Who wins more faceoffs, Evgeni Malkin or William Karlsson?

Evgeni Malkin leads the head-to-head 7-3 across 10 faceoffs.

What is Evgeni Malkin's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Evgeni Malkin is 7-3 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 3-0, Defensive 2-1, Neutral 2-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Evgeni Malkin or William Karlsson?

William Karlsson is the predicted winner with a 70.1% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Evgeni Malkin vs William Karlsson

Evgeni MalkinL vs William KarlssonL

2019-20 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Malkin 50.3% vs Karlsson 51.7% (-1.6%)

H2H factor Malkin leads 7-3 in 10 meetings

Offensive zone Karlsson 56.1%

Defensive zone Karlsson 84.3%

Neutral zone Karlsson 69.9%

Result William Karlsson favored at 70.1%

29.9%

70.1%

Malkin Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

7 - 3 (10 meetings)

Malkin Karlsson

Last 10: Malkin 7-3 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Malkin

Malkin Karlsson

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Malkin

Malkin Karlsson

3 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Malkin Karlsson

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Malkin

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

50.5% (774)

52.9% (719)

-2.4%

Power Play

53.3% (92)

53.5% (101)

-0.2%

Penalty Kill

10.0% (10)

45.2% (126)

-35.2%

On penalty kill, Karlsson has a +35.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Malkin is 51.0% vs left-shot opponents (575).

Malkin shoots left. Karlsson is 48.6% vs left-shot opponents (615).

Home / Away

Malkin

Karlsson

Home

49.1% (411)

54.1% (547)

Away

51.4% (465)

48.9% (399)

By Period

Malkin

Karlsson

49.5%

54.7%

53.2%

46.7%

52.3%

47.1%

61.9%

Final 5 min

47.2%

48.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Malkin

36.0%▼

46.0%

50.3%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

51.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 7, 2020	3	12:12	Neutral	Evgeni Malkin
Jan 7, 2020	3	03:05	Offensive	Evgeni Malkin
Jan 7, 2020	3	00:00	Neutral	William Karlsson
Jan 7, 2020	2	16:55	Defensive	William Karlsson
Jan 7, 2020	2	13:03	Offensive	Evgeni Malkin
Jan 7, 2020	2	02:22	Offensive	Evgeni Malkin
Jan 7, 2020	2	00:17	Defensive	Evgeni Malkin
Jan 7, 2020	2	00:07	Defensive	Evgeni Malkin
Jan 7, 2020	2	00:00	Neutral	William Karlsson
Jan 7, 2020	1	00:00	Neutral	Evgeni Malkin

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