Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +5.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on defensive-zone draws (94% H2H, 17 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Halpern 55.8% (-5.5%)
H2H factor
Halpern leads 16-15 in 31 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 83.0%
Defensive zone
Halpern 70.9%
Neutral zone
Staal 55.6%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 51.7%
51.7%
48.3%
Staal
Halpern
Head-to-Head Record
15
-
16
(31 meetings)
15
16
Staal
Halpern
Last 10: Staal 7-3 Halpern
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
12
0
Staal
Halpern
12 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
1
16
Staal
Halpern
17 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
2
0
Staal
Halpern
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Halpern
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
56.5% (1,602)
-6.0%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
52.2% (46)
+1.3%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
54.2% (487)
-10.0%
On penalty kill, Halpern has a +10.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Halpern shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Halpern is 57.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,432).
Home / Away
Staal
Halpern
Home
52.6% (6,558)
56.1% (1,090)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
56.1% (1,062)
By Period
Staal
Halpern
P1
50.0%
56.2%
P2
51.1%
54.9%
P3
50.4%
57.3%
OT
55.2%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
60.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
56.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2013 | 2 | 05:44 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 14, 2013 | 1 | 18:07 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| 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 |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 3 | 08:46 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 2 | 17:25 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 2 | 15:51 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 20, 2012 | 3 | 12:29 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 20, 2012 | 2 | 15:22 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 2 | 03:13 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 15, 2012 | 3 | 07:38 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 15, 2012 | 2 | 17:48 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 15, 2012 | 2 | 11:00 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Nov 4, 2011 | 2 | 13:21 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Nov 4, 2011 | 2 | 04:36 | Offensive | Eric Staal |