Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 51.8% vs Zibanejad 47.2% (+5.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 57.8%
Defensive zone
Staal 80.1%
Neutral zone
Staal 72.8%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 71.6%
71.6%
28.4%
Staal
Zibanejad
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
2
(7 meetings)
5
2
Staal
Zibanejad
Last 7: Staal 5-2 Zibanejad
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Zibanejad
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
2
1
Staal
Zibanejad
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
2
0
Staal
Zibanejad
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Zibanejad
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (804)
46.7% (285)
+5.7%
Power Play
53.5% (157)
45.6% (57)
+7.9%
Penalty Kill
41.5% (53)
0.0% (1)
+41.5%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +41.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zibanejad shoots right. Staal is 52.0% vs right-shot opponents (379).
Staal shoots left. Zibanejad is 45.8% vs left-shot opponents (214).
Home / Away
Staal
Zibanejad
Home
52.7% (490)
45.4% (163)
Away
51.3% (524)
47.2% (180)
By Period
Staal
Zibanejad
P1
56.4%
43.7%
P2
52.4%
48.6%
P3
47.4%
46.9%
OT
42.9%
50.0%
Final 5 min
53.2%
47.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
52.0%
Zibanejad
50.0%▼
51.5%
46.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2013 | 3 | 01:48 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 16, 2013 | 3 | 01:38 | Defensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Apr 16, 2013 | 2 | 11:08 | Offensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Apr 16, 2013 | 1 | 13:42 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 16, 2013 | 1 | 10:08 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 1, 2013 | 3 | 12:50 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 1, 2013 | 3 | 01:07 | Defensive | Eric Staal |