Scouting Report
Evgeni Malkin holds a +7.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 47.8% vs Porter 42.9% (+7.0%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Porter 52.3%
Defensive zone
Porter 82.7%
Neutral zone
Porter 62.4%
Result
Kevin Porter favored at 63.7%
36.3%
63.7%
Malkin
Porter
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
5
(8 meetings)
3
5
Malkin
Porter
Last 8: Malkin 3-5 Porter
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
2
1
Malkin
Porter
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Porter
0
2
Malkin
Porter
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Porter
1
2
Malkin
Porter
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Porter
Edge
Even Strength
47.5% (366)
40.0% (240)
+7.5%
Power Play
41.9% (43)
40.0% (5)
+1.9%
Penalty Kill
75.0% (4)
42.3% (26)
+32.7%
On penalty kill, Malkin has a +32.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Porter shoots left. Malkin is 50.6% vs left-shot opponents (265).
Malkin shoots left. Porter is 40.1% vs left-shot opponents (157).
Home / Away
Malkin
Porter
Home
52.1% (213)
41.0% (134)
Away
42.0% (200)
39.4% (137)
By Period
Malkin
Porter
P1
47.2%
37.3%
P2
44.4%
42.7%
P3
50.0%
40.6%
OT
66.7%
0.0%
Final 5 min
47.9%
47.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
47.2%
Porter
50.0%▲
42.0%
40.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2013 | 3 | 13:21 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 17:44 | Defensive | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 10:43 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 2 | 07:03 | Offensive | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 1 | 10:59 | Neutral | Kevin Porter |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 1 | 05:28 | Defensive | Kevin Porter |