Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +7.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Malhotra wins 55.7% vs left-shot opponents — Duchene shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malhotra 58.3% vs Duchene 52.0% (+7.1%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Duchene 56.3%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 93.7%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 80.6%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 70.1%
70.1%
29.9%
Malhotra
Duchene
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Malhotra
Duchene
Last 8: Malhotra 6-2 Duchene
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
2
1
Malhotra
Duchene
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
2
0
Malhotra
Duchene
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
2
1
Malhotra
Duchene
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malhotra
Duchene
Edge
Even Strength
59.3% (674)
52.6% (1,081)
+6.7%
Power Play
50.0% (4)
49.6% (119)
+0.4%
Penalty Kill
59.2% (228)
41.2% (17)
+18.0%
On penalty kill, Malhotra has a +18.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Duchene shoots left. Malhotra is 55.7% vs left-shot opponents (576).
Malhotra shoots left. Duchene is 51.3% vs left-shot opponents (744).
Home / Away
Malhotra
Duchene
Home
62.8% (465)
54.9% (625)
Away
55.6% (441)
49.3% (592)
By Period
Malhotra
Duchene
P1
59.3%
52.7%
P2
58.4%
54.1%
P3
59.8%
49.5%
OT
80.0%
57.1%
Final 5 min
60.9%
46.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Duchene
44.0%▼
52.0%
52.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2014 | 3 | 13:54 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 1, 2014 | 2 | 17:01 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 1, 2014 | 2 | 16:30 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 1, 2014 | 1 | 19:26 | Neutral | Matt Duchene |
| Dec 1, 2014 | 1 | 06:14 | Offensive | Matt Duchene |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 2 | 13:52 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 2 | 09:15 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |