Eric Staal vs Kyle Wellwood

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Kyle Wellwood holds a +2.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on defensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Staal 50.6% vs Wellwood 52.3% (-2.2%)
H2H factor Staal leads 6-5 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone Wellwood 65.5%
Defensive zone Staal 55.0%
Neutral zone Wellwood 55.1%
Result Kyle Wellwood favored at 55.2%
44.8%
55.2%
Staal Wellwood
Head-to-Head Record
6 - 5 (11 meetings)
6
5
Staal Wellwood
Last 10: Staal 6-4 Wellwood

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Wellwood
2
3
Staal Wellwood
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Staal
4
1
Staal Wellwood
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Wellwood
0
1
Staal Wellwood
1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Staal
Wellwood
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
50.7% (369)
-0.2%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
61.4% (88)
-7.9%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
50.0% (2)
-5.8%
On power play, Wellwood has a +7.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Wellwood shoots right. Staal is 50.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,886).
Staal shoots left. Wellwood is 54.4% vs left-shot opponents (344).
Home / Away
Staal
Wellwood
Home
52.6% (6,558)
54.7% (243)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
50.7% (217)
By Period
Staal
Wellwood
P1
50.0%
46.2%
P2
51.1%
59.6%
P3
50.4%
51.7%
OT
55.2%
60.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
47.1%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%
47.0%
50.6%
Wellwood
54.0%
58.0%
52.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Apr 18, 2013 2 05:15 Offensive Kyle Wellwood
Apr 18, 2013 2 05:12 Defensive Eric Staal
Apr 18, 2013 1 12:49 Offensive Eric Staal
Mar 30, 2012 3 14:26 Offensive Kyle Wellwood
Mar 30, 2012 1 12:20 Offensive Eric Staal
Mar 30, 2012 1 04:47 Defensive Kyle Wellwood
Mar 18, 2012 1 04:08 Offensive Kyle Wellwood
Dec 9, 2011 3 05:36 Defensive Eric Staal
Dec 9, 2011 2 16:50 Defensive Eric Staal
Dec 9, 2011 2 09:42 Defensive Eric Staal
Dec 9, 2011 1 12:03 Neutral Kyle Wellwood