Draw Duel
Rutger McGroarty faceoff stats, 2025-26
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Model rating
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Only 18 draws in the last four seasons: too few for a rating.
2025-26 FO%
47.1%
8 won of 17 (regular season)
Strong / weak side
45.5% / 50.0%
11 strong-side, 4 weak-side draws this season
Next game
No projection scheduled.
Where McGroarty wins draws
Win % at every dot, 2025-26 and 2024-25 regular season, in his own attacking direction.
Show as a table
| Dot | Draws | Won | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZ left | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
| OZ right | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| NZ left (att.) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| NZ right (att.) | 0 | 0 | — |
| Centre | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| NZ left (def.) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| NZ right (def.) | 0 | 0 | — |
| DZ left | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| DZ right | 0 | 0 | — |
Toughest and easiest opponents
Model win % against today's regular centres, averaged over home and road and every dot. This is a prediction, not his record.
Toughest
- Claude Giroux OTT · R31.6%
- Aatu Räty VAN · L32.3%
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI · R32.6%
- Vincent Trocheck UTA · R33.0%
- J.T. Miller NYR · L33.2%
- Auston Matthews TOR · L33.4%
Easiest
- Jack Hughes NJD · L52.6%
- Noah Ostlund BUF · L52.3%
- Trevor Zegras PHI · L51.2%
- Danila Yurov MIN · L49.4%
- Pavel Buchnevich STL · L49.1%
- Calum Ritchie NYI · R48.9%
Splits by season
| Season | All | EV | PP | PK | OZ | NZ | DZ | Strong | Weak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.1% 17 | 47.1% 17 | — 0 | — 0 | 55.6% 9 | 33.3% 6 | 50.0% 2 | 45.5% 11 | 50.0% 4 |
| 2024-25 | 0.0% 1 | 0.0% 1 | — 0 | — 0 | — 0 | — 0 | 0.0% 1 | 0.0% 1 | — 0 |
Small numbers are draws taken. Strong = his strong-side dots (a left shot's left dots, in his own attacking direction); centre-ice draws count in neither.
Head-to-head, last three seasons
Raw records against his most frequent opponents next to what the model expected at the dots they actually met at. The blended number moves the model toward the record by n / (n + 500), because pair-specific edges are tiny (about ±2 points) and most of a lopsided record is luck.
| Opponent | Record | Raw | Model | Blended | Unusual? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Beck | 1–2 | 33.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | normal luck (z -0.3) |
| Logan Stankoven | 1–1 | 50.0% | 45.4% | 45.5% | normal luck (z 0.1) |
| Oliver Moore | 1–0 | 100.0% | 38.4% | 38.6% | a bit unusual (z 1.3) |
| Konsta Helenius | 1–0 | 100.0% | 53.7% | 53.8% | normal luck (z 0.9) |
| Macklin Celebrini | 0–1 | 0.0% | 47.9% | 47.8% | normal luck (z -1.0) |
| Ryan Strome | 0–1 | 0.0% | 46.5% | 46.4% | normal luck (z -0.9) |
| Adam Henrique | 0–1 | 0.0% | 41.5% | 41.4% | normal luck (z -0.8) |
| J.T. Compher | 0–1 | 0.0% | 39.0% | 38.9% | normal luck (z -0.8) |
| Andrew Copp | 0–1 | 0.0% | 41.4% | 41.3% | normal luck (z -0.8) |
| Ridly Greig | 1–0 | 100.0% | 33.4% | 33.5% | a bit unusual (z 1.4) |
| Ryan McLeod | 1–0 | 100.0% | 40.2% | 40.3% | a bit unusual (z 1.2) |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1–0 | 100.0% | 41.0% | 41.1% | a bit unusual (z 1.2) |
Last 10 games
| Date | Opp | FOW | Draws | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | vs WSH | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2026-03-28 | vs DAL | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2026-02-05 | @ BUF | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2026-02-02 | vs OTT | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2026-01-29 | vs CHI | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2026-01-03 | @ DET | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2026-01-01 | vs DET | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2025-12-30 | vs CAR | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2025-12-21 | vs MTL | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2025-12-16 | vs EDM | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Projected faceoffs won
No upcoming games projected.
FAQ
What is Rutger McGroarty's faceoff percentage?
The season line above shows Rutger McGroarty's raw faceoff wins and percentage this season. The model rating beside it is his expected win rate against an average regular centre at a neutral dot, adjusted for opponents, home ice and dot side, with a 90% interval.
How many faceoffs will Rutger McGroarty win tonight?
When Rutger McGroarty has a game scheduled, the projection above gives expected draws, expected win rate against tonight's likely opposing centres, and a 10th–90th percentile range of faceoffs won. Projections update nightly.
Is Rutger McGroarty better on his strong side?
Almost every centre is. The strong/weak split above compares his win rate on his strong-side dots (a left shot's left dots) with his weak-side dots. League-wide, strong-side takers win about 52.6% and weak-side takers about 44.9%.