Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +2.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (57% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Okposo 48.7% (+2.0%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 11-9 in 20 meetings
Offensive zone
Okposo 52.8%
Defensive zone
Staal 64.6%
Neutral zone
Staal 58.9%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 57.9%
57.9%
42.1%
Staal
Okposo
Head-to-Head Record
11
-
9
(20 meetings)
11
9
Staal
Okposo
Last 10: Staal 4-6 Okposo
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
4
3
Staal
Okposo
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
6
5
Staal
Okposo
11 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Okposo
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Okposo
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
49.1% (1,513)
+1.4%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
50.1% (391)
+3.4%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
39.7% (151)
+4.5%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +4.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Okposo shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Okposo is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,523).
Home / Away
Staal
Okposo
Home
52.6% (6,558)
50.2% (990)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
47.1% (1,065)
By Period
Staal
Okposo
P1
50.0%
48.8%
P2
51.1%
49.6%
P3
50.4%
47.3%
OT
55.2%
48.7%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Okposo
48.0%▬
49.0%
48.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2023 | 3 | 16:39 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 3 | 11:01 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1 | 11:38 | Offensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1 | 03:35 | Neutral | Kyle Okposo |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 3 | 04:54 | Defensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 3 | 02:12 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 1 | 12:06 | Offensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 06:49 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 11, 2014 | 2 | 02:45 | Offensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Mar 25, 2014 | 3 | 17:34 | Defensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Mar 25, 2014 | 2 | 00:38 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 7, 2013 | 2 | 10:27 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 19, 2013 | 2 | 11:24 | Defensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 14:33 | Defensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 06:59 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 15:57 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 02:57 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 3 | 15:00 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 2 | 02:55 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 26, 2011 | 1 | 07:32 | Defensive | Kyle Okposo |