Scouting Report
Colton Sissons holds a +4.2% FO% edge overall. Sissons wins 54.5% vs left-shot opponents — Malkin shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sissons 53.2% vs Malkin 49.4% (+4.2%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Malkin 82.3%
Defensive zone
Sissons 92.0%
Neutral zone
Sissons 69.2%
Result
Colton Sissons favored at 57.7%
57.7%
42.3%
Sissons
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
2
(5 meetings)
3
2
Sissons
Malkin
Last 5: Sissons 3-2 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
0
2
Sissons
Malkin
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sissons
2
0
Sissons
Malkin
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sissons
1
0
Sissons
Malkin
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sissons
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
57.1% (713)
49.0% (811)
+8.1%
Power Play
52.3% (44)
55.8% (43)
-3.5%
Penalty Kill
46.4% (351)
50.0% (2)
-3.6%
On even strength, Sissons has a +8.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Sissons is 54.5% vs left-shot opponents (767).
Sissons shoots right. Malkin is 46.5% vs right-shot opponents (288).
Home / Away
Sissons
Malkin
Home
54.8% (569)
52.3% (438)
Away
52.1% (539)
46.2% (418)
By Period
Sissons
Malkin
P1
56.1%
51.3%
P2
49.6%
50.8%
P3
54.8%
45.0%
OT
66.7%
0.0%
Final 5 min
53.7%
51.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sissons
60.0%▬
59.0%
53.5%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
49.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2023 | 3 | 07:07 | Neutral | Colton Sissons |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 2 | 15:50 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 2 | 15:41 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 16:25 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1 | 18:29 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |