Scouting Report
Radek Faksa holds a +1.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Faksa on defensive-zone draws (69% H2H, 32 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Faksa 52.4% (-1.8%)
H2H factor
Faksa leads 49-46 in 95 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 80.4%
Defensive zone
Faksa 70.1%
Neutral zone
Staal 52.7%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 51.8%
51.8%
48.2%
Staal
Faksa
Head-to-Head Record
46
-
49
(95 meetings)
46
49
Staal
Faksa
Last 10: Staal 6-4 Faksa
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
16
7
Staal
Faksa
23 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Faksa
10
22
Staal
Faksa
32 total
Neutral Zone
Even
20
20
Staal
Faksa
40 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Faksa
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
52.8% (6,681)
-2.3%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
57.7% (291)
-4.2%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
49.3% (1,372)
-5.1%
On penalty kill, Faksa has a +5.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Faksa shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Faksa is 52.8% vs left-shot opponents (5,193).
Home / Away
Staal
Faksa
Home
52.6% (6,558)
52.9% (4,092)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
51.9% (4,252)
By Period
Staal
Faksa
P1
50.0%
53.0%
P2
51.1%
52.5%
P3
50.4%
52.0%
OT
55.2%
45.3%
Final 5 min
50.6%
52.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Faksa
54.0%▲
50.5%
52.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2023 | 2 | 12:35 | Neutral | Radek Faksa |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 1 | 02:14 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 17, 2022 | 2 | 12:29 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 3 | 07:10 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 2 | 12:09 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 2 | 09:11 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 1 | 16:04 | Offensive | Radek Faksa |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 1 | 14:24 | Offensive | Radek Faksa |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 1 | 10:02 | Neutral | Radek Faksa |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 3 | 13:49 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 3 | 09:44 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 3 | 01:24 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 2 | 15:28 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 1 | 15:26 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Oct 29, 2019 | 2 | 07:24 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Oct 29, 2019 | 1 | 12:08 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 3 | 13:37 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 3 | 10:12 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 3 | 07:14 | Defensive | Eric Staal |