Alexander Wennberg vs Evgeni Malkin
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (46.3% vs 45.8%). Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (73% H2H, 15 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Wennberg 46.3% vs Malkin 45.9% (+0.5%)
H2H factor
Malkin leads 29-27 in 56 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 74.8%
Defensive zone
Wennberg 65.7%
Neutral zone
Malkin 50.4%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 53.2%
46.8%
53.2%
Wennberg
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
27
-
29
(56 meetings)
27
29
Wennberg
Malkin
Last 10: Wennberg 5-5 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
4
11
Wennberg
Malkin
15 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Wennberg
9
4
Wennberg
Malkin
13 total
Neutral Zone
Even
14
14
Wennberg
Malkin
28 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Wennberg
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
46.7% (9,278)
45.6% (10,081)
+1.1%
Power Play
49.4% (1,419)
50.1% (668)
-0.7%
Penalty Kill
38.9% (1,132)
32.2% (59)
+6.7%
On penalty kill, Wennberg has a +6.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Wennberg is 48.3% vs left-shot opponents (7,843).
Wennberg shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Home / Away
Wennberg
Malkin
Home
47.6% (5,983)
47.6% (5,395)
Away
44.9% (5,846)
44.0% (5,436)
By Period
Wennberg
Malkin
P1
46.1%
45.9%
P2
46.2%
46.2%
P3
46.6%
45.2%
OT
45.0%
49.0%
Final 5 min
45.2%
46.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Wennberg
50.0%▼
51.5%
46.3%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | 1 | 19:45 | Defensive | Alexander Wennberg |
| Nov 16, 2024 | OT | 02:51 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 16, 2024 | 3 | 06:56 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 16, 2024 | 2 | 01:21 | Defensive | Alexander Wennberg |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 2 | 17:32 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 2 | 09:33 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 2 | 09:18 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 3 | 13:15 | Defensive | Alexander Wennberg |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 3 | 13:11 | Defensive | Alexander Wennberg |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1 | 03:43 | Defensive | Alexander Wennberg |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 3 | 02:53 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 2 | 03:32 | Neutral | Alexander Wennberg |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 3 | 08:30 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 3 | 08:14 | Neutral | Alexander Wennberg |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 3 | 00:54 | Defensive | Alexander Wennberg |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 18:29 | Offensive | Alexander Wennberg |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 03:58 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 2 | 16:30 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 27, 2022 | 2 | 14:33 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 27, 2022 | 1 | 17:19 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |