Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +9.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Couture on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 49.2% vs Couture 40.7% (+9.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Couture 59.3%
Defensive zone
Couture 59.8%
Neutral zone
Couture 65.7%
Result
Logan Couture favored at 61.9%
38.1%
61.9%
Staal
Couture
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
5
(8 meetings)
3
5
Staal
Couture
Last 8: Staal 3-5 Couture
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Couture
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Couture
0
4
Staal
Couture
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
2
1
Staal
Couture
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Couture
Edge
Even Strength
48.9% (958)
39.9% (690)
+9.0%
Power Play
51.7% (145)
44.4% (9)
+7.3%
Penalty Kill
47.9% (71)
33.3% (54)
+14.6%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +14.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Couture shoots left. Staal is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (714).
Staal shoots left. Couture is 42.5% vs left-shot opponents (452).
Home / Away
Staal
Couture
Home
49.6% (550)
41.3% (368)
Away
48.7% (624)
37.7% (385)
By Period
Staal
Couture
P1
48.9%
40.1%
P2
47.5%
38.4%
P3
51.6%
40.5%
OT
45.5%
0.0%
Final 5 min
49.2%
41.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
49.1%
Couture
42.0%▼
53.0%
39.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2017 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 3 | 06:39 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 5, 2017 | 3 | 04:21 | Neutral | Logan Couture |
| Jan 5, 2017 | 2 | 18:37 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 5, 2017 | 1 | 17:53 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 5, 2017 | 1 | 12:00 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 5, 2017 | 1 | 08:05 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Jan 5, 2017 | 1 | 05:01 | Offensive | Eric Staal |