Scouting Report
Evgeni Malkin holds a +2.4% FO% edge overall. Malkin wins 46.5% vs right-shot opponents — Okposo shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 49.4% vs Okposo 47.6% (+2.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (1 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Malkin 77.3%
Defensive zone
Okposo 67.7%
Neutral zone
Malkin 53.1%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 53.1%
53.1%
46.9%
Malkin
Okposo
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
0
(1 meetings)
1
0
Malkin
Okposo
Zone Breakdown
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malkin
1
0
Malkin
Okposo
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Okposo
Edge
Even Strength
49.0% (811)
48.6% (276)
+0.4%
Power Play
55.8% (43)
46.4% (28)
+9.4%
Penalty Kill
50.0% (2)
37.0% (46)
+13.0%
On penalty kill, Malkin has a +13.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Okposo shoots right. Malkin is 46.5% vs right-shot opponents (288).
Malkin shoots left. Okposo is 46.0% vs left-shot opponents (274).
Home / Away
Malkin
Okposo
Home
52.3% (438)
47.4% (156)
Away
46.2% (418)
46.4% (194)
By Period
Malkin
Okposo
P1
51.3%
45.8%
P2
50.8%
50.3%
P3
45.0%
41.4%
OT
0.0%
100.0%
Final 5 min
51.8%
43.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
49.3%
Okposo
48.0%▬
49.0%
46.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2022 | 3 | 01:00 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |