Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +4.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Rodrigues 46.0% (+4.7%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 9-5 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 80.4%
Defensive zone
Staal 60.3%
Neutral zone
Staal 73.1%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 73.6%
73.6%
26.4%
Staal
Rodrigues
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
5
(14 meetings)
9
5
Staal
Rodrigues
Last 10: Staal 7-3 Rodrigues
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
5
3
Staal
Rodrigues
8 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Staal
Rodrigues
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
2
0
Staal
Rodrigues
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Rodrigues
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
46.2% (2,883)
+4.3%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
45.0% (298)
+8.5%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
42.9% (219)
+1.3%
On power play, Staal has a +8.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Rodrigues shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Rodrigues is 46.3% vs left-shot opponents (2,422).
Home / Away
Staal
Rodrigues
Home
52.6% (6,558)
47.1% (1,820)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
44.4% (1,580)
By Period
Staal
Rodrigues
P1
50.0%
46.9%
P2
51.1%
46.1%
P3
50.4%
44.6%
OT
55.2%
48.5%
Final 5 min
50.6%
48.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Rodrigues
42.0%▼
50.0%
45.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2023 | 3 | 06:49 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Jan 10, 2023 | 1 | 08:22 | Offensive | Evan Rodrigues |
| Mar 25, 2021 | 3 | 17:46 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 25, 2021 | 3 | 17:39 | Defensive | Evan Rodrigues |
| Mar 25, 2021 | 3 | 04:19 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 24, 2021 | 3 | 05:40 | Offensive | Evan Rodrigues |
| Mar 24, 2021 | 2 | 19:36 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 24, 2021 | 2 | 08:10 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 19, 2019 | 2 | 16:48 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 19, 2019 | 2 | 08:15 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 19, 2019 | 2 | 07:08 | Defensive | Evan Rodrigues |
| Nov 19, 2019 | 1 | 11:17 | Offensive | Evan Rodrigues |
| Nov 19, 2019 | 1 | 03:26 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 5, 2019 | 2 | 10:03 | Defensive | Eric Staal |