Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +10.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Staal wins 55.6% vs right-shot opponents — Scheifele shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 52.5% vs Scheifele 43.1% (+10.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 90.1%
Defensive zone
Staal 66.0%
Neutral zone
Staal 82.3%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 82.1%
82.1%
17.9%
Staal
Scheifele
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Staal
Scheifele
Last 8: Staal 6-2 Scheifele
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
4
0
Staal
Scheifele
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
2
0
Staal
Scheifele
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Scheifele
0
2
Staal
Scheifele
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Scheifele
Edge
Even Strength
52.0% (1,126)
41.2% (655)
+10.8%
Power Play
56.5% (239)
46.8% (126)
+9.7%
Penalty Kill
50.8% (65)
50.0% (4)
+0.8%
On even strength, Staal has a +10.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Scheifele shoots right. Staal is 55.6% vs right-shot opponents (516).
Staal shoots left. Scheifele is 44.4% vs left-shot opponents (545).
Home / Away
Staal
Scheifele
Home
56.7% (727)
45.9% (394)
Away
48.6% (703)
38.4% (391)
By Period
Staal
Scheifele
P1
50.9%
44.7%
P2
54.7%
42.2%
P3
51.9%
39.7%
OT
60.9%
36.4%
Final 5 min
54.5%
42.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
52.7%
Scheifele
50.0%▬
51.0%
42.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 10:53 | Neutral | Mark Scheifele |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 10:49 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 03:11 | Neutral | Mark Scheifele |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 2 | 03:10 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 2 | 00:33 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 2 | 00:30 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 1 | 19:38 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 1 | 13:49 | Offensive | Eric Staal |