Scouting Report
Colton Sissons holds a +3.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Sissons on defensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 23 meetings). Sissons wins 54.1% vs left-shot opponents — Staal shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sissons 53.8% vs Staal 50.6% (+3.3%)
H2H factor
Sissons leads 33-23 in 56 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 61.2%
Defensive zone
Sissons 91.8%
Neutral zone
Sissons 70.4%
Result
Colton Sissons favored at 67.3%
67.3%
32.7%
Sissons
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
33
-
23
(56 meetings)
33
23
Sissons
Staal
Last 10: Sissons 6-4 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
7
14
Sissons
Staal
21 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sissons
19
4
Sissons
Staal
23 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sissons
7
5
Sissons
Staal
12 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sissons
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
55.4% (6,070)
50.5% (10,347)
+4.9%
Power Play
55.4% (455)
53.5% (2,023)
+1.9%
Penalty Kill
48.5% (1,889)
44.2% (781)
+4.3%
On even strength, Sissons has a +4.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Sissons is 54.1% vs left-shot opponents (5,960).
Sissons shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Home / Away
Sissons
Staal
Home
54.1% (4,241)
52.6% (6,558)
Away
53.7% (4,173)
48.6% (6,664)
By Period
Sissons
Staal
P1
53.8%
50.0%
P2
53.2%
51.1%
P3
54.7%
50.4%
OT
49.1%
55.2%
Final 5 min
53.9%
50.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sissons
60.0%▬
59.0%
53.9%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | 2 | 19:00 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Feb 18, 2023 | 3 | 05:46 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Feb 18, 2023 | 3 | 03:37 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 18, 2023 | 1 | 18:45 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 3 | 14:59 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 3 | 12:26 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 3 | 09:10 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 2 | 14:54 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 24, 2019 | 3 | 15:17 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 24, 2019 | 2 | 19:38 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 24, 2019 | 2 | 19:31 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 24, 2019 | 1 | 14:08 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 3, 2019 | 3 | 09:39 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 3, 2019 | 2 | 08:43 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 3, 2019 | 1 | 13:33 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 3, 2019 | 1 | 09:16 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 3, 2019 | 1 | 07:52 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Mar 25, 2019 | 3 | 19:24 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Mar 25, 2019 | 3 | 18:24 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 25, 2019 | 3 | 17:38 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |