Who wins more faceoffs, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Shane Wright?

Shane Wright leads the head-to-head 4-3 across 7 faceoffs.

What is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's faceoff record against Shane Wright?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is 3-4 against Shane Wright in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-1, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 2-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Shane Wright?

Shane Wright is the predicted winner with a 55.7% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins vs Shane Wright

Ryan Nugent-HopkinsL vs Shane WrightR

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins holds a +6.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Wright on neutral-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings). Nugent-Hopkins wins 44.2% vs right-shot opponents — Wright shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nugent-Hopkins 47.3% vs Wright 41.4% (+6.6%)

H2H factor Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Wright 62.3%

Defensive zone Wright 51.4%

Neutral zone Wright 55.3%

Result Shane Wright favored at 55.7%

44.3%

55.7%

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 4 (7 meetings)

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

Last 7: Nugent-Hopkins 3-4 Wright

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Wright

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

1 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Nugent-Hopkins

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Wright

Nugent-Hopkins Wright

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Nugent-Hopkins

Wright

Edge

Even Strength

46.0% (250)

39.7% (461)

+6.3%

Power Play

70.6% (17)

41.0% (61)

+29.6%

Penalty Kill

31.8% (22)

0.0% (1)

+31.8%

On penalty kill, Nugent-Hopkins has a +31.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Wright shoots right. Nugent-Hopkins is 44.2% vs right-shot opponents (104).

Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Wright is 38.8% vs left-shot opponents (402).

Home / Away

Nugent-Hopkins

Wright

Home

50.3% (175)

39.5% (286)

Away

40.4% (114)

40.1% (237)

By Period

Nugent-Hopkins

Wright

48.5%

40.2%

45.9%

36.7%

46.5%

42.9%

0.0%

Final 5 min

41.7%

40.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Nugent-Hopkins

42.0%▼

48.5%

46.4%

Wright

42.0%▬

42.0%

39.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Nov 29, 2025	3	05:26	Neutral	Shane Wright
Nov 29, 2025	2	12:30	Neutral	Shane Wright
Oct 25, 2025	3	08:53	Neutral	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Oct 25, 2025	2	08:15	Offensive	Shane Wright
Oct 25, 2025	2	01:46	Neutral	Shane Wright
Oct 25, 2025	1	14:48	Defensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Oct 25, 2025	1	01:23	Neutral	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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