Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +14.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Hughes 36.6% (+14.5%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 14-3 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 83.0%
Defensive zone
Staal 97.7%
Neutral zone
Staal 95.9%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 92.6%
92.6%
7.4%
Staal
Hughes
Head-to-Head Record
14
-
3
(17 meetings)
14
3
Staal
Hughes
Last 10: Staal 8-2 Hughes
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
5
0
Staal
Hughes
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
5
0
Staal
Hughes
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
4
3
Staal
Hughes
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Hughes
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
36.0% (2,887)
+14.5%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
38.8% (224)
+14.7%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
31.0% (42)
+13.2%
On power play, Staal has a +14.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Hughes shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Hughes is 34.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,931).
Home / Away
Staal
Hughes
Home
52.6% (6,558)
36.8% (1,670)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
35.4% (1,483)
By Period
Staal
Hughes
P1
50.0%
36.9%
P2
51.1%
33.6%
P3
50.4%
38.1%
OT
55.2%
37.5%
Final 5 min
50.6%
34.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Hughes
38.0%▲
36.0%
36.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2023 | 1 | 02:12 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 21, 2022 | 2 | 16:19 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 21, 2022 | 2 | 16:12 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 3 | 10:43 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 3 | 00:59 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 2 | 01:57 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 1 | 10:23 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 1 | 10:16 | Neutral | Jack Hughes |
| Feb 25, 2021 | 2 | 05:27 | Neutral | Jack Hughes |
| Feb 23, 2021 | 3 | 11:56 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 23, 2021 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 23, 2021 | 2 | 10:20 | Neutral | Jack Hughes |
| Feb 20, 2021 | 3 | 04:28 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 2 | 15:23 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 2 | 06:49 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 1 | 15:32 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 1 | 04:19 | Offensive | Eric Staal |