Andy McDonald vs Manny Malhotra
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +4.5% FO% edge overall. Look for McDonald on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). McDonald wins 54.1% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
McDonald 54.8% vs Malhotra 59.8% (-4.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
McDonald 79.1%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 90.6%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 68.1%
Result
Andy McDonald favored at 51.7%
51.7%
48.3%
McDonald
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
McDonald
Malhotra
Last 6: McDonald 4-2 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: McDonald
2
1
McDonald
Malhotra
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: McDonald
1
0
McDonald
Malhotra
1 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
McDonald
Malhotra
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
McDonald
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
55.5% (436)
61.0% (3,017)
-5.5%
Power Play
56.5% (177)
65.7% (102)
-9.2%
Penalty Kill
47.7% (44)
57.1% (989)
-9.4%
On penalty kill, Malhotra has a +9.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. McDonald is 54.1% vs left-shot opponents (436).
McDonald shoots left. Malhotra is 58.3% vs left-shot opponents (2,727).
Home / Away
McDonald
Malhotra
Home
54.9% (297)
62.0% (2,073)
Away
56.0% (366)
58.0% (2,060)
By Period
McDonald
Malhotra
P1
58.5%
58.7%
P2
52.5%
61.1%
P3
54.1%
60.3%
OT
73.7%
59.3%
Final 5 min
50.3%
58.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
McDonald
56.0%▲
48.0%
55.5%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
60.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2012 | 2 | 19:58 | Defensive | Andy McDonald |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 14:52 | Offensive | Andy McDonald |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 14:45 | Offensive | Andy McDonald |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 3 | 12:29 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 2 | 14:27 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 2 | 05:38 | Neutral | Andy McDonald |