Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +9.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Read 42.2% (+9.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 90.0%
Defensive zone
Staal 83.4%
Neutral zone
Staal 87.8%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 86.9%
86.9%
13.1%
Staal
Read
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
1
(7 meetings)
6
1
Staal
Read
Last 7: Staal 6-1 Read
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
2
1
Staal
Read
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
3
0
Staal
Read
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Read
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Read
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
42.0% (395)
+8.5%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
41.5% (41)
+12.0%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
33.3% (87)
+10.9%
On power play, Staal has a +12.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Read shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Read is 37.5% vs left-shot opponents (341).
Home / Away
Staal
Read
Home
52.6% (6,558)
42.8% (250)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
38.8% (276)
By Period
Staal
Read
P1
50.0%
42.5%
P2
51.1%
41.5%
P3
50.4%
38.1%
OT
55.2%
44.4%
Final 5 min
50.6%
37.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Read
44.0%▲
39.5%
40.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2013 | 2 | 11:30 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 10, 2012 | 3 | 13:09 | Offensive | Matt Read |
| Nov 21, 2011 | 3 | 02:07 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 3 | 12:17 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 2 | 09:23 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 1 | 15:31 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 1 | 07:09 | Offensive | Eric Staal |