Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.6% vs 50.3%). Look for Pinto on offensive-zone draws (57% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Pinto 50.3% (+0.3%)
H2H factor
Pinto leads 7-7 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 70.4%
Defensive zone
Pinto 71.4%
Neutral zone
Staal 53.4%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 58.3%
58.3%
41.7%
Staal
Pinto
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
7
(14 meetings)
7
7
Staal
Pinto
Last 10: Staal 5-5 Pinto
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Pinto
3
4
Staal
Pinto
7 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Pinto
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
3
2
Staal
Pinto
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Pinto
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
50.6% (2,716)
-0.1%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
54.4% (90)
-0.9%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
44.9% (234)
-0.7%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Pinto shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Pinto is 50.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,185).
Home / Away
Staal
Pinto
Home
52.6% (6,558)
50.9% (1,501)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
49.6% (1,539)
By Period
Staal
Pinto
P1
50.0%
48.3%
P2
51.1%
51.7%
P3
50.4%
50.9%
OT
55.2%
46.7%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Pinto
50.0%▲
48.0%
50.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 12:22 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 12:03 | Defensive | Shane Pinto |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3 | 05:55 | Offensive | Shane Pinto |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 2 | 01:44 | Neutral | Shane Pinto |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1 | 12:50 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1 | 07:59 | Neutral | Shane Pinto |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1 | 02:14 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 2 | 15:04 | Offensive | Shane Pinto |
| May 5, 2021 | 3 | 11:35 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| May 5, 2021 | 2 | 12:17 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| May 5, 2021 | 2 | 12:09 | Offensive | Shane Pinto |
| May 1, 2021 | 3 | 02:19 | Offensive | Shane Pinto |
| May 1, 2021 | 2 | 01:38 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| May 1, 2021 | 1 | 02:06 | Neutral | Eric Staal |