Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +6.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Sundqvist 44.3% (+6.5%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 11-9 in 20 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 84.2%
Defensive zone
Sundqvist 55.1%
Neutral zone
Staal 68.7%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 69.0%
69.0%
31.0%
Staal
Sundqvist
Head-to-Head Record
11
-
9
(20 meetings)
11
9
Staal
Sundqvist
Last 10: Staal 5-5 Sundqvist
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
6
2
Staal
Sundqvist
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sundqvist
2
3
Staal
Sundqvist
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sundqvist
3
4
Staal
Sundqvist
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Sundqvist
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
44.2% (2,842)
+6.3%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
51.0% (98)
+2.5%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
41.6% (385)
+2.6%
On even strength, Staal has a +6.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sundqvist shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Sundqvist is 44.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,379).
Home / Away
Staal
Sundqvist
Home
52.6% (6,558)
44.2% (1,584)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
44.0% (1,741)
By Period
Staal
Sundqvist
P1
50.0%
42.8%
P2
51.1%
45.6%
P3
50.4%
43.7%
OT
55.2%
60.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
45.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Sundqvist
44.0%▼
49.5%
44.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2020 | 2 | 10:48 | Offensive | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Feb 23, 2020 | 1 | 10:44 | Neutral | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 3 | 10:30 | Defensive | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 2 | 17:08 | Defensive | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 2 | 08:01 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 24, 2019 | 3 | 13:48 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 24, 2019 | 2 | 11:31 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 24, 2019 | 2 | 06:25 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 17, 2019 | 2 | 12:06 | Neutral | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Feb 17, 2019 | 1 | 19:30 | Neutral | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 2 | 09:48 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 2 | 09:44 | Offensive | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 1 | 02:49 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 3 | 09:43 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 2 | 18:13 | Defensive | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 3 | 02:09 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 2 | 01:20 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 25, 2017 | 1 | 16:54 | Neutral | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Feb 12, 2016 | 3 | 14:42 | Neutral | Eric Staal |