Anthony Cirelli vs Evgeni Malkin
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Anthony Cirelli holds a +3.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Cirelli on defensive-zone draws (91% H2H, 11 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cirelli 49.3% vs Malkin 45.9% (+3.5%)
H2H factor
Cirelli leads 17-9 in 26 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 54.5%
Defensive zone
Cirelli 89.5%
Neutral zone
Cirelli 75.6%
Result
Anthony Cirelli favored at 75.7%
75.7%
24.3%
Cirelli
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
17
-
9
(26 meetings)
17
9
Cirelli
Malkin
Last 10: Cirelli 8-2 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
2
3
Cirelli
Malkin
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cirelli
10
1
Cirelli
Malkin
11 total
Neutral Zone
Even
5
5
Cirelli
Malkin
10 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cirelli
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (5,739)
45.6% (10,081)
+4.1%
Power Play
56.9% (578)
50.1% (668)
+6.8%
Penalty Kill
43.8% (1,209)
32.2% (59)
+11.6%
On penalty kill, Cirelli has a +11.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Cirelli is 49.8% vs left-shot opponents (4,652).
Cirelli shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Home / Away
Cirelli
Malkin
Home
49.6% (3,838)
47.6% (5,395)
Away
49.1% (3,688)
44.0% (5,436)
By Period
Cirelli
Malkin
P1
49.9%
45.9%
P2
48.7%
46.2%
P3
49.3%
45.2%
OT
51.1%
49.0%
Final 5 min
50.9%
46.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cirelli
44.0%▼
49.5%
49.3%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | 3 | 16:53 | Defensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2 | 07:17 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1 | 07:48 | Defensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1 | 07:41 | Neutral | Anthony Cirelli |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 3 | 05:41 | Neutral | Anthony Cirelli |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 3 | 00:45 | Defensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anthony Cirelli |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anthony Cirelli |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2 | 08:58 | Offensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2 | 08:53 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 2 | 18:37 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 2 | 06:17 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 2 | 03:59 | Defensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 1 | 18:05 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 1 | 08:22 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 3, 2022 | 2 | 14:50 | Offensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Mar 3, 2022 | 2 | 14:32 | Defensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Mar 3, 2022 | 2 | 10:59 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 3, 2022 | 1 | 14:50 | Defensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Feb 6, 2020 | 1 | 06:02 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |