Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Datsyuk on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 9 meetings). Malhotra wins 55.7% vs left-shot opponents — Datsyuk shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malhotra 58.3% vs Datsyuk 53.3% (+5.7%)
H2H factor
Datsyuk leads 9-3 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 95.2%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 59.7%
Neutral zone
Datsyuk 75.0%
Result
Pavel Datsyuk favored at 81.5%
18.5%
81.5%
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
9
(12 meetings)
3
9
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Last 10: Malhotra 2-8 Datsyuk
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Datsyuk
0
9
Malhotra
Datsyuk
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
3
0
Malhotra
Datsyuk
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
59.3% (674)
52.7% (869)
+6.6%
Power Play
50.0% (4)
57.0% (230)
-7.0%
Penalty Kill
59.2% (228)
52.2% (23)
+7.0%
On power play, Datsyuk has a +7.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Malhotra is 55.7% vs left-shot opponents (576).
Malhotra shoots left. Datsyuk is 50.9% vs left-shot opponents (660).
Home / Away
Malhotra
Datsyuk
Home
62.8% (465)
57.3% (485)
Away
55.6% (441)
50.7% (637)
By Period
Malhotra
Datsyuk
P1
59.3%
56.3%
P2
58.4%
53.2%
P3
59.8%
51.8%
OT
80.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
60.9%
56.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
53.6%
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 |