John Tavares vs Valtteri Filppula
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
John Tavares holds a +3.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on offensive-zone draws (76% H2H, 46 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Filppula shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 54.4% vs Filppula 50.5% (+3.8%)
H2H factor
Tavares leads 57-44 in 101 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 80.1%
Defensive zone
Tavares 50.8%
Neutral zone
Tavares 70.1%
Result
John Tavares favored at 70.1%
70.1%
29.9%
Tavares
Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
57
-
44
(101 meetings)
57
44
Tavares
Filppula
Last 10: Tavares 6-4 Filppula
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
35
11
Tavares
Filppula
46 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
5
19
Tavares
Filppula
24 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
17
14
Tavares
Filppula
31 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (16,108)
50.7% (7,257)
+3.3%
Power Play
56.5% (4,283)
54.4% (1,152)
+2.1%
Penalty Kill
50.6% (620)
44.0% (811)
+6.6%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +6.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,505).
Tavares shoots left. Filppula is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,892).
Home / Away
Tavares
Filppula
Home
56.1% (10,503)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
52.7% (10,537)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Tavares
Filppula
P1
55.0%
50.1%
P2
54.1%
50.3%
P3
54.1%
51.0%
OT
55.9%
58.6%
Final 5 min
54.8%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
54.4%
Filppula
52.0%▲
45.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2019 | 3 | 08:51 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Dec 21, 2019 | 2 | 18:37 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Nov 27, 2019 | 3 | 00:37 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 27, 2019 | 2 | 12:38 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 3 | 12:13 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 1 | 12:58 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 1 | 12:55 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 3 | 04:04 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 3 | 02:13 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 2 | 12:39 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 2 | 12:31 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 2 | 12:25 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 1 | 19:12 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 2 | 16:27 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 1 | 04:47 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 1 | 01:39 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 3 | 15:25 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 3 | 15:14 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 2 | 13:56 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 2 | 08:31 | Defensive | John Tavares |