Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +10.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Malhotra wins 65.5% vs right-shot opponents — Bjugstad shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malhotra 58.3% vs Bjugstad 49.0% (+10.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Malhotra 58.7%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 97.1%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 87.2%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 86.3%
86.3%
13.7%
Malhotra
Bjugstad
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
1
(8 meetings)
7
1
Malhotra
Bjugstad
Last 8: Malhotra 7-1 Bjugstad
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Malhotra
Bjugstad
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
5
0
Malhotra
Bjugstad
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
0
Malhotra
Bjugstad
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malhotra
Bjugstad
Edge
Even Strength
59.3% (674)
47.3% (806)
+12.0%
Power Play
50.0% (4)
55.0% (149)
-5.0%
Penalty Kill
59.2% (228)
59.0% (39)
+0.2%
On even strength, Malhotra has a +12.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bjugstad shoots right. Malhotra is 65.5% vs right-shot opponents (330).
Malhotra shoots left. Bjugstad is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (693).
Home / Away
Malhotra
Bjugstad
Home
62.8% (465)
55.4% (446)
Away
55.6% (441)
43.6% (548)
By Period
Malhotra
Bjugstad
P1
59.3%
49.4%
P2
58.4%
48.1%
P3
59.8%
48.6%
OT
80.0%
61.1%
Final 5 min
60.9%
48.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Bjugstad
40.0%▼
48.0%
48.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2015 | 3 | 16:01 | Offensive | Nick Bjugstad |
| Mar 17, 2015 | 3 | 01:47 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Mar 17, 2015 | 2 | 19:34 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 19, 2015 | 3 | 13:56 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 19, 2015 | 3 | 03:57 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 19, 2015 | 3 | 02:55 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 19, 2015 | 2 | 02:00 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Feb 19, 2015 | 1 | 05:18 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |