Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +6.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on defensive-zone draws (64% H2H, 63 meetings). Giroux wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Staal shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.8% vs Staal 50.6% (+6.3%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 101-93 in 194 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 72.5%
Defensive zone
Giroux 79.3%
Neutral zone
Giroux 71.4%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 74.3%
74.3%
25.7%
Giroux
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
101
-
93
(194 meetings)
101
93
Giroux
Staal
Last 10: Giroux 8-2 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
29
31
Giroux
Staal
60 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
40
23
Giroux
Staal
63 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
32
39
Giroux
Staal
71 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,861)
50.5% (10,347)
+5.3%
Power Play
60.5% (4,075)
53.5% (2,023)
+7.0%
Penalty Kill
57.4% (2,518)
44.2% (781)
+13.2%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +13.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Giroux is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (14,370).
Giroux shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Home / Away
Giroux
Staal
Home
59.2% (10,252)
52.6% (6,558)
Away
54.5% (10,242)
48.6% (6,664)
By Period
Giroux
Staal
P1
57.5%
50.0%
P2
56.2%
51.1%
P3
57.3%
50.4%
OT
51.4%
55.2%
Final 5 min
58.5%
50.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
56.9%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 17:36 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 17:26 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 15:21 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 13:41 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 09:24 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 08:34 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 08:16 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 2 | 18:44 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 2 | 17:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 2 | 00:48 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1 | 15:15 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1 | 15:08 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1 | 01:24 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 3 | 17:25 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 2 | 09:39 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 2 | 09:01 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 9, 2021 | 3 | 19:22 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 9, 2021 | 3 | 00:06 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 9, 2021 | 2 | 16:22 | Neutral | Eric Staal |