Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +10.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Malhotra wins 64.4% vs right-shot opponents — Bozak shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malhotra 58.6% vs Bozak 48.8% (+10.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Malhotra 52.7%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 93.7%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 86.1%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 90.7%
90.7%
9.3%
Malhotra
Bozak
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Malhotra
Bozak
Last 5: Malhotra 4-1 Bozak
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
3
0
Malhotra
Bozak
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Malhotra
Bozak
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malhotra
Bozak
Edge
Even Strength
60.3% (718)
48.8% (1,036)
+11.5%
Power Play
60.0% (10)
53.8% (225)
+6.2%
Penalty Kill
56.7% (224)
39.1% (138)
+17.6%
On penalty kill, Malhotra has a +17.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bozak shoots right. Malhotra is 64.4% vs right-shot opponents (334).
Malhotra shoots left. Bozak is 47.8% vs left-shot opponents (916).
Home / Away
Malhotra
Bozak
Home
61.1% (476)
50.8% (608)
Away
57.8% (476)
47.0% (791)
By Period
Malhotra
Bozak
P1
56.3%
48.0%
P2
60.9%
48.1%
P3
61.6%
49.8%
OT
50.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
55.8%
50.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.5%
Bozak
46.0%▼
48.5%
48.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2014 | 2 | 19:18 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 9, 2014 | 1 | 19:23 | Neutral | Tyler Bozak |
| Jan 9, 2014 | 1 | 08:51 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Jan 9, 2014 | 1 | 08:33 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 1 | 06:46 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |