Who wins more faceoffs, Nicolas Roy or Pavel Buchnevich?

Nicolas Roy leads the head-to-head 6-3 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Nicolas Roy's faceoff record against Pavel Buchnevich?

Nicolas Roy is 6-3 against Pavel Buchnevich in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-2, Defensive 4-1, Neutral 1-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Nicolas Roy or Pavel Buchnevich?

Nicolas Roy is the predicted winner with a 78.6% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Nicolas Roy vs Pavel Buchnevich

Nicolas RoyR vs Pavel BuchnevichL

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Nicolas Roy holds a +13.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Roy on defensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Roy wins 46.3% vs left-shot opponents — Buchnevich shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Roy 48.4% vs Buchnevich 36.0% (+13.8%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Roy 56.8%

Defensive zone Roy 90.7%

Neutral zone Roy 83.4%

Result Nicolas Roy favored at 78.6%

78.6%

21.4%

Roy Buchnevich

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 3 (9 meetings)

Roy Buchnevich

Last 9: Roy 6-3 Buchnevich

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Buchnevich

Roy Buchnevich

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Roy

Roy Buchnevich

5 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Roy

Roy Buchnevich

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Roy

Buchnevich

Edge

Even Strength

48.7% (3,719)

34.5% (931)

+14.2%

Power Play

49.5% (283)

44.2% (52)

+5.3%

Penalty Kill

45.5% (477)

24.3% (37)

+21.2%

On penalty kill, Roy has a +21.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Buchnevich shoots left. Roy is 46.3% vs left-shot opponents (3,288).

Roy shoots right. Buchnevich is 36.8% vs right-shot opponents (348).

Home / Away

Roy

Buchnevich

Home

49.5% (2,221)

35.6% (517)

Away

47.3% (2,258)

33.6% (503)

By Period

Roy

Buchnevich

50.8%

35.2%

46.3%

34.8%

48.1%

33.4%

50.0%

Final 5 min

47.2%

38.2%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Roy

46.0%▼

49.0%

48.4%

Buchnevich

48.0%▲

41.0%

34.6%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 20, 2025	1	02:22	Offensive	Pavel Buchnevich
Oct 11, 2024	3	00:40	Defensive	Nicolas Roy
Oct 11, 2024	2	16:45	Offensive	Pavel Buchnevich
Oct 11, 2024	1	18:13	Neutral	Nicolas Roy
Oct 11, 2024	1	03:34	Defensive	Nicolas Roy
Oct 11, 2024	1	00:34	Defensive	Nicolas Roy
Mar 25, 2024	1	01:29	Defensive	Pavel Buchnevich
Mar 25, 2024	1	01:25	Offensive	Nicolas Roy
Nov 12, 2022	2	07:33	Defensive	Nicolas Roy

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