Who wins more faceoffs, Mika Zibanejad or William Nylander?

William Nylander leads the head-to-head 7-2 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Mika Zibanejad's faceoff record against William Nylander?

Mika Zibanejad is 2-7 against William Nylander in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-5, Defensive 1-2, Neutral 1-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Mika Zibanejad or William Nylander?

William Nylander is the predicted winner with a 63.7% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Mika Zibanejad vs William Nylander

Mika ZibanejadR vs William NylanderR

2015-16 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Mika Zibanejad holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Nylander on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Zibanejad 50.4% vs Nylander 49.4% (+1.4%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Nylander 66.2%

Defensive zone Nylander 59.6%

Neutral zone Nylander 63.8%

Result William Nylander favored at 63.7%

36.3%

63.7%

Zibanejad Nylander

Head-to-Head Record

2 - 7 (9 meetings)

Zibanejad Nylander

Last 9: Zibanejad 2-7 Nylander

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Nylander

Zibanejad Nylander

5 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Nylander

Zibanejad Nylander

3 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Zibanejad

Zibanejad Nylander

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Zibanejad

Nylander

Edge

Even Strength

50.8% (1,073)

49.6% (260)

+1.2%

Power Play

52.5% (118)

45.2% (31)

+7.3%

On power play, Zibanejad has a +7.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Nylander shoots right. Zibanejad is 50.1% vs right-shot opponents (443).

Zibanejad shoots right. Nylander is 50.0% vs right-shot opponents (108).

Home / Away

Zibanejad

Nylander

Home

52.9% (682)

48.2% (193)

Away

47.8% (624)

51.0% (98)

By Period

Zibanejad

Nylander

47.5%

54.3%

52.8%

46.0%

51.4%

47.9%

45.8%

33.3%

Final 5 min

48.9%

46.2%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Zibanejad

50.0%▼

51.5%

50.5%

Nylander

34.0%▼

44.0%

49.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 12, 2016	3	15:54	Offensive	William Nylander
Mar 12, 2016	3	13:16	Offensive	William Nylander
Mar 12, 2016	3	10:28	Defensive	Mika Zibanejad
Mar 12, 2016	3	01:21	Neutral	Mika Zibanejad
Mar 12, 2016	2	08:32	Defensive	William Nylander
Mar 12, 2016	1	17:01	Offensive	William Nylander
Mar 12, 2016	1	05:18	Offensive	William Nylander
Mar 12, 2016	1	05:08	Offensive	William Nylander
Mar 5, 2016	3	16:23	Defensive	William Nylander

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