Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +4.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Krebs 45.9% (+4.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 88.6%
Defensive zone
Staal 68.8%
Neutral zone
Staal 80.5%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 80.6%
80.6%
19.4%
Staal
Krebs
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
1
(6 meetings)
5
1
Staal
Krebs
Last 6: Staal 5-1 Krebs
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
2
1
Staal
Krebs
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
2
0
Staal
Krebs
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Krebs
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Krebs
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
46.0% (2,159)
+4.5%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
52.5% (99)
+1.0%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
38.6% (171)
+5.6%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +5.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Krebs shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Krebs is 44.0% vs left-shot opponents (1,544).
Home / Away
Staal
Krebs
Home
52.6% (6,558)
45.7% (1,182)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
45.8% (1,247)
By Period
Staal
Krebs
P1
50.0%
45.9%
P2
51.1%
46.4%
P3
50.4%
44.8%
OT
55.2%
57.1%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Krebs
48.0%▲
45.0%
45.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2023 | 3 | 00:59 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 2 | 07:42 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 2 | 00:40 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 3 | 11:09 | Offensive | Peyton Krebs |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 2 | 04:26 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 1 | 04:30 | Offensive | Eric Staal |