Who wins more faceoffs, Alexander Burmistrov or Evgeni Malkin?

Alexander Burmistrov leads the head-to-head 5-3 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Alexander Burmistrov's faceoff record against Evgeni Malkin?

Alexander Burmistrov is 5-3 against Evgeni Malkin in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-0, Defensive 0-2, Neutral 4-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Alexander Burmistrov or Evgeni Malkin?

Evgeni Malkin is the predicted winner with a 57.5% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Alexander Burmistrov vs Evgeni Malkin

Alexander BurmistrovL vs Evgeni MalkinL

2011-12 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Evgeni Malkin holds a +3.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Burmistrov on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Burmistrov wins 44.6% vs left-shot opponents — Malkin shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Burmistrov 44.9% vs Malkin 47.7% (-3.5%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Malkin 77.2%

Defensive zone Malkin 50.8%

Neutral zone Malkin 56.2%

Result Evgeni Malkin favored at 57.5%

42.5%

57.5%

Burmistrov Malkin

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 3 (8 meetings)

Burmistrov Malkin

Last 8: Burmistrov 5-3 Malkin

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Burmistrov

Burmistrov Malkin

1 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Malkin

Burmistrov Malkin

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Burmistrov

Burmistrov Malkin

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Burmistrov

Malkin

Edge

Even Strength

43.3% (476)

46.4% (922)

-3.1%

Power Play

62.2% (37)

52.7% (262)

+9.5%

Penalty Kill

29.5% (44)

22.2% (9)

+7.3%

On power play, Burmistrov has a +9.5% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Malkin shoots left. Burmistrov is 44.6% vs left-shot opponents (399).

Burmistrov shoots left. Malkin is 48.5% vs left-shot opponents (884).

Home / Away

Burmistrov

Malkin

Home

41.8% (311)

52.4% (601)

Away

46.6% (253)

42.7% (609)

By Period

Burmistrov

Malkin

47.3%

48.8%

40.0%

50.6%

45.9%

41.6%

0.0%

65.2%

Final 5 min

35.9%

46.4%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Burmistrov

46.0%▼

48.0%

44.0%

Malkin

36.0%▼

46.0%

47.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 20, 2012	3	13:27	Neutral	Alexander Burmistrov
Mar 20, 2012	3	06:56	Offensive	Alexander Burmistrov
Mar 20, 2012	2	10:17	Defensive	Evgeni Malkin
Mar 20, 2012	2	06:55	Neutral	Alexander Burmistrov
Mar 20, 2012	2	03:55	Neutral	Evgeni Malkin
Mar 20, 2012	2	00:42	Defensive	Evgeni Malkin
Mar 20, 2012	1	08:38	Neutral	Alexander Burmistrov
Dec 23, 2011	3	06:56	Neutral	Alexander Burmistrov

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