Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 19 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 54.4% vs Malhotra 59.8% (-5.6%)
H2H factor
Malhotra leads 23-9 in 32 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 96.7%
Defensive zone
Tavares 57.9%
Neutral zone
Tavares 72.9%
Result
John Tavares favored at 68.5%
68.5%
31.5%
Tavares
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
23
(32 meetings)
9
23
Tavares
Malhotra
Last 10: Tavares 3-7 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
6
0
Tavares
Malhotra
6 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
19
Tavares
Malhotra
19 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
3
4
Tavares
Malhotra
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (16,108)
61.0% (3,017)
-7.0%
Power Play
56.5% (4,283)
65.7% (102)
-9.2%
Penalty Kill
50.6% (620)
57.1% (989)
-6.5%
On power play, Malhotra has a +9.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,505).
Tavares shoots left. Malhotra is 58.3% vs left-shot opponents (2,727).
Home / Away
Tavares
Malhotra
Home
56.1% (10,503)
62.0% (2,073)
Away
52.7% (10,537)
58.0% (2,060)
By Period
Tavares
Malhotra
P1
55.0%
58.7%
P2
54.1%
61.1%
P3
54.1%
60.3%
OT
55.9%
59.3%
Final 5 min
54.8%
58.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
54.4%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
60.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2015 | 1 | 13:32 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 3 | 14:13 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 3 | 04:59 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 2 | 16:03 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 1 | 08:51 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 1 | 06:33 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 3 | 19:43 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 3 | 19:35 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 3 | 18:30 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 3 | 17:29 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 3 | 17:22 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 3 | 14:21 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 2 | 17:24 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 2 | 13:12 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 2 | 06:57 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 1 | 18:35 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 1 | 13:56 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 4, 2014 | 1 | 13:34 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Nov 7, 2013 | 3 | 17:27 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 7, 2013 | 3 | 03:22 | Offensive | John Tavares |