Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +2.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 6 meetings). Malhotra wins 57.1% vs left-shot opponents — Datsyuk shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malhotra 57.7% vs Datsyuk 55.7% (+2.3%)
H2H factor
Malhotra leads 9-3 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 77.6%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 91.3%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 69.7%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 68.7%
68.7%
31.3%
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
3
(12 meetings)
9
3
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Last 10: Malhotra 7-3 Datsyuk
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
2
1
Malhotra
Datsyuk
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
6
0
Malhotra
Datsyuk
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Datsyuk
1
2
Malhotra
Datsyuk
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
60.8% (640)
56.9% (843)
+3.9%
Power Play
62.5% (16)
57.9% (197)
+4.6%
Penalty Kill
52.9% (255)
54.2% (190)
-1.3%
On power play, Malhotra has a +4.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Malhotra is 57.1% vs left-shot opponents (616).
Malhotra shoots left. Datsyuk is 55.1% vs left-shot opponents (810).
Home / Away
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Home
60.4% (437)
57.8% (633)
Away
56.8% (479)
54.5% (616)
By Period
Malhotra
Datsyuk
P1
56.6%
57.5%
P2
60.9%
54.2%
P3
58.0%
56.9%
OT
50.0%
54.2%
Final 5 min
60.3%
54.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
58.5%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
56.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2012 | 3 | 14:11 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 2, 2012 | 2 | 17:09 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 2, 2012 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Dec 21, 2011 | 3 | 15:44 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Dec 21, 2011 | 3 | 08:37 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 21, 2011 | 3 | 06:15 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 21, 2011 | 3 | 03:30 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Dec 21, 2011 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 13, 2011 | 3 | 18:04 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 13, 2011 | 3 | 01:46 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 13, 2011 | 1 | 19:57 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 13, 2011 | 1 | 17:19 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |