Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +7.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Tavares wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 52.1% vs Malhotra 58.3% (-7.1%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Tavares 96.8%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 56.6%
Neutral zone
Tavares 66.4%
Result
John Tavares favored at 52.3%
52.3%
47.7%
Tavares
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
5
(6 meetings)
1
5
Tavares
Malhotra
Last 6: Tavares 1-5 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
1
0
Tavares
Malhotra
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
5
Tavares
Malhotra
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (1,121)
59.3% (674)
-6.9%
Power Play
51.3% (304)
50.0% (4)
+1.3%
Penalty Kill
58.8% (17)
59.2% (228)
-0.4%
On even strength, Malhotra has a +6.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Tavares is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (911).
Tavares shoots left. Malhotra is 55.7% vs left-shot opponents (576).
Home / Away
Tavares
Malhotra
Home
56.5% (731)
62.8% (465)
Away
47.8% (711)
55.6% (441)
By Period
Tavares
Malhotra
P1
56.1%
59.3%
P2
50.3%
58.4%
P3
50.5%
59.8%
OT
50.0%
80.0%
Final 5 min
51.5%
60.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
52.0%▼
57.5%
52.2%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2015 | 1 | 13:32 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 3 | 14:13 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 3 | 04:59 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 2 | 16:03 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 1 | 08:51 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 1 | 06:33 | Offensive | John Tavares |