Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +3.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on defensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 23 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.5% vs left-shot opponents — Staal shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 54.5% vs Staal 50.6% (+3.9%)
H2H factor
Kopitar leads 53-31 in 84 meetings
Offensive zone
Kopitar 70.3%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 90.8%
Neutral zone
Kopitar 81.4%
Result
Anze Kopitar favored at 80.2%
80.2%
19.8%
Kopitar
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
53
-
31
(84 meetings)
53
31
Kopitar
Staal
Last 10: Kopitar 8-2 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
16
12
Kopitar
Staal
28 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
18
5
Kopitar
Staal
23 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
19
14
Kopitar
Staal
33 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,723)
50.5% (10,347)
+4.1%
Power Play
59.2% (3,582)
53.5% (2,023)
+5.7%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,941)
44.2% (781)
+4.2%
On power play, Kopitar has a +5.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Kopitar is 55.5% vs left-shot opponents (15,150).
Kopitar shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Staal
Home
55.3% (11,643)
52.6% (6,558)
Away
53.7% (11,651)
48.6% (6,664)
By Period
Kopitar
Staal
P1
54.5%
50.0%
P2
54.9%
51.1%
P3
53.9%
50.4%
OT
59.2%
55.2%
Final 5 min
54.9%
50.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
54.5%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2023 | 3 | 15:59 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 3 | 14:18 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 2 | 13:23 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 13:18 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 04:28 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 3 | 10:27 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 3 | 08:35 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 2 | 01:54 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 1 | 17:06 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 1 | 12:45 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 1 | 01:10 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 3 | 13:26 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 3 | 06:28 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 3 | 02:35 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 1 | 11:30 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 1 | 04:42 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 25, 2018 | 3 | 00:32 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Oct 25, 2018 | 1 | 05:24 | Offensive | Eric Staal |