Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +4.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 51.8% vs Halpern 54.8% (-4.1%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 79.8%
Defensive zone
Halpern 77.4%
Neutral zone
Halpern 56.3%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 50.1%
50.1%
49.9%
Staal
Halpern
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
3
(7 meetings)
4
3
Staal
Halpern
Last 7: Staal 4-3 Halpern
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
3
0
Staal
Halpern
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
0
3
Staal
Halpern
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Halpern
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Halpern
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (804)
57.8% (282)
-5.4%
Power Play
53.5% (157)
42.9% (7)
+10.6%
Penalty Kill
41.5% (53)
51.2% (82)
-9.7%
On power play, Staal has a +10.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Halpern shoots right. Staal is 52.0% vs right-shot opponents (379).
Staal shoots left. Halpern is 60.5% vs left-shot opponents (238).
Home / Away
Staal
Halpern
Home
52.7% (490)
55.4% (186)
Away
51.3% (524)
56.8% (185)
By Period
Staal
Halpern
P1
56.4%
51.0%
P2
52.4%
54.8%
P3
47.4%
60.5%
OT
42.9%
50.0%
Final 5 min
53.2%
54.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
52.0%
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
56.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2013 | 3 | 16:30 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 3 | 06:24 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 19:44 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 08:01 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 07:56 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 07:47 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 1 | 14:14 | Offensive | Eric Staal |