Scouting Report
Sean Kuraly holds a +12.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Rooney on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Rooney wins 44.9% vs left-shot opponents — Kuraly shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Rooney 45.9% vs Kuraly 55.9% (-12.4%)
H2H factor
Rooney leads 8-5 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Kuraly 69.1%
Defensive zone
Kuraly 88.8%
Neutral zone
Kuraly 79.3%
Result
Sean Kuraly favored at 80.6%
19.4%
80.6%
Rooney
Kuraly
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
5
(13 meetings)
8
5
Rooney
Kuraly
Last 10: Rooney 7-3 Kuraly
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Rooney
3
1
Rooney
Kuraly
4 total
Defensive Zone
Even
3
3
Rooney
Kuraly
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Rooney
2
1
Rooney
Kuraly
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Rooney
Kuraly
Edge
Even Strength
46.8% (378)
58.4% (310)
-11.6%
Power Play
33.3% (12)
66.7% (6)
-33.4%
Penalty Kill
33.3% (48)
53.0% (83)
-19.7%
On power play, Kuraly has a +33.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kuraly shoots left. Rooney is 44.9% vs left-shot opponents (265).
Rooney shoots left. Kuraly is 62.2% vs left-shot opponents (209).
Home / Away
Rooney
Kuraly
Home
48.0% (221)
57.1% (184)
Away
41.9% (217)
57.7% (215)
By Period
Rooney
Kuraly
P1
50.0%
56.0%
P2
48.5%
56.6%
P3
34.9%
58.0%
OT
0.0%
100.0%
Final 5 min
45.4%
62.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Rooney
40.0%▼
47.0%
45.0%
Kuraly
64.0%▲
53.5%
57.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2021 | 3 | 17:00 | Defensive | Sean Kuraly |
| May 8, 2021 | 1 | 09:08 | Defensive | Kevin Rooney |
| May 6, 2021 | 1 | 04:18 | Defensive | Kevin Rooney |
| Mar 13, 2021 | 3 | 19:36 | Offensive | Sean Kuraly |
| Feb 26, 2021 | 3 | 18:52 | Neutral | Kevin Rooney |
| Feb 26, 2021 | 2 | 08:59 | Offensive | Kevin Rooney |
| Feb 26, 2021 | 1 | 13:16 | Neutral | Kevin Rooney |
| Feb 26, 2021 | 1 | 04:13 | Offensive | Kevin Rooney |
| Feb 26, 2021 | 1 | 00:31 | Offensive | Kevin Rooney |
| Feb 12, 2021 | 2 | 16:56 | Defensive | Sean Kuraly |
| Feb 12, 2021 | 2 | 09:50 | Defensive | Kevin Rooney |
| Feb 10, 2021 | 3 | 09:00 | Neutral | Sean Kuraly |
| Feb 10, 2021 | 2 | 10:11 | Defensive | Sean Kuraly |