Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +9.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Backes on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backes 48.7% vs Malhotra 57.7% (-9.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Backes 75.1%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 93.8%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 74.5%
Result
David Backes favored at 52.2%
52.2%
47.8%
Backes
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Backes
Malhotra
Last 6: Backes 4-2 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backes
4
0
Backes
Malhotra
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
2
Backes
Malhotra
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backes
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
49.1% (967)
60.8% (640)
-11.7%
Power Play
48.1% (189)
62.5% (16)
-14.4%
Penalty Kill
45.2% (168)
52.9% (255)
-7.7%
On power play, Malhotra has a +14.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Backes is 49.8% vs left-shot opponents (981).
Backes shoots right. Malhotra is 61.3% vs right-shot opponents (300).
Home / Away
Backes
Malhotra
Home
48.1% (690)
60.4% (437)
Away
49.2% (663)
56.8% (479)
By Period
Backes
Malhotra
P1
49.0%
56.6%
P2
50.2%
60.9%
P3
47.5%
58.0%
OT
33.3%
50.0%
Final 5 min
46.7%
60.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backes
56.0%▲
49.5%
48.6%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
58.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2012 | 2 | 00:41 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Jan 12, 2012 | 2 | 02:44 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 26, 2011 | 3 | 04:05 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Oct 26, 2011 | 2 | 03:47 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Oct 26, 2011 | 1 | 16:06 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Oct 26, 2011 | 1 | 09:40 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |