Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +3.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 27 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Scheifele 46.8% (+3.8%)
H2H factor
Scheifele leads 40-38 in 78 meetings
Offensive zone
Scheifele 56.3%
Defensive zone
Scheifele 51.7%
Neutral zone
Scheifele 51.4%
Result
Mark Scheifele favored at 53.2%
46.8%
53.2%
Staal
Scheifele
Head-to-Head Record
38
-
40
(78 meetings)
38
40
Staal
Scheifele
Last 10: Staal 8-2 Scheifele
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
17
10
Staal
Scheifele
27 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Scheifele
6
8
Staal
Scheifele
14 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Scheifele
15
22
Staal
Scheifele
37 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Scheifele
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
46.3% (12,036)
+4.2%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
50.2% (2,563)
+3.3%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
41.6% (598)
+2.6%
On even strength, Staal has a +4.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Scheifele shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Scheifele is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (10,821).
Home / Away
Staal
Scheifele
Home
52.6% (6,558)
48.9% (7,644)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
44.7% (7,554)
By Period
Staal
Scheifele
P1
50.0%
48.2%
P2
51.1%
45.6%
P3
50.4%
46.8%
OT
55.2%
42.5%
Final 5 min
50.6%
45.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Scheifele
50.0%▬
51.0%
46.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2023 | 2 | 09:00 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 6, 2022 | 1 | 14:28 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 6, 2022 | 1 | 08:34 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 10, 2021 | 1 | 03:46 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 8, 2021 | 3 | 08:39 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 8, 2021 | 3 | 08:29 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Jan 4, 2020 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Mark Scheifele |
| Dec 21, 2019 | 2 | 11:34 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 21, 2019 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 21, 2019 | 1 | 09:37 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 21, 2019 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 10, 2019 | 2 | 03:54 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mark Scheifele |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 2 | 10:12 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 2 | 06:42 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 2 | 02:55 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mark Scheifele |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 1 | 15:39 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Jan 10, 2019 | 3 | 02:20 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |