Scouting Report
Chris Tierney holds a +3.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Tierney on defensive-zone draws (91% H2H, 11 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tierney 49.1% vs Malkin 45.9% (+3.3%)
H2H factor
Tierney leads 18-14 in 32 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 59.8%
Defensive zone
Tierney 91.1%
Neutral zone
Tierney 75.2%
Result
Chris Tierney favored at 71.9%
71.9%
28.1%
Tierney
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
18
-
14
(32 meetings)
18
14
Tierney
Malkin
Last 10: Tierney 6-4 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
3
5
Tierney
Malkin
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Tierney
10
1
Tierney
Malkin
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malkin
5
8
Tierney
Malkin
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tierney
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (5,342)
45.6% (10,073)
+3.7%
Power Play
52.3% (342)
50.9% (643)
+1.4%
Penalty Kill
46.6% (857)
32.2% (59)
+14.4%
On penalty kill, Tierney has a +14.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Tierney is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (4,137).
Tierney shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,254).
Home / Away
Tierney
Malkin
Home
50.6% (3,270)
47.6% (5,385)
Away
47.7% (3,271)
44.0% (5,413)
By Period
Tierney
Malkin
P1
49.3%
45.9%
P2
47.7%
46.2%
P3
50.5%
45.2%
OT
47.4%
49.0%
Final 5 min
46.7%
46.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tierney
60.0%▲
56.5%
49.1%
Malkin
48.0%▬
47.0%
45.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2023 | 2 | 03:37 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 24, 2023 | 3 | 10:29 | Neutral | Chris Tierney |
| Jan 20, 2022 | 2 | 17:30 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 3 | 06:39 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 1 | 07:44 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 1 | 07:34 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 30, 2019 | 3 | 08:22 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Dec 30, 2019 | 2 | 19:49 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Dec 30, 2019 | 2 | 16:58 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 30, 2019 | 2 | 16:51 | Neutral | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 3 | 16:06 | Neutral | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 3 | 03:58 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 14:38 | Offensive | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 14:34 | Offensive | Chris Tierney |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 18:44 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 15:03 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 14:59 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Jan 30, 2018 | 1 | 00:36 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2016 | 2 | 06:12 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2016 | 1 | 16:47 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |