Scouting Report
Travis Zajac holds a +3.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Zajac on defensive-zone draws (66% H2H, 35 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Zajac 54.2% (-3.7%)
H2H factor
Zajac leads 60-53 in 113 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 77.1%
Defensive zone
Staal 51.0%
Neutral zone
Staal 66.1%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 65.5%
65.5%
34.5%
Staal
Zajac
Head-to-Head Record
53
-
60
(113 meetings)
53
60
Staal
Zajac
Last 10: Staal 6-4 Zajac
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
24
18
Staal
Zajac
42 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
12
23
Staal
Zajac
35 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Zajac
17
19
Staal
Zajac
36 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Zajac
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
54.4% (9,056)
-3.9%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
59.1% (1,498)
-5.6%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
48.6% (1,599)
-4.4%
On power play, Zajac has a +5.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zajac shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Zajac is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (8,183).
Home / Away
Staal
Zajac
Home
52.6% (6,558)
55.5% (6,156)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
53.0% (6,038)
By Period
Staal
Zajac
P1
50.0%
53.8%
P2
51.1%
55.6%
P3
50.4%
53.6%
OT
55.2%
52.3%
Final 5 min
50.6%
54.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
54.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2021 | 3 | 19:27 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 3 | 18:09 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 3 | 04:52 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 1 | 01:32 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 25, 2021 | 1 | 06:28 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 23, 2021 | 3 | 15:44 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 23, 2021 | 2 | 05:34 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 26, 2019 | 3 | 05:34 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 26, 2019 | 3 | 02:06 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 26, 2019 | 1 | 15:02 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 26, 2019 | 1 | 01:32 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 3 | 07:37 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 1 | 05:38 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 1 | 13:17 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 1 | 10:29 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 1 | 06:57 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 1 | 01:07 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 22, 2018 | 2 | 10:07 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 20, 2017 | 3 | 16:19 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |