Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.6% vs 50.1%). Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Sharp 50.1% (+0.5%)
H2H factor
Sharp leads 5-5 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Sharp 77.2%
Defensive zone
Staal 77.3%
Neutral zone
Staal 52.9%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 53.1%
53.1%
46.9%
Staal
Sharp
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
5
(10 meetings)
5
5
Staal
Sharp
Last 10: Staal 5-5 Sharp
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Sharp
0
4
Staal
Sharp
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
5
0
Staal
Sharp
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sharp
0
1
Staal
Sharp
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Sharp
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
50.4% (1,085)
+0.1%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
50.6% (180)
+2.9%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
40.9% (44)
+3.3%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +3.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sharp shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Sharp is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (947).
Home / Away
Staal
Sharp
Home
52.6% (6,558)
53.2% (688)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
46.7% (623)
By Period
Staal
Sharp
P1
50.0%
48.0%
P2
51.1%
49.1%
P3
50.4%
51.7%
OT
55.2%
62.2%
Final 5 min
50.6%
48.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Sharp
60.0%▲
52.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2017 | 3 | 17:56 | Offensive | Patrick Sharp |
| Oct 12, 2017 | 3 | 17:59 | Neutral | Patrick Sharp |
| Feb 16, 2017 | 3 | 01:03 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 24, 2017 | OT | 03:43 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 15, 2013 | OT | 01:00 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 15, 2013 | OT | 00:41 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Oct 15, 2013 | 3 | 19:30 | Offensive | Patrick Sharp |
| Oct 15, 2013 | 1 | 16:22 | Offensive | Patrick Sharp |
| Oct 15, 2013 | 1 | 00:55 | Offensive | Patrick Sharp |
| Oct 28, 2011 | 2 | 16:51 | Defensive | Eric Staal |