Scouting Report
Tomas Plekanec holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (92% H2H, 12 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 47.7% vs Plekanec 49.2% (-1.6%)
H2H factor
Malkin leads 20-7 in 27 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 63.5%
Defensive zone
Plekanec 94.8%
Neutral zone
Plekanec 72.8%
Result
Tomas Plekanec favored at 60.8%
39.2%
60.8%
Malkin
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
20
-
7
(27 meetings)
20
7
Malkin
Plekanec
Last 10: Malkin 7-3 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
11
1
Malkin
Plekanec
12 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
1
4
Malkin
Plekanec
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malkin
8
2
Malkin
Plekanec
10 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
46.4% (922)
49.8% (1,095)
-3.4%
Power Play
52.7% (262)
49.4% (174)
+3.3%
Penalty Kill
22.2% (9)
47.3% (364)
-25.1%
On penalty kill, Plekanec has a +25.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. Malkin is 48.5% vs left-shot opponents (884).
Malkin shoots left. Plekanec is 46.1% vs left-shot opponents (1,041).
Home / Away
Malkin
Plekanec
Home
52.4% (601)
49.4% (789)
Away
42.7% (609)
48.8% (889)
By Period
Malkin
Plekanec
P1
48.8%
51.9%
P2
50.6%
48.8%
P3
41.6%
47.8%
OT
65.2%
39.6%
Final 5 min
46.4%
46.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
47.5%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
49.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2012 | OT | 04:41 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2012 | OT | 02:31 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2012 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 3 | 17:30 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 2 | 15:24 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 2 | 12:34 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 2 | 06:54 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 2 | 02:33 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 1 | 12:19 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 1 | 05:38 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 20, 2012 | OT | 01:04 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 3 | 12:42 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 3 | 12:12 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 3 | 08:12 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 3 | 07:51 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 3 | 07:06 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 3 | 06:55 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 2 | 19:25 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 2 | 10:34 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |