Who wins more faceoffs, Nathan MacKinnon or Nick Cousins?

Nick Cousins leads the head-to-head 7-4 across 11 faceoffs.

What is Nathan MacKinnon's faceoff record against Nick Cousins?

Nathan MacKinnon is 4-7 against Nick Cousins in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-4, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 1-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Nathan MacKinnon or Nick Cousins?

Nick Cousins is the predicted winner with a 56.9% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Nathan MacKinnon vs Nick Cousins

Nathan MacKinnonR vs Nick CousinsL

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Nathan MacKinnon holds a +1.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Cousins on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings). MacKinnon wins 47.0% vs left-shot opponents — Cousins shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) MacKinnon 46.8% vs Cousins 45.2% (+1.9%)

H2H factor Cousins leads 7-4 in 11 meetings

Offensive zone Cousins 57.4%

Defensive zone Cousins 52.1%

Neutral zone Cousins 59.0%

Result Nick Cousins favored at 56.9%

43.1%

56.9%

MacKinnon Cousins

Head-to-Head Record

4 - 7 (11 meetings)

MacKinnon Cousins

Last 10: MacKinnon 4-6 Cousins

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Cousins

MacKinnon Cousins

6 total

Defensive Zone

Even

MacKinnon Cousins

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Cousins

MacKinnon Cousins

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

MacKinnon

Cousins

Edge

Even Strength

46.1% (11,264)

44.9% (1,508)

+1.2%

Power Play

53.2% (1,421)

44.6% (101)

+8.6%

Penalty Kill

42.8% (502)

42.9% (7)

-0.1%

On power play, MacKinnon has a +8.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Cousins shoots left. MacKinnon is 47.0% vs left-shot opponents (9,537).

MacKinnon shoots right. Cousins is 44.3% vs right-shot opponents (583).

Home / Away

MacKinnon

Cousins

Home

49.7% (6,471)

46.7% (809)

Away

43.9% (6,717)

43.0% (807)

By Period

MacKinnon

Cousins

47.4%

47.5%

46.6%

43.6%

46.1%

43.6%

48.4%

0.0%

Final 5 min

49.1%

47.3%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

MacKinnon

44.0%▼

50.5%

46.8%

Cousins

50.0%▲

48.0%

44.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 28, 2026	3	05:23	Neutral	Nick Cousins
Mar 29, 2019	3	14:22	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Mar 29, 2019	3	12:05	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Mar 29, 2019	3	12:00	Neutral	Nick Cousins
Mar 29, 2019	1	05:58	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Dec 22, 2018	1	15:49	Offensive	Nathan MacKinnon
Dec 27, 2017	3	15:35	Neutral	Nathan MacKinnon
Dec 27, 2017	3	13:10	Offensive	Nathan MacKinnon
Dec 27, 2017	1	12:15	Offensive	Nick Cousins
Dec 27, 2017	1	12:07	Defensive	Nathan MacKinnon
Dec 14, 2016	2	09:23	Defensive	Nick Cousins

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