Auston Matthews vs Evgeni Malkin
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Auston Matthews holds a +8.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Matthews on neutral-zone draws (70% H2H, 23 meetings). Matthews wins 53.9% vs left-shot opponents — Malkin shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Matthews 53.9% vs Malkin 45.9% (+8.1%)
H2H factor
Matthews leads 31-16 in 47 meetings
Offensive zone
Matthews 83.6%
Defensive zone
Matthews 98.1%
Neutral zone
Matthews 96.5%
Result
Auston Matthews favored at 93.0%
93.0%
7.0%
Matthews
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
31
-
16
(47 meetings)
31
16
Matthews
Malkin
Last 10: Matthews 6-4 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
6
8
Matthews
Malkin
14 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
9
1
Matthews
Malkin
10 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Matthews
16
7
Matthews
Malkin
23 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Matthews
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (9,298)
45.6% (10,081)
+8.4%
Power Play
55.5% (530)
50.1% (668)
+5.4%
Penalty Kill
49.8% (482)
32.2% (59)
+17.6%
On penalty kill, Matthews has a +17.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Matthews is 53.9% vs left-shot opponents (6,605).
Matthews shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Home / Away
Matthews
Malkin
Home
56.3% (5,065)
47.6% (5,395)
Away
51.5% (5,245)
44.0% (5,436)
By Period
Matthews
Malkin
P1
55.5%
45.9%
P2
53.3%
46.2%
P3
52.8%
45.2%
OT
56.6%
49.0%
Final 5 min
54.1%
46.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Matthews
70.0%▲
64.0%
53.9%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | 3 | 12:46 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 14:09 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 14:03 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 13:51 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 13:38 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 11:27 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 07:25 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 01:22 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 2 | 14:38 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 2 | 10:01 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1 | 09:11 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 1 | 19:42 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 15, 2022 | 2 | 13:08 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 15, 2022 | 2 | 00:11 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 3 | 17:53 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 3 | 12:55 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 3 | 07:27 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 2 | 10:51 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 1 | 12:32 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Feb 17, 2022 | 3 | 03:09 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |