Who wins more faceoffs, Aleksander Barkov or Jordan Staal?

Aleksander Barkov leads the head-to-head 7-4 across 11 faceoffs.

What is Aleksander Barkov's faceoff record against Jordan Staal?

Aleksander Barkov is 7-4 against Jordan Staal in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-1, Defensive 3-1, Neutral 3-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Aleksander Barkov or Jordan Staal?

Jordan Staal is the predicted winner with a 78.9% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Aleksander Barkov vs Jordan Staal

Aleksander BarkovL vs Jordan StaalL

2016-17 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Jordan Staal holds a +12.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Barkov on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Barkov 46.8% vs Staal 58.4% (-12.6%)

H2H factor Barkov leads 7-4 in 11 meetings

Offensive zone Staal 66.8%

Defensive zone Staal 88.3%

Neutral zone Staal 76.1%

Result Jordan Staal favored at 78.9%

21.1%

78.9%

Barkov Staal

Head-to-Head Record

7 - 4 (11 meetings)

Barkov Staal

Last 10: Barkov 6-4 Staal

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

Barkov Staal

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Barkov

Barkov Staal

4 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Barkov

Barkov Staal

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Barkov

Staal

Edge

Even Strength

45.6% (801)

59.1% (888)

-13.5%

Power Play

52.2% (157)

66.9% (121)

-14.7%

Penalty Kill

44.6% (65)

52.6% (156)

-8.0%

On power play, Staal has a +14.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Staal shoots left. Barkov is 47.3% vs left-shot opponents (664).

Barkov shoots left. Staal is 56.5% vs left-shot opponents (735).

Home / Away

Barkov

Staal

Home

45.6% (502)

61.2% (600)

Away

47.4% (521)

56.9% (566)

By Period

Barkov

Staal

45.9%

57.5%

45.1%

60.1%

47.3%

59.1%

70.6%

70.0%

Final 5 min

50.6%

59.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Barkov

44.0%▼

47.5%

46.5%

Staal

46.0%▼

51.0%

59.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 21, 2017	3	00:00	Neutral	Jordan Staal
Mar 21, 2017	1	12:47	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 28, 2017	3	18:15	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 28, 2017	3	04:14	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 28, 2017	2	14:23	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 28, 2017	2	09:46	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 28, 2017	2	09:55	Defensive	Jordan Staal
Feb 28, 2017	2	05:02	Neutral	Jordan Staal
Feb 28, 2017	2	04:44	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 28, 2017	1	17:24	Offensive	Jordan Staal
Nov 27, 2016	1	00:00	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov

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