Evgeni Malkin vs Mason McTavish
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Mason McTavish holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for McTavish on neutral-zone draws (88% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 45.9% vs McTavish 48.7% (-2.8%)
H2H factor
McTavish leads 15-8 in 23 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 76.9%
Defensive zone
Malkin 54.6%
Neutral zone
Malkin 57.3%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 61.3%
61.3%
38.7%
Malkin
McTavish
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
15
(23 meetings)
8
15
Malkin
McTavish
Last 10: Malkin 2-8 McTavish
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
5
1
Malkin
McTavish
6 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: McTavish
2
7
Malkin
McTavish
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: McTavish
1
7
Malkin
McTavish
8 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
McTavish
Edge
Even Strength
45.6% (10,081)
48.2% (2,788)
-2.6%
Power Play
50.1% (668)
52.6% (435)
-2.5%
Penalty Kill
32.2% (59)
34.3% (35)
-2.1%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
McTavish shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Malkin shoots left. McTavish is 48.0% vs left-shot opponents (2,155).
Home / Away
Malkin
McTavish
Home
47.6% (5,395)
49.8% (1,678)
Away
44.0% (5,436)
47.4% (1,580)
By Period
Malkin
McTavish
P1
45.9%
50.0%
P2
46.2%
47.8%
P3
45.2%
48.4%
OT
49.0%
43.5%
Final 5 min
46.0%
49.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
McTavish
46.0%▬
45.5%
48.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2025 | 3 | 14:45 | Defensive | Mason McTavish |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 1 | 19:08 | Defensive | Mason McTavish |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 1 | 13:44 | Neutral | Mason McTavish |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 1 | 09:42 | Neutral | Mason McTavish |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 1 | 02:36 | Defensive | Mason McTavish |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | 06:13 | Offensive | Mason McTavish |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 3 | 01:00 | Defensive | Mason McTavish |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 2 | 13:24 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 2 | 13:11 | Neutral | Mason McTavish |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 1 | 13:47 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 1 | 11:18 | Neutral | Mason McTavish |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 1 | 11:12 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 1 | 00:19 | Neutral | Mason McTavish |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 1 | 00:14 | Neutral | Mason McTavish |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mason McTavish |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 3 | 15:23 | Defensive | Mason McTavish |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 2 | 10:55 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 2 | 08:09 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 2 | 00:41 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 2 | 00:26 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |