Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +8.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Barbashev 42.3% (+8.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 92.9%
Defensive zone
Staal 82.1%
Neutral zone
Staal 92.4%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 91.3%
91.3%
8.7%
Staal
Barbashev
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
0
(9 meetings)
9
0
Staal
Barbashev
Last 9: Staal 9-0 Barbashev
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Barbashev
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Barbashev
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
7
0
Staal
Barbashev
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Barbashev
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
42.1% (1,726)
+8.4%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
47.1% (87)
+6.4%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
36.7% (139)
+7.5%
On even strength, Staal has a +8.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Barbashev shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Barbashev is 42.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,165).
Home / Away
Staal
Barbashev
Home
52.6% (6,558)
42.5% (926)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
41.4% (1,026)
By Period
Staal
Barbashev
P1
50.0%
40.9%
P2
51.1%
42.5%
P3
50.4%
42.3%
OT
55.2%
60.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
39.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Barbashev
26.0%▼
36.5%
42.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2019 | 3 | 03:22 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 30, 2019 | 2 | 18:48 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 17, 2019 | 2 | 19:56 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 2 | 15:15 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 2 | 09:37 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 27, 2018 | 2 | 16:04 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 27, 2018 | 2 | 11:51 | Neutral | Eric Staal |