Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +4.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Backes wins 53.8% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backes 54.2% vs Malhotra 58.3% (-4.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Backes 89.6%
Defensive zone
Backes 64.2%
Neutral zone
Backes 63.3%
Result
David Backes favored at 79.3%
79.3%
20.7%
Backes
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
4
(5 meetings)
1
4
Backes
Malhotra
Last 5: Backes 1-4 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
2
Backes
Malhotra
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
1
Backes
Malhotra
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
1
Backes
Malhotra
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backes
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
54.5% (822)
59.3% (674)
-4.8%
Power Play
58.9% (141)
50.0% (4)
+8.9%
Penalty Kill
51.5% (167)
59.2% (228)
-7.7%
On power play, Backes has a +8.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Backes is 53.8% vs left-shot opponents (811).
Backes shoots right. Malhotra is 65.5% vs right-shot opponents (330).
Home / Away
Backes
Malhotra
Home
55.3% (524)
62.8% (465)
Away
54.0% (606)
55.6% (441)
By Period
Backes
Malhotra
P1
53.2%
59.3%
P2
54.2%
58.4%
P3
57.1%
59.8%
OT
44.4%
80.0%
Final 5 min
60.2%
60.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backes
56.0%▲
49.5%
54.6%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2015 | 3 | 18:29 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 24, 2015 | 1 | 11:00 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 20, 2014 | 2 | 07:32 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 20, 2014 | 2 | 05:27 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Nov 20, 2014 | 1 | 16:43 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |