Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +6.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Belanger on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Belanger wins 55.4% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Belanger 54.9% vs Malhotra 60.8% (-6.4%)
H2H factor
Belanger leads 7-4 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Malhotra 59.3%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 84.0%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 67.2%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 68.2%
31.8%
68.2%
Belanger
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
4
(11 meetings)
7
4
Belanger
Malhotra
Last 10: Belanger 7-3 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Belanger
5
0
Belanger
Malhotra
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
2
Belanger
Malhotra
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
2
Belanger
Malhotra
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Belanger
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
56.5% (1,019)
62.1% (923)
-5.6%
Power Play
62.0% (108)
69.0% (71)
-7.0%
Penalty Kill
42.1% (164)
59.9% (247)
-17.8%
On penalty kill, Malhotra has a +17.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Belanger is 55.4% vs left-shot opponents (872).
Belanger shoots left. Malhotra is 61.2% vs left-shot opponents (852).
Home / Away
Belanger
Malhotra
Home
58.2% (672)
63.2% (627)
Away
52.2% (625)
60.3% (634)
By Period
Belanger
Malhotra
P1
54.4%
62.5%
P2
54.6%
62.5%
P3
57.1%
60.2%
OT
42.9%
58.3%
Final 5 min
55.3%
59.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Belanger
52.0%▼
53.5%
55.3%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
61.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2011 | 3 | 02:53 | Neutral | Eric Belanger |
| Mar 8, 2011 | 3 | 02:43 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Mar 8, 2011 | 3 | 00:31 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Mar 8, 2011 | 2 | 14:38 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Mar 8, 2011 | 2 | 14:06 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Feb 2, 2011 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 21, 2010 | 3 | 07:54 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 21, 2010 | 3 | 04:45 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 21, 2010 | 3 | 00:35 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Nov 21, 2010 | 2 | 01:51 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Nov 21, 2010 | 1 | 08:48 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |