 10:14 Defensive Mason McTavish
Oct 28, 2023 3 19:03 Defensive Mason McTavish
Oct 28, 2023 3 19:00 Offensive Noah Cates
Oct 28, 2023 3 16:48 Offensive Mason McTavish
Oct 28, 2023 2 06:58 Neutral Mason McTavish
Oct 28, 2023 1 18:38 Offensive Mason McTavish
Oct 28, 2023 1 11:09 Offensive Noah Cates