Scouting Report
Evgeni Malkin holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 50.3% vs Strome 47.7% (+2.8%)
H2H factor
Malkin leads 8-3 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 74.6%
Defensive zone
Strome 50.4%
Neutral zone
Malkin 65.1%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 69.2%
69.2%
30.8%
Malkin
Strome
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
3
(11 meetings)
8
3
Malkin
Strome
Last 10: Malkin 7-3 Strome
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
6
2
Malkin
Strome
8 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Malkin
Strome
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malkin
1
0
Malkin
Strome
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Strome
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (774)
47.8% (813)
+2.7%
Power Play
53.3% (92)
56.4% (133)
-3.1%
Penalty Kill
10.0% (10)
32.7% (98)
-22.7%
On penalty kill, Strome has a +22.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Strome shoots right. Malkin is 49.2% vs right-shot opponents (301).
Malkin shoots left. Strome is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (753).
Home / Away
Malkin
Strome
Home
49.1% (411)
47.5% (535)
Away
51.4% (465)
47.5% (509)
By Period
Malkin
Strome
P1
49.5%
46.4%
P2
54.7%
48.3%
P3
46.7%
47.9%
OT
47.1%
33.3%
Final 5 min
47.2%
47.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
50.3%
Strome
42.0%▼
44.0%
47.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2019 | 3 | 12:17 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 3 | 08:50 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 3 | 04:18 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 2 | 19:33 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 2 | 19:26 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 2 | 11:03 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 2 | 08:05 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 1 | 17:18 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 1 | 13:13 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 1 | 11:14 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 1 | 08:09 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |