Scouting Report
Mikael Granlund holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Granlund on defensive-zone draws (73% H2H, 11 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Granlund 48.6% vs Bennett 47.2% (+1.4%)
H2H factor
Granlund leads 17-14 in 31 meetings
Offensive zone
Granlund 54.5%
Defensive zone
Granlund 70.8%
Neutral zone
Granlund 57.7%
Result
Mikael Granlund favored at 61.4%
61.4%
38.6%
Granlund
Bennett
Head-to-Head Record
17
-
14
(31 meetings)
17
14
Granlund
Bennett
Last 10: Granlund 6-4 Bennett
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Bennett
4
5
Granlund
Bennett
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Granlund
8
3
Granlund
Bennett
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Bennett
5
6
Granlund
Bennett
11 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Granlund
Bennett
Edge
Even Strength
48.6% (6,765)
46.8% (5,714)
+1.8%
Power Play
53.0% (760)
53.6% (558)
-0.6%
Penalty Kill
43.6% (635)
41.8% (256)
+1.8%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bennett shoots left. Granlund is 48.2% vs left-shot opponents (5,193).
Granlund shoots left. Bennett is 46.5% vs left-shot opponents (4,259).
Home / Away
Granlund
Bennett
Home
51.0% (3,905)
48.3% (3,296)
Away
46.4% (4,255)
45.9% (3,232)
By Period
Granlund
Bennett
P1
48.8%
48.0%
P2
48.7%
46.5%
P3
48.5%
46.8%
OT
43.3%
54.8%
Final 5 min
47.6%
45.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Granlund
62.0%▲
54.5%
48.6%
Bennett
46.0%▼
51.0%
47.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2 | 00:38 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 1 | 11:10 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 1 | 06:50 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Dec 7, 2024 | 2 | 16:06 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 3 | 11:43 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 3 | 06:43 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 2 | 04:07 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 2 | 04:00 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 1 | 12:41 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 1 | 12:34 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 3 | 11:27 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 9, 2022 | 3 | 05:24 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 3 | 18:28 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 2 | 14:16 | Offensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 2 | 14:10 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 10:38 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 08:06 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 06:22 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 1 | 09:41 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Apr 26, 2021 | 2 | 09:22 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |