Manny Malhotra vs Pavel Datsyuk
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +5.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (94% H2H, 16 meetings). Malhotra wins 58.3% vs left-shot opponents — Datsyuk shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malhotra 59.8% vs Datsyuk 54.4% (+5.5%)
H2H factor
Malhotra leads 19-18 in 37 meetings
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 88.0%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 85.1%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 56.3%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 52.0%
52.0%
48.0%
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Head-to-Head Record
19
-
18
(37 meetings)
19
18
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Last 10: Malhotra 2-8 Datsyuk
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Datsyuk
2
12
Malhotra
Datsyuk
14 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
15
1
Malhotra
Datsyuk
16 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Datsyuk
2
5
Malhotra
Datsyuk
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
61.0% (3,017)
53.3% (4,336)
+7.7%
Power Play
65.7% (102)
58.8% (1,120)
+6.9%
Penalty Kill
57.1% (989)
55.8% (505)
+1.3%
On even strength, Malhotra has a +7.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Malhotra is 58.3% vs left-shot opponents (2,727).
Malhotra shoots left. Datsyuk is 53.6% vs left-shot opponents (3,837).
Home / Away
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Home
62.0% (2,073)
55.9% (2,962)
Away
58.0% (2,060)
53.0% (3,032)
By Period
Malhotra
Datsyuk
P1
58.7%
54.1%
P2
61.1%
54.4%
P3
60.3%
54.8%
OT
59.3%
56.2%
Final 5 min
58.9%
54.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
60.0%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
54.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2015 | 3 | 12:25 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Feb 16, 2015 | 3 | 09:42 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Feb 16, 2015 | 3 | 09:34 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Feb 16, 2015 | 3 | 03:27 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Feb 16, 2015 | 2 | 19:51 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 3 | 17:17 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 3 | 15:35 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 3 | 14:34 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 3 | 14:30 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 3 | 06:46 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 3 | 02:08 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 2 | 05:51 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 3 | 04:00 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 2 | 06:21 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 21, 2013 | 3 | 18:30 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 21, 2013 | 1 | 02:37 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| 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 |