Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +6.3% FO% edge overall.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Drouin 44.5% (+6.3%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 6-5 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 53.6%
Defensive zone
Staal 75.1%
Neutral zone
Staal 69.4%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 69.0%
69.0%
31.0%
Staal
Drouin
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
5
(11 meetings)
6
5
Staal
Drouin
Last 10: Staal 6-4 Drouin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Drouin
1 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Drouin
2 total
Neutral Zone
Even
4
4
Staal
Drouin
8 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Drouin
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
43.5% (1,824)
+7.0%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
48.3% (387)
+5.2%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
39.1% (23)
+5.1%
On even strength, Staal has a +7.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Drouin shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Drouin is 44.1% vs left-shot opponents (1,385).
Home / Away
Staal
Drouin
Home
52.6% (6,558)
44.0% (1,041)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
44.5% (1,193)
By Period
Staal
Drouin
P1
50.0%
45.9%
P2
51.1%
42.0%
P3
50.4%
45.0%
OT
55.2%
47.1%
Final 5 min
50.6%
42.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Drouin
44.0%▼
49.5%
44.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2023 | 2 | 02:06 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 04:44 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 01:23 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 3 | 14:36 | Neutral | Jonathan Drouin |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 2 | 11:40 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 3 | 16:20 | Defensive | Jonathan Drouin |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 3 | 05:54 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 1 | 04:51 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 1 | 02:06 | Neutral | Jonathan Drouin |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 3 | 12:24 | Neutral | Jonathan Drouin |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 2 | 01:02 | Neutral | Jonathan Drouin |