Scouting Report
Brett Howden holds a +2.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Howden 48.6% vs Malkin 46.1% (+2.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Malkin 75.3%
Defensive zone
Malkin 58.3%
Neutral zone
Malkin 65.4%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 69.3%
30.7%
69.3%
Howden
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
7
(9 meetings)
2
7
Howden
Malkin
Last 9: Howden 2-7 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
0
5
Howden
Malkin
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Howden
2
0
Howden
Malkin
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malkin
0
2
Howden
Malkin
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Howden
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
48.3% (631)
46.2% (807)
+2.1%
Power Play
60.0% (40)
30.4% (23)
+29.6%
Penalty Kill
41.4% (58)
33.3% (3)
+8.1%
On power play, Howden has a +29.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Howden is 48.1% vs left-shot opponents (480).
Howden shoots left. Malkin is 45.8% vs left-shot opponents (611).
Home / Away
Howden
Malkin
Home
52.0% (304)
45.1% (450)
Away
45.9% (425)
46.4% (384)
By Period
Howden
Malkin
P1
48.7%
48.2%
P2
48.1%
43.5%
P3
49.0%
46.0%
OT
33.3%
33.3%
Final 5 min
45.0%
43.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Howden
44.0%▼
46.5%
48.4%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2019 | OT | 00:55 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 3 | 10:59 | Defensive | Brett Howden |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 3 | 08:15 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 2 | 19:23 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 2 | 19:05 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 2 | 15:46 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 2 | 06:36 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 1 | 18:15 | Defensive | Brett Howden |
| Jan 2, 2019 | 2 | 17:55 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |