Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +8.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings). Malhotra wins 65.5% vs right-shot opponents — Nash shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malhotra 58.3% vs Nash 50.9% (+8.4%)
H2H factor
Malhotra leads 8-3 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Nash 54.0%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 94.9%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 87.4%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 76.4%
76.4%
23.6%
Malhotra
Nash
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
3
(11 meetings)
8
3
Malhotra
Nash
Last 10: Malhotra 7-3 Nash
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
2
2
Malhotra
Nash
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
5
1
Malhotra
Nash
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
0
Malhotra
Nash
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malhotra
Nash
Edge
Even Strength
59.3% (674)
50.1% (752)
+9.2%
Power Play
50.0% (4)
53.8% (104)
-3.8%
Penalty Kill
59.2% (228)
53.9% (102)
+5.3%
On even strength, Malhotra has a +9.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nash shoots right. Malhotra is 65.5% vs right-shot opponents (330).
Malhotra shoots left. Nash is 49.6% vs left-shot opponents (647).
Home / Away
Malhotra
Nash
Home
62.8% (465)
51.0% (502)
Away
55.6% (441)
50.9% (456)
By Period
Malhotra
Nash
P1
59.3%
49.4%
P2
58.4%
50.9%
P3
59.8%
52.1%
OT
80.0%
63.6%
Final 5 min
60.9%
48.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Nash
48.0%▼
49.5%
50.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2014 | 3 | 15:03 | Offensive | Riley Nash |
| Dec 29, 2014 | 3 | 05:14 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 29, 2014 | 3 | 01:54 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 29, 2014 | 2 | 14:51 | Defensive | Riley Nash |
| Dec 29, 2014 | 2 | 14:42 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 29, 2014 | 1 | 06:32 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 29, 2014 | 1 | 04:23 | Offensive | Riley Nash |
| Dec 16, 2014 | 3 | 14:36 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 16, 2014 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 16, 2014 | 2 | 01:03 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 16, 2014 | 1 | 19:01 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |