Mikael Backlund vs Valtteri Filppula
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Valtteri Filppula holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Backlund on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 16 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backlund 49.0% vs Filppula 50.5% (-1.6%)
H2H factor
Backlund leads 25-23 in 48 meetings
Offensive zone
Filppula 60.7%
Defensive zone
Backlund 59.6%
Neutral zone
Backlund 52.2%
Result
Mikael Backlund favored at 50.4%
50.4%
49.6%
Backlund
Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
25
-
23
(48 meetings)
25
23
Backlund
Filppula
Last 10: Backlund 5-5 Filppula
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
5
11
Backlund
Filppula
16 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
12
4
Backlund
Filppula
16 total
Neutral Zone
Even
8
8
Backlund
Filppula
16 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backlund
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (13,410)
50.7% (7,257)
-1.0%
Power Play
51.6% (1,336)
54.4% (1,152)
-2.8%
Penalty Kill
44.0% (2,446)
44.0% (811)
+0.0%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Backlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (10,953).
Backlund shoots left. Filppula is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,892).
Home / Away
Backlund
Filppula
Home
49.7% (8,565)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
48.3% (8,632)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Backlund
Filppula
P1
48.5%
50.1%
P2
50.3%
50.3%
P3
48.4%
51.0%
OT
44.1%
58.6%
Final 5 min
48.3%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
49.0%
Filppula
52.0%▲
45.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2020 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 23, 2020 | 1 | 00:10 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 23, 2020 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Oct 17, 2019 | 2 | 12:17 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Oct 17, 2019 | 2 | 03:48 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 17, 2019 | 1 | 18:56 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 3 | 03:15 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 2 | 07:08 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 20, 2019 | 2 | 10:09 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 4, 2017 | 2 | 10:11 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 2 | 12:20 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 23, 2017 | 3 | 19:42 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 23, 2017 | 3 | 18:03 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 23, 2017 | 3 | 06:52 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 23, 2017 | 2 | 07:22 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 14, 2016 | 3 | 02:59 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 14, 2016 | 2 | 09:00 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Dec 14, 2016 | 2 | 04:40 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Dec 14, 2016 | 1 | 13:42 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 5, 2016 | 3 | 17:36 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |