Scouting Report
David Steckel holds a +15.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 8 meetings). Steckel wins 61.1% vs left-shot opponents — Staal shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Steckel 61.0% vs Staal 47.3% (+15.4%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 9-4 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 81.2%
Defensive zone
Staal 69.8%
Neutral zone
Staal 84.1%
Result
Jordan Staal favored at 79.0%
21.0%
79.0%
Steckel
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
9
(13 meetings)
4
9
Steckel
Staal
Last 10: Steckel 4-6 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
0
8
Steckel
Staal
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Steckel
3
0
Steckel
Staal
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Steckel
Staal
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Steckel
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
61.8% (595)
47.6% (552)
+14.2%
Power Play
65.2% (23)
49.1% (110)
+16.1%
Penalty Kill
62.0% (187)
37.8% (111)
+24.2%
On penalty kill, Steckel has a +24.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Steckel is 61.1% vs left-shot opponents (517).
Steckel shoots left. Staal is 46.5% vs left-shot opponents (550).
Home / Away
Steckel
Staal
Home
67.7% (424)
49.8% (400)
Away
56.6% (396)
44.1% (401)
By Period
Steckel
Staal
P1
60.4%
53.7%
P2
64.9%
43.9%
P3
61.2%
43.5%
OT
77.8%
50.0%
Final 5 min
64.6%
47.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Steckel
66.0%▲
60.5%
62.3%
Staal
46.0%▼
51.0%
46.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2011 | 1 | 19:00 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |
| Apr 5, 2011 | 1 | 13:22 | Defensive | David Steckel |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 3 | 18:03 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 2 | 10:08 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 2 | 05:40 | Defensive | David Steckel |
| Mar 4, 2011 | 1 | 07:26 | Neutral | Jordan Staal |
| Feb 21, 2011 | 3 | 19:21 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |
| Feb 21, 2011 | 1 | 16:27 | Neutral | David Steckel |
| Feb 21, 2011 | 1 | 05:38 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |
| Feb 6, 2011 | 1 | 08:51 | Defensive | David Steckel |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 3 | 06:10 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 2 | 14:31 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 1 | 11:52 | Offensive | Jordan Staal |