Curtis Lazar vs Evgeni Malkin

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Curtis Lazar holds a +3.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Malkin on offensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 7 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Lazar 48.8% vs Malkin 45.9% (+3.0%)
H2H factor Malkin leads 10-10 in 20 meetings
Offensive zone Malkin 76.9%
Defensive zone Lazar 79.6%
Neutral zone Malkin 53.9%
Result Curtis Lazar favored at 51.4%
51.4%
48.6%
Lazar Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
10 - 10 (20 meetings)
10
10
Lazar Malkin
Last 10: Lazar 5-5 Malkin

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
2
5
Lazar Malkin
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Lazar
5
3
Lazar Malkin
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Lazar
3
2
Lazar Malkin
5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Lazar
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
49.8% (2,623)
45.6% (10,073)
+4.2%
Power Play
52.3% (65)
50.9% (643)
+1.4%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (410)
32.2% (59)
+9.5%
On penalty kill, Lazar has a +9.5% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Lazar is 49.6% vs left-shot opponents (2,244).
Lazar shoots right. Malkin is 43.0% vs right-shot opponents (3,544).
Home / Away
Lazar
Malkin
Home
50.0% (1,541)
47.6% (5,385)
Away
47.6% (1,557)
44.0% (5,413)
By Period
Lazar
Malkin
P1
48.4%
45.9%
P2
48.8%
46.2%
P3
49.1%
45.2%
OT
56.5%
49.0%
Final 5 min
49.6%
46.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Lazar
64.0%
58.5%
48.8%
Malkin
48.0%
47.0%
45.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 15, 2025 1 14:41 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Mar 19, 2024 3 04:15 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Nov 16, 2023 1 04:02 Offensive Curtis Lazar
Jan 10, 2023 3 14:04 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Jan 10, 2023 2 01:34 Neutral Curtis Lazar
Jan 10, 2023 1 07:24 Defensive Curtis Lazar
Mar 11, 2021 2 03:24 Neutral Evgeni Malkin
Mar 11, 2021 2 01:07 Defensive Curtis Lazar
Mar 11, 2021 1 01:03 Neutral Curtis Lazar
Mar 5, 2020 2 18:41 Defensive Evgeni Malkin
Mar 5, 2020 2 04:43 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Feb 22, 2020 3 05:39 Neutral Curtis Lazar
Feb 22, 2020 1 13:24 Defensive Evgeni Malkin
Feb 2, 2016 1 11:14 Defensive Curtis Lazar
Feb 2, 2016 1 10:54 Neutral Evgeni Malkin
Feb 12, 2015 3 13:26 Defensive Evgeni Malkin
Feb 12, 2015 2 08:04 Defensive Curtis Lazar
Feb 12, 2015 1 17:49 Offensive Curtis Lazar
Feb 12, 2015 1 09:00 Offensive Evgeni Malkin
Feb 12, 2015 1 08:49 Defensive Curtis Lazar