Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 37 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Backlund 49.0% (+1.6%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 54-41 in 95 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 70.9%
Defensive zone
Backlund 66.3%
Neutral zone
Staal 51.9%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 55.7%
55.7%
44.3%
Staal
Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
54
-
41
(95 meetings)
54
41
Staal
Backlund
Last 10: Staal 4-6 Backlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
22
15
Staal
Backlund
37 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
9
10
Staal
Backlund
19 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
23
16
Staal
Backlund
39 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
49.7% (13,410)
+0.8%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
51.6% (1,336)
+1.9%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
44.0% (2,446)
+0.2%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Backlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (10,953).
Home / Away
Staal
Backlund
Home
52.6% (6,558)
49.7% (8,565)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
48.3% (8,632)
By Period
Staal
Backlund
P1
50.0%
48.5%
P2
51.1%
50.3%
P3
50.4%
48.4%
OT
55.2%
44.1%
Final 5 min
50.6%
48.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
49.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2022 | 3 | 18:54 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 3 | 02:30 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 2 | 10:56 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 2 | 04:58 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 2 | 04:53 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 1 | 02:51 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 1 | 02:45 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 26, 2021 | 1 | 15:25 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 26, 2021 | 1 | 12:17 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 3 | 18:51 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 3 | 17:31 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 3 | 10:14 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 2 | 07:12 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 16, 2021 | 3 | 12:24 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1 | 06:55 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 3 | 14:08 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 3 | 02:59 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 2 | 10:06 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 1 | 18:26 | Defensive | Eric Staal |