Scouting Report
Colton Sissons holds a +12.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Sissons on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Sissons wins 59.3% vs left-shot opponents — Malkin shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sissons 55.2% vs Malkin 45.0% (+12.1%)
H2H factor
Not applied (4 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Sissons 59.4%
Defensive zone
Sissons 94.8%
Neutral zone
Sissons 88.8%
Result
Colton Sissons favored at 94.8%
94.8%
5.2%
Sissons
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
1
(4 meetings)
3
1
Sissons
Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sissons
3
1
Sissons
Malkin
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sissons
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
57.0% (923)
44.0% (366)
+13.0%
Power Play
56.8% (44)
30.0% (10)
+26.8%
On power play, Sissons has a +26.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Sissons is 59.3% vs left-shot opponents (863).
Sissons shoots right. Malkin is 38.3% vs right-shot opponents (128).
Home / Away
Sissons
Malkin
Home
55.9% (680)
45.5% (202)
Away
55.4% (612)
41.4% (174)
By Period
Sissons
Malkin
P1
54.2%
48.4%
P2
55.0%
41.7%
P3
58.4%
40.4%
OT
25.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
56.5%
42.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sissons
60.0%▬
59.0%
55.7%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
43.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2022 | 3 | 18:56 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 3 | 11:13 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 2 | 15:48 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Mar 15, 2022 | 2 | 18:22 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |