Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.9% vs 50.6%). Look for Krejci on offensive-zone draws (57% H2H, 28 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Krejci 50.9% vs Staal 50.6% (+0.3%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 56-54 in 110 meetings
Offensive zone
Krejci 50.7%
Defensive zone
Staal 52.3%
Neutral zone
Staal 52.5%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 51.6%
48.4%
51.6%
Krejci
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
54
-
56
(110 meetings)
54
56
Krejci
Staal
Last 10: Krejci 6-4 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Krejci
16
12
Krejci
Staal
28 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
20
23
Krejci
Staal
43 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
18
21
Krejci
Staal
39 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Krejci
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
50.6% (9,657)
50.5% (10,347)
+0.1%
Power Play
55.3% (1,027)
53.5% (2,023)
+1.8%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (469)
44.2% (781)
+4.6%
On penalty kill, Krejci has a +4.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Krejci is 52.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,616).
Krejci shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Home / Away
Krejci
Staal
Home
53.1% (5,660)
52.6% (6,558)
Away
48.7% (5,517)
48.6% (6,664)
By Period
Krejci
Staal
P1
50.7%
50.0%
P2
51.8%
51.1%
P3
50.2%
50.4%
OT
53.0%
55.2%
Final 5 min
50.8%
50.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Krejci
36.0%▼
43.5%
50.9%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2023 | 2 | 05:07 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1 | 18:37 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 19, 2022 | 2 | 15:01 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Dec 19, 2022 | 2 | 08:22 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 19, 2022 | 2 | 04:55 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 19, 2022 | 1 | 01:36 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 23, 2022 | 3 | 14:15 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 23, 2022 | 1 | 17:14 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Mar 18, 2021 | 3 | 15:24 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 3 | 18:02 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 3 | 14:31 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 3 | 00:32 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 2 | 10:16 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 1 | 04:53 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 23, 2019 | OT | 00:33 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 23, 2019 | 3 | 12:20 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Nov 23, 2019 | 1 | 17:09 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 8, 2019 | 2 | 17:40 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 8, 2019 | 2 | 13:51 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 8, 2019 | 2 | 13:30 | Defensive | Eric Staal |