Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +1.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Vorobyev 49.2% (+1.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 65.7%
Defensive zone
Vorobyev 54.8%
Neutral zone
Staal 57.3%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 60.9%
60.9%
39.1%
Staal
Vorobyev
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Staal
Vorobyev
Last 6: Staal 4-2 Vorobyev
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
3
1
Staal
Vorobyev
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Vorobyev
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Vorobyev
0
1
Staal
Vorobyev
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Vorobyev
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
49.3% (201)
+1.2%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
0.0% (1)
+53.5%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
44.4% (9)
-0.2%
On power play, Staal has a +53.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Vorobyev shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Vorobyev is 44.3% vs left-shot opponents (149).
Home / Away
Staal
Vorobyev
Home
52.6% (6,558)
50.0% (94)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
47.9% (117)
By Period
Staal
Vorobyev
P1
50.0%
40.5%
P2
51.1%
50.0%
P3
50.4%
58.1%
Final 5 min
50.6%
54.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Vorobyev
62.0%▲
50.0%
48.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2019 | 3 | 19:06 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 14, 2019 | 3 | 13:14 | Neutral | Mikhail Vorobyev |
| Dec 14, 2019 | 3 | 13:04 | Offensive | Mikhail Vorobyev |
| Dec 14, 2019 | 3 | 03:10 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 14, 2019 | 2 | 19:50 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 14, 2019 | 1 | 16:01 | Offensive | Eric Staal |