Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +10.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Kopitar wins 56.5% vs left-shot opponents — Malkin shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 53.9% vs Malkin 44.3% (+10.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Kopitar 72.6%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 94.9%
Neutral zone
Kopitar 91.8%
Result
Anze Kopitar favored at 86.0%
86.0%
14.0%
Kopitar
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Kopitar
Malkin
Last 5: Kopitar 4-1 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Kopitar
Malkin
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
3
0
Kopitar
Malkin
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
55.3% (1,295)
43.6% (1,028)
+11.7%
Power Play
53.5% (271)
52.2% (23)
+1.3%
Penalty Kill
48.6% (249)
0.0% (1)
+48.6%
On penalty kill, Kopitar has a +48.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Kopitar is 56.5% vs left-shot opponents (1,080).
Kopitar shoots left. Malkin is 43.1% vs left-shot opponents (715).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Malkin
Home
55.6% (901)
44.2% (489)
Away
52.7% (915)
43.3% (563)
By Period
Kopitar
Malkin
P1
53.3%
40.9%
P2
55.3%
42.2%
P3
53.6%
48.5%
OT
59.4%
40.0%
Final 5 min
54.1%
46.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
54.1%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
43.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2018 | 3 | 13:44 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 15, 2018 | 3 | 11:01 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 15, 2018 | 1 | 07:46 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 18, 2018 | 3 | 14:34 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 18, 2018 | 1 | 15:59 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |