Eric Staal vs Frans Nielsen

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Eric Staal holds a +2.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Nielsen on defensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 38 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Staal 50.6% vs Nielsen 48.5% (+2.1%)
H2H factor Nielsen leads 74-58 in 132 meetings
Offensive zone Staal 57.2%
Defensive zone Nielsen 73.1%
Neutral zone Nielsen 58.2%
Result Frans Nielsen favored at 58.5%
41.5%
58.5%
Staal Nielsen
Head-to-Head Record
58 - 74 (132 meetings)
58
74
Staal Nielsen
Last 10: Staal 1-9 Nielsen

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
21
13
Staal Nielsen
34 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
11
27
Staal Nielsen
38 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
26
34
Staal Nielsen
60 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Staal
Nielsen
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
49.3% (7,608)
+1.2%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
54.7% (594)
-1.2%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
41.7% (1,420)
+2.5%

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Nielsen shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Home / Away
Staal
Nielsen
Home
52.6% (6,558)
49.9% (4,766)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
47.1% (4,890)
By Period
Staal
Nielsen
P1
50.0%
49.7%
P2
51.1%
47.6%
P3
50.4%
48.2%
OT
55.2%
46.6%
Final 5 min
50.6%
48.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%
47.0%
50.6%
Nielsen
50.0%
50.0%
48.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Feb 22, 2019 3 19:15 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Feb 22, 2019 3 11:30 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Feb 22, 2019 1 07:53 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Jan 12, 2019 3 10:16 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Jan 12, 2019 3 10:06 Offensive Frans Nielsen
Jan 12, 2019 3 01:23 Defensive Eric Staal
Jan 12, 2019 1 00:24 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Mar 4, 2018 2 10:15 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Mar 4, 2018 2 01:33 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Mar 4, 2018 1 18:14 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Oct 5, 2017 3 18:31 Offensive Eric Staal
Oct 5, 2017 3 10:39 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Oct 5, 2017 2 03:21 Offensive Eric Staal
Oct 5, 2017 1 00:16 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Mar 26, 2017 3 13:27 Offensive Eric Staal
Mar 26, 2017 2 16:14 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Mar 26, 2017 2 13:39 Neutral Frans Nielsen
Mar 26, 2017 2 09:41 Neutral Eric Staal
Mar 26, 2017 1 09:30 Offensive Frans Nielsen
Mar 26, 2017 1 05:52 Neutral Frans Nielsen