Corban Knight vs Valtteri Filppula
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Corban Knight holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Filppula on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Knight wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Filppula shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Knight 51.4% vs Filppula 50.5% (+1.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Knight 50.9%
Defensive zone
Filppula 50.7%
Neutral zone
Knight 54.7%
Result
Corban Knight favored at 52.6%
52.6%
47.4%
Knight
Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
7
(8 meetings)
1
7
Knight
Filppula
Last 8: Knight 1-7 Filppula
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
0
3
Knight
Filppula
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Filppula
1
4
Knight
Filppula
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Knight
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
52.7% (273)
50.7% (7,257)
+2.0%
Power Play
60.0% (5)
54.4% (1,152)
+5.6%
Penalty Kill
27.3% (11)
44.0% (811)
-16.7%
On penalty kill, Filppula has a +16.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Knight is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (206).
Knight shoots right. Filppula is 50.6% vs right-shot opponents (3,346).
Home / Away
Knight
Filppula
Home
52.4% (147)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
51.4% (142)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Knight
Filppula
P1
50.5%
50.1%
P2
51.0%
50.3%
P3
54.5%
51.0%
Final 5 min
47.1%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Knight
50.0%▬
49.0%
51.9%
Filppula
52.0%▲
45.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2019 | 1 | 15:20 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 1 | 06:30 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 1 | 02:24 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 3 | 12:19 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 2 | 16:05 | Neutral | Corban Knight |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 2 | 00:57 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 23, 2016 | 2 | 07:16 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 23, 2016 | 1 | 11:47 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |