Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (51.8% vs 52.5%). Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (93% H2H, 14 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Boyle 51.6% vs Staal 52.3% (-0.7%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 18-10 in 28 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 67.7%
Defensive zone
Boyle 84.5%
Neutral zone
Boyle 51.7%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 51.0%
49.0%
51.0%
Boyle
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
10
-
18
(28 meetings)
10
18
Boyle
Staal
Last 10: Boyle 3-7 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
1
13
Boyle
Staal
14 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Boyle
5
1
Boyle
Staal
6 total
Neutral Zone
Even
4
4
Boyle
Staal
8 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Boyle
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
52.5% (931)
52.5% (1,228)
+0.0%
Power Play
56.3% (64)
54.1% (281)
+2.2%
Penalty Kill
46.4% (209)
45.6% (136)
+0.8%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Boyle is 51.3% vs left-shot opponents (784).
Boyle shoots left. Staal is 52.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,068).
Home / Away
Boyle
Staal
Home
54.3% (595)
53.9% (825)
Away
49.4% (620)
51.1% (856)
By Period
Boyle
Staal
P1
54.2%
54.8%
P2
50.0%
54.1%
P3
51.3%
48.6%
OT
42.9%
60.7%
Final 5 min
51.7%
53.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Boyle
40.0%▼
42.0%
51.8%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
52.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2012 | 2 | 13:34 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 2 | 12:22 | Neutral | Brian Boyle |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 2 | 08:50 | Defensive | Brian Boyle |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 2 | 06:08 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 1 | 12:27 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 1 | 03:34 | Defensive | Brian Boyle |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 1 | 01:09 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 1 | 00:50 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 3 | 19:50 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 3 | 19:20 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 3 | 17:39 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 3 | 14:07 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 3 | 10:28 | Defensive | Brian Boyle |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 3 | 08:47 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 3 | 08:41 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 2 | 15:50 | Offensive | Brian Boyle |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 2 | 14:17 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 2 | 11:43 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 1, 2012 | 1 | 19:10 | Offensive | Eric Staal |