Scouting Report
Evgeni Malkin holds a +6.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 45.9% vs Porter 41.2% (+6.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Malkin 54.5%
Defensive zone
Porter 83.2%
Neutral zone
Porter 57.8%
Result
Kevin Porter favored at 59.5%
40.5%
59.5%
Malkin
Porter
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
5
(8 meetings)
3
5
Malkin
Porter
Last 8: Malkin 3-5 Porter
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
2
1
Malkin
Porter
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Porter
0
2
Malkin
Porter
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Porter
1
2
Malkin
Porter
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Porter
Edge
Even Strength
45.6% (10,073)
39.2% (469)
+6.4%
Power Play
50.9% (643)
55.6% (18)
-4.7%
Penalty Kill
32.2% (59)
36.2% (47)
-4.0%
On even strength, Malkin has a +6.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Porter shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,254).
Malkin shoots left. Porter is 39.5% vs left-shot opponents (324).
Home / Away
Malkin
Porter
Home
47.6% (5,385)
41.6% (274)
Away
44.0% (5,413)
37.3% (260)
By Period
Malkin
Porter
P1
45.9%
37.1%
P2
46.2%
44.9%
P3
45.2%
36.7%
OT
49.0%
0.0%
Final 5 min
46.0%
39.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
48.0%▬
47.0%
45.8%
Porter
50.0%▲
42.0%
39.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2013 | 3 | 13:21 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 17:44 | Defensive | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 10:43 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 2 | 07:03 | Offensive | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 1 | 10:59 | Neutral | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 1 | 05:28 | Defensive | Kevin Porter |