Mathew Barzal vs Valtteri Filppula
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Valtteri Filppula holds a +8.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Filppula on neutral-zone draws (77% H2H, 13 meetings). Barzal wins 41.9% vs left-shot opponents — Filppula shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Barzal 42.2% vs Filppula 50.5% (-8.6%)
H2H factor
Filppula leads 19-5 in 24 meetings
Offensive zone
Barzal 88.0%
Defensive zone
Barzal 95.3%
Neutral zone
Barzal 92.3%
Result
Mathew Barzal favored at 92.4%
92.4%
7.6%
Barzal
Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
19
(24 meetings)
5
19
Barzal
Filppula
Last 10: Barzal 1-9 Filppula
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
0
4
Barzal
Filppula
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
2
5
Barzal
Filppula
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Filppula
3
10
Barzal
Filppula
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Barzal
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
41.9% (3,565)
50.7% (7,257)
-8.8%
Power Play
43.4% (205)
54.4% (1,152)
-11.0%
Penalty Kill
42.3% (26)
44.0% (811)
-1.7%
On power play, Filppula has a +11.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Barzal is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,699).
Barzal shoots right. Filppula is 50.6% vs right-shot opponents (3,346).
Home / Away
Barzal
Filppula
Home
43.1% (1,895)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
40.9% (1,901)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Barzal
Filppula
P1
40.7%
50.1%
P2
44.4%
50.3%
P3
41.0%
51.0%
OT
27.6%
58.6%
Final 5 min
39.9%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Barzal
36.0%▼
44.0%
42.0%
Filppula
52.0%▲
45.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2020 | 3 | 11:03 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 2 | 13:52 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 2 | 13:42 | Defensive | Mathew Barzal |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 2 | 10:03 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 2 | 09:47 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 2 | 06:09 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 1 | 01:39 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 2, 2019 | 3 | 13:24 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 2, 2019 | 2 | 11:24 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 3 | 13:32 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 3 | 08:16 | Neutral | Mathew Barzal |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 1 | 11:21 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 3 | 10:41 | Defensive | Mathew Barzal |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 3 | 10:29 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 3 | 08:57 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 2 | 16:43 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 4, 2018 | 1 | 15:37 | Neutral | Mathew Barzal |
| Nov 24, 2017 | 2 | 12:30 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 22, 2017 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mathew Barzal |
| Nov 22, 2017 | 2 | 02:37 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |