Scouting Report
William Nylander holds a +5.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Nylander on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cave 50.1% vs Nylander 54.1% (-5.1%)
H2H factor
Nylander leads 6-5 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Nylander 62.5%
Defensive zone
Cave 70.9%
Neutral zone
Cave 54.2%
Result
William Nylander favored at 50.3%
49.7%
50.3%
Cave
Nylander
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
6
(11 meetings)
5
6
Cave
Nylander
Last 10: Cave 4-6 Nylander
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nylander
2
3
Cave
Nylander
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cave
2
0
Cave
Nylander
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nylander
1
3
Cave
Nylander
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cave
Nylander
Edge
Even Strength
50.8% (356)
56.5% (324)
-5.7%
Power Play
36.4% (11)
46.5% (43)
-10.1%
Penalty Kill
46.9% (32)
0.0% (1)
+46.9%
On penalty kill, Cave has a +46.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nylander shoots right. Cave is 52.0% vs right-shot opponents (127).
Cave shoots left. Nylander is 54.6% vs left-shot opponents (280).
Home / Away
Cave
Nylander
Home
46.7% (184)
57.1% (177)
Away
53.0% (215)
53.4% (191)
By Period
Cave
Nylander
P1
45.3%
56.4%
P2
51.9%
51.8%
P3
53.6%
56.9%
OT
50.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
48.2%
57.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cave
42.0%▼
50.5%
50.1%
Nylander
34.0%▼
44.0%
55.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2019 | 3 | 14:23 | Offensive | William Nylander |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 2 | 09:27 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 2 | 03:15 | Offensive | William Nylander |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 1 | 08:41 | Neutral | William Nylander |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 1 | 08:27 | Offensive | Colby Cave |
| Feb 27, 2019 | 3 | 16:06 | Neutral | William Nylander |
| Feb 27, 2019 | 3 | 07:23 | Neutral | William Nylander |
| Feb 27, 2019 | 1 | 11:06 | Neutral | Colby Cave |
| Feb 27, 2019 | 1 | 01:25 | Offensive | Colby Cave |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 3 | 07:53 | Offensive | William Nylander |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 16:05 | Defensive | Colby Cave |