Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Josefson on defensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 52.3% vs Josefson 50.9% (+1.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 56.6%
Defensive zone
Josefson 60.0%
Neutral zone
Josefson 50.3%
Result
Jacob Josefson favored at 54.7%
45.3%
54.7%
Staal
Josefson
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
3
(5 meetings)
2
3
Staal
Josefson
Last 5: Staal 2-3 Josefson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Josefson
0
1
Staal
Josefson
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Josefson
1
2
Staal
Josefson
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Josefson
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Josefson
Edge
Even Strength
52.5% (1,228)
51.5% (301)
+1.0%
Power Play
54.1% (281)
50.0% (8)
+4.1%
Penalty Kill
45.6% (136)
46.2% (39)
-0.6%
On power play, Staal has a +4.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Josefson shoots left. Staal is 52.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,068).
Staal shoots left. Josefson is 52.7% vs left-shot opponents (258).
Home / Away
Staal
Josefson
Home
53.9% (825)
53.7% (216)
Away
51.1% (856)
47.1% (138)
By Period
Staal
Josefson
P1
54.8%
51.9%
P2
54.1%
50.8%
P3
48.6%
50.4%
OT
60.7%
100.0%
Final 5 min
53.0%
52.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
52.5%
Josefson
42.0%▼
44.0%
51.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3 | 10:04 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Oct 10, 2011 | 3 | 01:02 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Oct 10, 2011 | 3 | 00:51 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 10, 2011 | 2 | 09:08 | Offensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Oct 10, 2011 | 2 | 08:56 | Neutral | Eric Staal |