Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +2.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Couture on defensive-zone draws (73% H2H, 11 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Couture 48.3% (+2.3%)
H2H factor
Couture leads 22-15 in 37 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 50.9%
Defensive zone
Couture 73.1%
Neutral zone
Couture 60.1%
Result
Logan Couture favored at 61.0%
39.0%
61.0%
Staal
Couture
Head-to-Head Record
15
-
22
(37 meetings)
15
22
Staal
Couture
Last 10: Staal 6-4 Couture
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Couture
4
6
Staal
Couture
10 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Couture
3
8
Staal
Couture
11 total
Neutral Zone
Even
8
8
Staal
Couture
16 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Couture
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
48.8% (8,919)
+1.7%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
54.6% (624)
-1.1%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
39.8% (992)
+4.4%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +4.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Couture shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Couture is 49.1% vs left-shot opponents (6,927).
Home / Away
Staal
Couture
Home
52.6% (6,558)
49.4% (5,418)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
47.1% (5,135)
By Period
Staal
Couture
P1
50.0%
47.9%
P2
51.1%
47.9%
P3
50.4%
49.2%
OT
55.2%
48.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
45.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Couture
42.0%▼
53.0%
48.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2023 | 1 | 18:54 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 3, 2022 | 1 | 03:11 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Nov 7, 2019 | 2 | 11:12 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 11, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 11, 2019 | 1 | 14:48 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 11, 2019 | 1 | 00:09 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 11, 2019 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Logan Couture |
| Apr 7, 2018 | 2 | 16:42 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Apr 7, 2018 | 2 | 11:19 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 7, 2018 | 1 | 11:45 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| 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 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | 2 | 15:51 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 1 | 00:32 | Offensive | Eric Staal |