Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +6.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (65% H2H, 20 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Strome 44.6% (+6.1%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 43-28 in 71 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 90.2%
Defensive zone
Staal 82.7%
Neutral zone
Staal 90.9%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 88.3%
88.3%
11.7%
Staal
Strome
Head-to-Head Record
43
-
28
(71 meetings)
43
28
Staal
Strome
Last 10: Staal 8-2 Strome
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
15
10
Staal
Strome
25 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
13
7
Staal
Strome
20 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
15
11
Staal
Strome
26 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Strome
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
44.1% (6,839)
+6.4%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
49.3% (854)
+4.2%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
41.5% (410)
+2.7%
On even strength, Staal has a +6.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Strome shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Strome is 45.4% vs left-shot opponents (5,726).
Home / Away
Staal
Strome
Home
52.6% (6,558)
44.4% (4,046)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
44.7% (4,057)
By Period
Staal
Strome
P1
50.0%
44.0%
P2
51.1%
45.3%
P3
50.4%
44.3%
OT
55.2%
46.3%
Final 5 min
50.6%
44.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Strome
42.0%▼
44.0%
44.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2021 | 3 | 18:53 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 22, 2021 | 3 | 16:04 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 22, 2021 | 2 | 19:30 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 22, 2021 | 2 | 16:15 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 22, 2021 | 2 | 06:52 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 28, 2021 | 2 | 03:54 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Jan 26, 2021 | 1 | 19:53 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Jan 26, 2021 | 1 | 17:03 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 13, 2020 | OT | 04:14 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 3 | 00:52 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 1 | 07:15 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 3 | 04:47 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 3 | 01:57 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 2 | 17:17 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 2 | 17:11 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 1 | 14:00 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 1 | 03:09 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 1 | 03:03 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 1 | 00:51 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2019 | 3 | 08:28 | Offensive | Eric Staal |