Noah Cates vs Phillip Danault

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Phillip Danault holds a +10.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Danault on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 20 meetings). Cates wins 41.9% vs left-shot opponents — Danault shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Cates 43.2% vs Danault 53.2% (-10.2%)
H2H factor Danault leads 28-15 in 43 meetings
Offensive zone Cates 89.3%
Defensive zone Cates 93.3%
Neutral zone Cates 89.3%
Result Noah Cates favored at 90.8%
90.8%
9.2%
Cates Danault
Head-to-Head Record
15 - 28 (43 meetings)
15
28
Cates Danault
Last 10: Cates 4-6 Danault

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Danault
3
4
Cates Danault
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Danault
7
9
Cates Danault
16 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Danault
5
15
Cates Danault
20 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Cates
Danault
Edge
Even Strength
44.1% (2,786)
53.6% (9,481)
-9.5%
Power Play
42.9% (254)
61.3% (758)
-18.4%
Penalty Kill
34.9% (373)
47.4% (1,710)
-12.5%
On power play, Danault has a +18.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Danault shoots left. Cates is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,307).
Cates shoots left. Danault is 52.0% vs left-shot opponents (7,902).
Home / Away
Cates
Danault
Home
43.9% (1,708)
54.2% (5,843)
Away
42.2% (1,705)
52.3% (6,106)
By Period
Cates
Danault
P1
44.5%
53.7%
P2
43.7%
53.4%
P3
41.2%
52.7%
OT
29.4%
49.3%
Final 5 min
41.4%
52.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cates
50.0%
45.5%
43.0%
Danault
50.0%
54.5%
53.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 29, 2024 3 18:47 Neutral Phillip Danault
Dec 29, 2024 3 11:39 Neutral Phillip Danault
Dec 29, 2024 3 06:44 Neutral Phillip Danault
Dec 29, 2024 2 15:21 Offensive Noah Cates
Dec 29, 2024 2 15:15 Defensive Phillip Danault
Dec 29, 2024 2 15:04 Neutral Phillip Danault
Dec 29, 2024 2 11:15 Defensive Noah Cates
Dec 29, 2024 2 11:03 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 29, 2024 2 07:30 Defensive Phillip Danault
Dec 29, 2024 1 17:25 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 19, 2024 3 17:34 Neutral Phillip Danault
Dec 19, 2024 3 11:03 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 19, 2024 2 08:23 Defensive Phillip Danault
Dec 19, 2024 2 08:15 Defensive Phillip Danault
Dec 19, 2024 2 04:38 Defensive Noah Cates
Dec 19, 2024 2 04:26 Neutral Phillip Danault
Dec 19, 2024 1 13:54 Defensive Phillip Danault
Dec 19, 2024 1 13:50 Defensive Phillip Danault
Nov 11, 2023 3 12:46 Offensive Phillip Danault
Nov 11, 2023 3 09:50 Neutral Noah Cates