Eric Staal vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Kotkaniemi on offensive-zone draws (86% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (+1.4%)
H2H factor
Kotkaniemi leads 9-8 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Kotkaniemi 59.9%
Defensive zone
Staal 52.6%
Neutral zone
Kotkaniemi 50.4%
Result
Jesperi Kotkaniemi favored at 52.9%
47.1%
52.9%
Staal
Kotkaniemi
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
9
(17 meetings)
8
9
Staal
Kotkaniemi
Last 10: Staal 5-5 Kotkaniemi
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
1
6
Staal
Kotkaniemi
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
6
2
Staal
Kotkaniemi
8 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Kotkaniemi
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Kotkaniemi
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
49.1% (3,840)
+1.4%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
51.1% (350)
+2.4%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
45.7% (35)
-1.5%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,774).
Home / Away
Staal
Kotkaniemi
Home
52.6% (6,558)
49.7% (2,194)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
48.6% (2,031)
By Period
Staal
Kotkaniemi
P1
50.0%
49.8%
P2
51.1%
50.5%
P3
50.4%
47.2%
OT
55.2%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Kotkaniemi
52.0%▲
48.0%
49.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2023 | 3 | 17:45 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 2 | 17:54 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 2 | 06:05 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3 | 17:07 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3 | 13:55 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3 | 05:30 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 2 | 02:20 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1 | 07:24 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 3 | 12:54 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 2 | 10:30 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 2 | 10:19 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 2 | 07:04 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 17, 2019 | 3 | 02:32 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 7, 2019 | 3 | 17:11 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 7, 2019 | 1 | 17:05 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 11, 2018 | 2 | 08:59 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 11, 2018 | 2 | 05:23 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |