Who wins more faceoffs, Mats Zuccarello or William Karlsson?

William Karlsson leads the head-to-head 7-1 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Mats Zuccarello's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Mats Zuccarello is 1-7 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-2, Defensive 1-5.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Mats Zuccarello or William Karlsson?

Mats Zuccarello is the predicted winner with a 75.1% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Mats Zuccarello vs William Karlsson

Mats ZuccarelloL vs William KarlssonL

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +13.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Karlsson on defensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings). Zuccarello wins 35.8% vs left-shot opponents — Karlsson shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Zuccarello 40.0% vs Karlsson 51.3% (-13.3%)

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

Offensive zone Zuccarello 95.1%

Defensive zone Zuccarello 68.4%

Neutral zone Zuccarello 88.7%

Result Mats Zuccarello favored at 75.1%

75.1%

24.9%

Zuccarello Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

1 - 7 (8 meetings)

Zuccarello Karlsson

Last 8: Zuccarello 1-7 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Zuccarello Karlsson

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Zuccarello Karlsson

6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Zuccarello

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

38.6% (420)

51.8% (7,849)

-13.2%

Power Play

36.1% (61)

54.8% (1,048)

-18.7%

Penalty Kill

33.3% (21)

44.2% (1,109)

-10.9%

On power play, Karlsson has a +18.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Zuccarello is 35.8% vs left-shot opponents (330).

Zuccarello shoots left. Karlsson is 50.8% vs left-shot opponents (6,551).

Home / Away

Zuccarello

Karlsson

Home

36.8% (258)

52.0% (5,090)

Away

39.3% (244)

50.5% (4,916)

By Period

Zuccarello

Karlsson

34.0%

50.3%

36.3%

51.3%

46.3%

52.4%

57.1%

44.9%

Final 5 min

27.9%

51.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Zuccarello

38.0%▼

39.5%

38.0%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

51.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Dec 15, 2024	3	01:01	Defensive	William Karlsson
Feb 9, 2023	1	11:40	Offensive	William Karlsson
Mar 21, 2022	3	08:35	Defensive	William Karlsson
May 3, 2021	3	00:53	Defensive	William Karlsson
May 3, 2021	1	14:45	Defensive	Mats Zuccarello
Mar 10, 2021	3	03:36	Defensive	William Karlsson
Mar 8, 2021	1	12:02	Defensive	William Karlsson
Dec 16, 2018	1	11:04	Offensive	William Karlsson

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