Brett Howden vs Evgeni Malkin

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brett Howden holds a +3.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Howden on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 9 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Howden 48.9% vs Malkin 45.9% (+3.1%)
H2H factor Malkin leads 12-12 in 24 meetings
Offensive zone Malkin 74.6%
Defensive zone Howden 74.1%
Neutral zone Howden 51.7%
Result Brett Howden favored at 52.4%
52.4%
47.6%
Howden Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
12 - 12 (24 meetings)
12
12
Howden Malkin
Last 10: Howden 7-3 Malkin

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
0
7
Howden Malkin
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Howden
9
0
Howden Malkin
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malkin
3
5
Howden Malkin
8 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Howden
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
49.5% (2,926)
45.6% (10,081)
+3.9%
Power Play
50.5% (111)
50.1% (668)
+0.4%
Penalty Kill
43.1% (320)
32.2% (59)
+10.9%
On penalty kill, Howden has a +10.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Howden is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (2,170).
Howden shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Home / Away
Howden
Malkin
Home
48.2% (1,630)
47.6% (5,395)
Away
49.6% (1,727)
44.0% (5,436)
By Period
Howden
Malkin
P1
49.5%
45.9%
P2
47.9%
46.2%
P3
49.8%
45.2%
OT
35.5%
49.0%
Final 5 min
48.7%
46.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Howden
46.0%
45.0%
48.9%
Malkin
36.0%
46.0%
45.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 7, 2025 2 01:06 Neutral Evgeni Malkin
Mar 7, 2025 1 17:46 Neutral Evgeni Malkin
Mar 7, 2025 1 11:23 Neutral Evgeni Malkin
Mar 7, 2025 1 09:39 Neutral Brett Howden
Jan 20, 2024 1 01:23 Neutral Brett Howden
Jan 20, 2024 1 01:13 Defensive Brett Howden
Nov 19, 2023 3 07:45 Defensive Brett Howden
Nov 19, 2023 3 03:23 Defensive Brett Howden
Mar 9, 2021 3 06:30 Defensive Brett Howden
Mar 9, 2021 2 06:14 Defensive Brett Howden
Mar 9, 2021 2 06:04 Defensive Brett Howden
Mar 9, 2021 1 05:15 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Jan 24, 2021 2 09:11 Neutral Brett Howden
Jan 24, 2021 1 16:04 Defensive Brett Howden
Nov 12, 2019 1 06:29 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Apr 6, 2019 OT 00:55 Neutral Evgeni Malkin
Apr 6, 2019 3 10:59 Defensive Brett Howden
Apr 6, 2019 3 08:15 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Apr 6, 2019 2 19:23 Neutral Evgeni Malkin
Apr 6, 2019 2 19:05 Offensive Evgeni Malkin