Scouting Report
Pavel Datsyuk holds a +11.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Malkin wins 46.8% vs left-shot opponents — Datsyuk shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 43.5% vs Datsyuk 53.3% (-11.0%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 85.4%
Defensive zone
Datsyuk 69.5%
Neutral zone
Datsyuk 80.7%
Result
Pavel Datsyuk favored at 81.2%
18.8%
81.2%
Malkin
Datsyuk
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Malkin
Datsyuk
Last 6: Malkin 4-2 Datsyuk
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
2
1
Malkin
Datsyuk
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
1
0
Malkin
Datsyuk
1 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Malkin
Datsyuk
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
43.1% (733)
52.7% (869)
-9.6%
Power Play
31.3% (16)
57.0% (230)
-25.7%
Penalty Kill
16.7% (6)
52.2% (23)
-35.5%
On penalty kill, Datsyuk has a +35.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Malkin is 46.8% vs left-shot opponents (489).
Malkin shoots left. Datsyuk is 50.9% vs left-shot opponents (660).
Home / Away
Malkin
Datsyuk
Home
42.6% (338)
57.3% (485)
Away
42.7% (417)
50.7% (637)
By Period
Malkin
Datsyuk
P1
40.9%
56.3%
P2
45.3%
53.2%
P3
42.0%
51.8%
OT
40.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
46.1%
56.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
42.6%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
53.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2014 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 23, 2014 | 3 | 06:56 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 23, 2014 | 2 | 06:12 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Oct 23, 2014 | 1 | 14:07 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 23, 2014 | 1 | 06:28 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Oct 23, 2014 | 1 | 04:27 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |