Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +7.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Kulemin 44.3% (+7.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 80.9%
Defensive zone
Staal 67.2%
Neutral zone
Staal 79.8%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 77.1%
77.1%
22.9%
Staal
Kulemin
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
3
(8 meetings)
5
3
Staal
Kulemin
Last 8: Staal 5-3 Kulemin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kulemin
1
2
Staal
Kulemin
3 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Kulemin
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
3
0
Staal
Kulemin
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Kulemin
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
44.0% (341)
+6.5%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
52.9% (34)
+0.6%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
32.3% (62)
+11.9%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +11.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kulemin shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Kulemin is 37.9% vs left-shot opponents (243).
Home / Away
Staal
Kulemin
Home
52.6% (6,558)
49.0% (196)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
38.2% (241)
By Period
Staal
Kulemin
P1
50.0%
48.9%
P2
51.1%
38.5%
P3
50.4%
41.7%
OT
55.2%
60.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
45.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Kulemin
42.0%▲
38.5%
43.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2016 | 3 | 15:16 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 3 | 13:10 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 3 | 07:21 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 3 | 04:10 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 2 | 15:25 | Defensive | Nikolay Kulemin |
| Mar 28, 2013 | 2 | 07:25 | Offensive | Nikolay Kulemin |
| Nov 20, 2011 | 2 | 07:54 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 28, 2010 | 2 | 18:58 | Offensive | Nikolay Kulemin |