Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Dries on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Dries 49.4% (+1.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Dries 56.8%
Defensive zone
Dries 59.7%
Neutral zone
Dries 58.2%
Result
Sheldon Dries favored at 58.0%
42.0%
58.0%
Staal
Dries
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
5
(7 meetings)
2
5
Staal
Dries
Last 7: Staal 2-5 Dries
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Dries
0
3
Staal
Dries
3 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Dries
2 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Staal
Dries
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Dries
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
48.5% (544)
+2.0%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
54.3% (70)
-0.8%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
51.4% (37)
-7.2%
On penalty kill, Dries has a +7.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Dries shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Dries is 47.9% vs left-shot opponents (426).
Home / Away
Staal
Dries
Home
52.6% (6,558)
52.6% (363)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
45.1% (288)
By Period
Staal
Dries
P1
50.0%
46.7%
P2
51.1%
51.4%
P3
50.4%
49.5%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Dries
40.0%▼
49.0%
49.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2022 | 3 | 14:31 | Defensive | Sheldon Dries |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 3 | 14:00 | Neutral | Sheldon Dries |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 3 | 13:54 | Offensive | Sheldon Dries |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 3 | 01:33 | Offensive | Sheldon Dries |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 2 | 19:58 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 1 | 11:42 | Offensive | Sheldon Dries |
| Jan 23, 2019 | 1 | 12:40 | Neutral | Eric Staal |