Frans Nielsen vs Valtteri Filppula

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Valtteri Filppula holds a +2.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Filppula on offensive-zone draws (70% H2H, 27 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nielsen 48.5% vs Filppula 50.5% (-2.1%)
H2H factor Filppula leads 42-34 in 76 meetings
Offensive zone Nielsen 52.8%
Defensive zone Nielsen 61.7%
Neutral zone Nielsen 56.3%
Result Frans Nielsen favored at 57.0%
57.0%
43.0%
Nielsen Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
34 - 42 (76 meetings)
34
42
Nielsen Filppula
Last 10: Nielsen 5-5 Filppula

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
8
19
Nielsen Filppula
27 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
15
12
Nielsen Filppula
27 total
Neutral Zone
Even
11
11
Nielsen Filppula
22 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nielsen
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (7,608)
50.7% (7,257)
-1.4%
Power Play
54.7% (594)
54.4% (1,152)
+0.3%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (1,420)
44.0% (811)
-2.3%

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Nielsen shoots left. Filppula is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,892).
Home / Away
Nielsen
Filppula
Home
49.9% (4,766)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
47.1% (4,890)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Nielsen
Filppula
P1
49.7%
50.1%
P2
47.6%
50.3%
P3
48.2%
51.0%
OT
46.6%
58.6%
Final 5 min
48.7%
49.3%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nielsen
50.0%
50.0%
48.5%
Filppula
52.0%
45.0%
50.6%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 16, 2019 3 16:17 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Mar 16, 2019 3 11:28 Offensive Frans Nielsen
Mar 16, 2019 3 11:11 Neutral Valtteri Filppula
Mar 16, 2019 2 08:24 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Dec 15, 2018 OT 00:44 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Dec 8, 2018 3 12:04 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Dec 8, 2018 2 12:17 Neutral Valtteri Filppula
Dec 8, 2018 2 08:45 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Dec 8, 2018 2 06:57 Neutral Valtteri Filppula
Dec 8, 2018 1 07:38 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Dec 8, 2018 1 02:36 Offensive Frans Nielsen
Mar 20, 2018 3 01:05 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Mar 20, 2018 2 01:39 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Mar 20, 2018 2 01:20 Offensive Valtteri Filppula
Mar 20, 2018 1 04:17 Offensive Frans Nielsen
Jan 23, 2018 1 19:28 Offensive Valtteri Filppula
Jan 23, 2018 1 16:20 Defensive Frans Nielsen
Dec 20, 2017 3 17:32 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Dec 20, 2017 2 19:06 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Dec 20, 2016 3 00:56 Offensive Valtteri Filppula