Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +6.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 48.1% vs Okposo 46.0% (+6.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Staal 66.7%
Defensive zone
Staal 62.6%
Neutral zone
Staal 67.4%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 63.5%
63.5%
36.5%
Staal
Okposo
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Staal
Okposo
Last 5: Staal 4-1 Okposo
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
3
1
Staal
Okposo
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
1
0
Staal
Okposo
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Okposo
Edge
Even Strength
47.4% (1,219)
43.8% (73)
+3.6%
Power Play
50.8% (356)
40.0% (5)
+10.8%
Penalty Kill
47.5% (141)
22.2% (9)
+25.3%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +25.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Okposo shoots right. Staal is 48.2% vs right-shot opponents (664).
Staal shoots left. Okposo is 37.3% vs left-shot opponents (59).
Home / Away
Staal
Okposo
Home
49.8% (880)
42.2% (45)
Away
46.2% (871)
40.5% (42)
By Period
Staal
Okposo
P1
46.4%
40.0%
P2
46.1%
41.7%
P3
50.7%
45.8%
OT
53.5%
0.0%
Final 5 min
45.1%
40.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
48.0%
Okposo
48.0%▬
49.0%
41.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 15:57 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 02:57 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 3 | 15:00 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 2 | 02:55 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 26, 2011 | 1 | 07:32 | Defensive | Kyle Okposo |