Evgeni Malkin vs Michal Handzus
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Michal Handzus holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 45.9% vs Handzus 51.4% (-5.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Handzus 50.3%
Defensive zone
Handzus 89.1%
Neutral zone
Handzus 76.7%
Result
Michal Handzus favored at 63.2%
36.8%
63.2%
Malkin
Handzus
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Malkin
Handzus
Last 6: Malkin 4-2 Handzus
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
3
1
Malkin
Handzus
4 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Malkin
Handzus
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Handzus
Edge
Even Strength
45.6% (10,081)
51.5% (2,438)
-5.9%
Power Play
50.1% (668)
58.0% (286)
-7.9%
Penalty Kill
32.2% (59)
47.3% (471)
-15.1%
On penalty kill, Handzus has a +15.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Handzus shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Malkin shoots left. Handzus is 50.0% vs left-shot opponents (2,162).
Home / Away
Malkin
Handzus
Home
47.6% (5,395)
52.2% (1,736)
Away
44.0% (5,436)
50.6% (1,481)
By Period
Malkin
Handzus
P1
45.9%
52.5%
P2
46.2%
53.7%
P3
45.2%
48.4%
OT
49.0%
41.7%
Final 5 min
46.0%
52.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Handzus
50.0%▼
51.5%
51.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2014 | 2 | 00:48 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 3, 2011 | 3 | 14:40 | Offensive | Michal Handzus |
| Nov 3, 2011 | 3 | 12:16 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 3, 2011 | 3 | 10:42 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Nov 3, 2011 | 2 | 04:13 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 3, 2011 | 1 | 10:43 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |