Scouting Report
Jacob Josefson holds a +1.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Josefson on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 47.8% vs Josefson 48.8% (-1.1%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Malkin 64.4%
Defensive zone
Josefson 78.0%
Neutral zone
Josefson 50.3%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 52.0%
52.0%
48.0%
Malkin
Josefson
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
3
(7 meetings)
4
3
Malkin
Josefson
Last 7: Malkin 4-3 Josefson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Josefson
0
3
Malkin
Josefson
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
1
0
Malkin
Josefson
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malkin
3
0
Malkin
Josefson
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Josefson
Edge
Even Strength
47.5% (366)
50.6% (178)
-3.1%
Power Play
41.9% (43)
53.8% (13)
-11.9%
Penalty Kill
75.0% (4)
37.8% (45)
+37.2%
On penalty kill, Malkin has a +37.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Josefson shoots left. Malkin is 50.6% vs left-shot opponents (265).
Malkin shoots left. Josefson is 53.9% vs left-shot opponents (154).
Home / Away
Malkin
Josefson
Home
52.1% (213)
50.0% (120)
Away
42.0% (200)
46.6% (116)
By Period
Malkin
Josefson
P1
47.2%
46.4%
P2
44.4%
50.6%
P3
50.0%
48.8%
OT
66.7%
0.0%
Final 5 min
47.9%
50.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
47.2%
Josefson
42.0%▼
44.0%
48.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2013 | 1 | 01:58 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 3 | 03:08 | Offensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 2 | 11:27 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 2 | 02:43 | Offensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 2 | 02:41 | Offensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Feb 9, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 9, 2013 | 2 | 12:46 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |