Scouting Report
Chris Tierney holds a +5.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Tierney on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tierney 50.8% vs Malkin 46.1% (+5.2%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Tierney 74.1%
Defensive zone
Tierney 94.4%
Neutral zone
Tierney 88.8%
Result
Chris Tierney favored at 87.0%
87.0%
13.0%
Tierney
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
1
(7 meetings)
6
1
Tierney
Malkin
Last 7: Tierney 6-1 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tierney
2
0
Tierney
Malkin
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Tierney
3
0
Tierney
Malkin
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Tierney
Malkin
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tierney
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
52.1% (844)
46.2% (807)
+5.9%
Power Play
50.7% (75)
30.4% (23)
+20.3%
Penalty Kill
42.7% (124)
33.3% (3)
+9.4%
On power play, Tierney has a +20.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Tierney is 52.7% vs left-shot opponents (719).
Tierney shoots left. Malkin is 45.8% vs left-shot opponents (611).
Home / Away
Tierney
Malkin
Home
51.2% (521)
45.1% (450)
Away
50.6% (522)
46.4% (384)
By Period
Tierney
Malkin
P1
49.3%
48.2%
P2
50.4%
43.5%
P3
53.4%
46.0%
OT
0.0%
33.3%
Final 5 min
42.5%
43.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tierney
60.0%▲
56.5%
50.9%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2018 | 3 | 16:06 | Neutral | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 3 | 03:58 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 14:38 | Offensive | Chris Tierney |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 14:34 | Offensive | Chris Tierney |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 18:44 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 15:03 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 14:59 | Defensive | Chris Tierney |