Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +9.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Tavares wins 54.1% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 52.4% vs Malhotra 60.8% (-9.2%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Tavares 95.8%
Defensive zone
Tavares 68.6%
Neutral zone
Tavares 78.4%
Result
John Tavares favored at 71.4%
71.4%
28.6%
Tavares
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
0
-
7
(7 meetings)
0
7
Tavares
Malhotra
Last 7: Tavares 0-7 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
5
Tavares
Malhotra
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
2
Tavares
Malhotra
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
52.1% (992)
62.1% (923)
-10.0%
Power Play
53.7% (294)
69.0% (71)
-15.3%
Penalty Kill
50.0% (22)
59.9% (247)
-9.9%
On power play, Malhotra has a +15.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Tavares is 54.1% vs left-shot opponents (857).
Tavares shoots left. Malhotra is 61.2% vs left-shot opponents (852).
Home / Away
Tavares
Malhotra
Home
51.7% (679)
63.2% (627)
Away
53.4% (640)
60.3% (634)
By Period
Tavares
Malhotra
P1
52.2%
62.5%
P2
49.3%
62.5%
P3
56.3%
60.2%
OT
57.1%
58.3%
Final 5 min
51.3%
59.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
52.5%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
61.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2011 | 3 | 14:24 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 11, 2011 | 3 | 08:10 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 11, 2011 | 3 | 02:57 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 11, 2011 | 2 | 19:01 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 11, 2011 | 2 | 13:12 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 11, 2011 | 2 | 09:27 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 11, 2011 | 1 | 03:50 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |