Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +6.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Gawdin 47.4% (+6.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 82.8%
Defensive zone
Staal 74.4%
Neutral zone
Staal 71.0%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 77.4%
77.4%
22.6%
Staal
Gawdin
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
1
(6 meetings)
5
1
Staal
Gawdin
Last 6: Staal 5-1 Gawdin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
3
0
Staal
Gawdin
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Gawdin
1 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Gawdin
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Gawdin
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
45.5% (66)
+5.0%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
0.0% (1)
+53.5%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
33.3% (6)
+10.9%
On power play, Staal has a +53.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Gawdin shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Gawdin is 40.4% vs left-shot opponents (52).
Home / Away
Staal
Gawdin
Home
52.6% (6,558)
43.8% (48)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
44.0% (25)
By Period
Staal
Gawdin
P1
50.0%
35.3%
P2
51.1%
48.3%
P3
50.4%
44.4%
Final 5 min
50.6%
42.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Gawdin
42.0%▼
43.8%
43.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2022 | 3 | 01:50 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 2 | 08:27 | Neutral | Glenn Gawdin |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 2 | 02:03 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 1 | 16:26 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 1 | 16:19 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 1 | 02:17 | Offensive | Eric Staal |