Elias Lindholm vs Evgeni Malkin
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Elias Lindholm holds a +8.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 20 meetings). Lindholm wins 54.9% vs left-shot opponents — Malkin shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Lindholm 53.8% vs Malkin 45.9% (+8.0%)
H2H factor
Malkin leads 27-27 in 54 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 66.0%
Defensive zone
Lindholm 63.7%
Neutral zone
Malkin 60.1%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 57.4%
42.6%
57.4%
Lindholm
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
27
-
27
(54 meetings)
27
27
Lindholm
Malkin
Last 10: Lindholm 4-6 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
5
15
Lindholm
Malkin
20 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Lindholm
10
1
Lindholm
Malkin
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Lindholm
12
11
Lindholm
Malkin
23 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Lindholm
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
53.8% (8,505)
45.6% (10,081)
+8.2%
Power Play
59.3% (1,734)
50.1% (668)
+9.2%
Penalty Kill
48.1% (1,610)
32.2% (59)
+15.9%
On penalty kill, Lindholm has a +15.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Lindholm is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (9,111).
Lindholm shoots right. Malkin is 43.0% vs right-shot opponents (3,557).
Home / Away
Lindholm
Malkin
Home
54.1% (5,943)
47.6% (5,395)
Away
53.6% (5,906)
44.0% (5,436)
By Period
Lindholm
Malkin
P1
54.1%
45.9%
P2
54.5%
46.2%
P3
53.0%
45.2%
OT
53.6%
49.0%
Final 5 min
52.6%
46.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Lindholm
58.0%▬
58.5%
53.8%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2025 | 1 | 06:54 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 3 | 18:20 | Neutral | Elias Lindholm |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 2 | 07:56 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 2 | 07:47 | Defensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 1 | 10:23 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 3 | 05:06 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 2 | 07:58 | Defensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 1 | 13:52 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 23, 2022 | 3 | 12:50 | Defensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Nov 23, 2022 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 3 | 13:29 | Neutral | Elias Lindholm |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 3 | 08:06 | Defensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 3 | 08:02 | Offensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 2 | 12:34 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 1 | 15:40 | Defensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 1 | 08:01 | Offensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 1 | 00:26 | Offensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Dec 17, 2019 | 3 | 10:01 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Dec 17, 2019 | 3 | 06:34 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Dec 17, 2019 | 3 | 06:20 | Neutral | Elias Lindholm |