Scouting Report
Pavel Datsyuk holds a +6.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 48.1% vs Datsyuk 54.1% (-6.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 71.9%
Defensive zone
Datsyuk 81.1%
Neutral zone
Datsyuk 70.0%
Result
Pavel Datsyuk favored at 74.6%
25.4%
74.6%
Staal
Datsyuk
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Staal
Datsyuk
Last 8: Staal 6-2 Datsyuk
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Datsyuk
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
3
0
Staal
Datsyuk
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
2
1
Staal
Datsyuk
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
47.4% (1,219)
53.5% (533)
-6.1%
Power Play
50.8% (356)
58.9% (163)
-8.1%
Penalty Kill
47.5% (141)
54.7% (75)
-7.2%
On power play, Datsyuk has a +8.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Staal is 47.8% vs left-shot opponents (1,087).
Staal shoots left. Datsyuk is 53.4% vs left-shot opponents (551).
Home / Away
Staal
Datsyuk
Home
49.8% (880)
55.4% (392)
Away
46.2% (871)
53.9% (393)
By Period
Staal
Datsyuk
P1
46.4%
50.2%
P2
46.1%
59.9%
P3
50.7%
53.3%
OT
53.5%
64.3%
Final 5 min
45.1%
57.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
48.0%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
54.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2011 | 3 | 13:20 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2011 | 3 | 05:09 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Apr 6, 2011 | 2 | 19:02 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2011 | 2 | 18:47 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2011 | 2 | 06:19 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Apr 6, 2011 | 2 | 00:58 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2011 | 1 | 12:03 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2011 | 1 | 05:46 | Offensive | Eric Staal |