Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +1.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (58% H2H, 19 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Zacha 49.1% (+1.5%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 18-16 in 34 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 60.3%
Defensive zone
Staal 51.2%
Neutral zone
Staal 56.5%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 57.2%
57.2%
42.8%
Staal
Zacha
Head-to-Head Record
18
-
16
(34 meetings)
18
16
Staal
Zacha
Last 10: Staal 5-5 Zacha
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
11
8
Staal
Zacha
19 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Zacha
4
5
Staal
Zacha
9 total
Neutral Zone
Even
3
3
Staal
Zacha
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Zacha
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
48.8% (4,953)
+1.7%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
55.8% (788)
-2.3%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
42.0% (547)
+2.2%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zacha shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Zacha is 47.9% vs left-shot opponents (3,816).
Home / Away
Staal
Zacha
Home
52.6% (6,558)
49.6% (3,278)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
48.5% (3,010)
By Period
Staal
Zacha
P1
50.0%
49.9%
P2
51.1%
49.1%
P3
50.4%
47.9%
OT
55.2%
54.9%
Final 5 min
50.6%
47.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Zacha
48.0%▼
51.0%
49.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2021 | 2 | 17:25 | Offensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 2 | 11:05 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 1 | 19:02 | Defensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 20, 2021 | 1 | 05:26 | Neutral | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 20, 2021 | 1 | 05:20 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 1 | 09:01 | Offensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 3 | 13:40 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 2 | 11:56 | Offensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 2 | 07:19 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 2 | 01:06 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 2 | 01:00 | Defensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 1 | 16:13 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 1 | 16:04 | Neutral | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 1 | 12:59 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 1 | 12:46 | Defensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 1 | 09:55 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 3 | 08:21 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 3 | 05:39 | Defensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 2 | 17:21 | Offensive | Pavel Zacha |
| Feb 9, 2019 | 2 | 05:31 | Neutral | Eric Staal |