Scouting Report
Pavel Datsyuk holds a +3.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 15 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Datsyuk 54.4% (-3.9%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 27-12 in 39 meetings
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 73.5%
Defensive zone
Datsyuk 70.4%
Neutral zone
Datsyuk 69.9%
Result
Pavel Datsyuk favored at 71.4%
28.6%
71.4%
Staal
Datsyuk
Head-to-Head Record
27
-
12
(39 meetings)
27
12
Staal
Datsyuk
Last 10: Staal 6-4 Datsyuk
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
9
6
Staal
Datsyuk
15 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
6
3
Staal
Datsyuk
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
12
3
Staal
Datsyuk
15 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
53.3% (4,336)
-2.8%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
58.8% (1,120)
-5.3%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
55.8% (505)
-11.6%
On penalty kill, Datsyuk has a +11.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Datsyuk is 53.6% vs left-shot opponents (3,837).
Home / Away
Staal
Datsyuk
Home
52.6% (6,558)
55.9% (2,962)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
53.0% (3,032)
By Period
Staal
Datsyuk
P1
50.0%
54.1%
P2
51.1%
54.4%
P3
50.4%
54.8%
OT
55.2%
56.2%
Final 5 min
50.6%
54.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
54.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2016 | 2 | 13:18 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 9, 2016 | 1 | 16:24 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 12, 2016 | OT | 00:22 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Mar 12, 2016 | 3 | 11:50 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 12, 2016 | 3 | 03:04 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Mar 12, 2016 | 2 | 19:28 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 12, 2016 | 2 | 10:35 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 12, 2016 | 1 | 06:22 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Dec 7, 2014 | 2 | 14:54 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 7, 2014 | 2 | 10:36 | Defensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Dec 7, 2014 | 2 | 00:06 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 7, 2014 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 2 | 14:05 | Defensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 1 | 12:40 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 1 | 06:45 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 21, 2013 | 2 | 19:00 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 21, 2013 | 2 | 18:02 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 21, 2013 | 2 | 08:40 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |