Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +4.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (76% H2H, 25 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Malkin 45.9% (+4.8%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 43-40 in 83 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 52.6%
Defensive zone
Staal 73.0%
Neutral zone
Staal 69.1%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 65.1%
65.1%
34.9%
Staal
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
43
-
40
(83 meetings)
43
40
Staal
Malkin
Last 10: Staal 4-6 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
7
19
Staal
Malkin
26 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
19
6
Staal
Malkin
25 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
17
15
Staal
Malkin
32 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
45.6% (10,081)
+4.9%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
50.1% (668)
+3.4%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
32.2% (59)
+12.0%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +12.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Home / Away
Staal
Malkin
Home
52.6% (6,558)
47.6% (5,395)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
44.0% (5,436)
By Period
Staal
Malkin
P1
50.0%
45.9%
P2
51.1%
46.2%
P3
50.4%
45.2%
OT
55.2%
49.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
46.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2022 | 1 | 19:35 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 13, 2021 | 3 | 09:45 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 13, 2021 | 3 | 06:25 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 13, 2021 | 3 | 03:00 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 13, 2021 | 3 | 00:21 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 13, 2021 | 1 | 00:31 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 11, 2021 | 3 | 18:09 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 11, 2021 | 2 | 12:41 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 11, 2021 | 1 | 10:05 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 20, 2018 | 2 | 00:44 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 25, 2018 | 3 | 11:46 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 25, 2018 | 3 | 08:50 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 25, 2018 | 3 | 08:44 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 25, 2018 | 2 | 16:35 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 25, 2018 | 2 | 10:09 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 25, 2018 | 2 | 06:27 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 3 | 14:04 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 3 | 06:58 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 2 | 17:53 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 2 | 11:45 | Neutral | Eric Staal |