Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +2.4% FO% edge overall. Look for McDonald on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). McDonald wins 58.3% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
McDonald 57.2% vs Malhotra 60.8% (-2.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
McDonald 77.3%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 81.5%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 58.4%
Result
Andy McDonald favored at 63.0%
63.0%
37.0%
McDonald
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
2
(5 meetings)
3
2
McDonald
Malhotra
Last 5: McDonald 3-2 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: McDonald
2
1
McDonald
Malhotra
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
McDonald
Malhotra
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
McDonald
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
58.9% (246)
62.1% (923)
-3.2%
Power Play
62.7% (75)
69.0% (71)
-6.3%
Penalty Kill
47.8% (23)
59.9% (247)
-12.1%
On penalty kill, Malhotra has a +12.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. McDonald is 58.3% vs left-shot opponents (242).
McDonald shoots left. Malhotra is 61.2% vs left-shot opponents (852).
Home / Away
McDonald
Malhotra
Home
63.5% (148)
63.2% (627)
Away
56.2% (201)
60.3% (634)
By Period
McDonald
Malhotra
P1
64.2%
62.5%
P2
53.8%
62.5%
P3
59.8%
60.2%
OT
66.7%
58.3%
Final 5 min
48.3%
59.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
McDonald
56.0%▲
48.0%
59.3%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
61.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |