Jordan Staal vs Tomas Plekanec

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Jordan Staal holds a +5.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on neutral-zone draws (61% H2H, 61 meetings). Staal wins 53.6% vs left-shot opponents — Plekanec shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Staal 55.3% vs Plekanec 50.1% (+5.2%)
H2H factor Staal leads 84-67 in 151 meetings
Offensive zone Staal 81.0%
Defensive zone Staal 73.6%
Neutral zone Staal 82.1%
Result Jordan Staal favored at 79.4%
79.4%
20.6%
Staal Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
84 - 67 (151 meetings)
84
67
Staal Plekanec
Last 10: Staal 9-1 Plekanec

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
25
23
Staal Plekanec
48 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
22
20
Staal Plekanec
42 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
37
24
Staal Plekanec
61 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Staal
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
55.9% (14,620)
50.8% (8,558)
+5.1%
Power Play
62.7% (1,745)
51.3% (1,151)
+11.4%
Penalty Kill
48.0% (2,896)
46.0% (1,924)
+2.0%
On power play, Staal has a +11.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. Staal is 53.6% vs left-shot opponents (12,773).
Staal shoots left. Plekanec is 49.0% vs left-shot opponents (7,049).
Home / Away
Staal
Plekanec
Home
56.4% (9,663)
51.1% (5,909)
Away
54.3% (9,663)
49.1% (5,818)
By Period
Staal
Plekanec
P1
55.2%
52.5%
P2
55.9%
48.9%
P3
54.9%
49.0%
OT
56.2%
51.1%
Final 5 min
56.1%
49.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
46.0%
51.0%
55.3%
Plekanec
56.0%
56.5%
50.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 25, 2018 3 17:40 Offensive Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 3 14:38 Defensive Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 3 11:34 Neutral Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 3 08:28 Neutral Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 3 02:50 Defensive Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 3 00:20 Offensive Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 3 00:00 Neutral Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 2 10:03 Neutral Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 2 08:01 Defensive Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 1 19:01 Offensive Tomas Plekanec
Jan 25, 2018 1 10:07 Offensive Tomas Plekanec
Jan 25, 2018 1 09:50 Neutral Tomas Plekanec
Jan 25, 2018 1 06:26 Offensive Jordan Staal
Jan 25, 2018 1 00:00 Neutral Tomas Plekanec
Dec 27, 2017 1 11:17 Offensive Jordan Staal
Dec 27, 2017 1 03:07 Defensive Tomas Plekanec
Mar 23, 2017 3 14:41 Neutral Jordan Staal
Mar 23, 2017 3 14:19 Neutral Jordan Staal
Mar 23, 2017 3 08:26 Defensive Jordan Staal
Mar 23, 2017 3 05:11 Neutral Jordan Staal