Eric Staal vs Valtteri Filppula
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.6% vs 50.6%). Look for Filppula on offensive-zone draws (58% H2H, 26 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Staal 50.6% vs Filppula 50.5% (+0.0%)
H2H factor
Filppula leads 36-31 in 67 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 59.5%
Defensive zone
Filppula 57.1%
Neutral zone
Staal 52.6%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 52.1%
52.1%
47.9%
Staal
Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
31
-
36
(67 meetings)
31
36
Staal
Filppula
Last 10: Staal 4-6 Filppula
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
11
15
Staal
Filppula
26 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
9
13
Staal
Filppula
22 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
11
8
Staal
Filppula
19 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Staal
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
50.7% (7,257)
-0.2%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
54.4% (1,152)
-0.9%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
44.0% (811)
+0.2%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Filppula is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,892).
Home / Away
Staal
Filppula
Home
52.6% (6,558)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Staal
Filppula
P1
50.0%
50.1%
P2
51.1%
50.3%
P3
50.4%
51.0%
OT
55.2%
58.6%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Filppula
52.0%▲
45.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2020 | 2 | 12:56 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 27, 2020 | 2 | 12:35 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 27, 2020 | 1 | 17:56 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 3 | 05:59 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 19:09 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 19:21 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 18:59 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 10:07 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 04:57 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 1 | 03:00 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 3 | 08:29 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 1 | 06:09 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 1 | 02:15 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 14, 2017 | 3 | 10:32 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 14, 2017 | 1 | 15:12 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 11, 2017 | 3 | 00:38 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 11, 2017 | 3 | 00:29 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 11, 2017 | 2 | 04:43 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 11, 2017 | 1 | 09:49 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 23, 2017 | 3 | 13:17 | Defensive | Eric Staal |