Eric Staal vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +5.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Nugent-Hopkins on defensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 18 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Nugent-Hopkins 44.7% (+5.9%)
H2H factor
Nugent-Hopkins leads 40-33 in 73 meetings
Offensive zone
Nugent-Hopkins 58.9%
Defensive zone
Nugent-Hopkins 61.2%
Neutral zone
Nugent-Hopkins 58.4%
Result
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins favored at 59.2%
40.8%
59.2%
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
Head-to-Head Record
33
-
40
(73 meetings)
33
40
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
Last 10: Staal 3-7 Nugent-Hopkins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nugent-Hopkins
11
12
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
23 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nugent-Hopkins
6
12
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
18 total
Neutral Zone
Even
16
16
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
32 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
44.8% (8,775)
+5.7%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
50.6% (844)
+2.9%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
37.8% (880)
+6.4%
On penalty kill, Staal has a +6.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 44.6% vs left-shot opponents (6,858).
Home / Away
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
Home
52.6% (6,558)
46.5% (5,361)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
42.8% (5,150)
By Period
Staal
Nugent-Hopkins
P1
50.0%
45.1%
P2
51.1%
43.9%
P3
50.4%
45.2%
OT
55.2%
43.2%
Final 5 min
50.6%
43.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Nugent-Hopkins
42.0%▼
48.5%
44.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2022 | 3 | 16:59 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 28, 2022 | 1 | 07:11 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 3 | 03:04 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Apr 5, 2021 | 2 | 17:11 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 1 | 13:04 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 3 | 17:13 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 3 | 14:13 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 3 | 01:06 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 2 | 02:24 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 1 | 19:01 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 1 | 12:44 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 1 | 05:04 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 1 | 01:27 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 1 | 15:18 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 1 | 11:33 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 7, 2019 | 3 | 15:37 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 7, 2019 | 3 | 06:46 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 7, 2019 | 3 | 06:34 | Offensive | Eric Staal |