Phil Varone vs Valtteri Filppula

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Valtteri Filppula holds a +3.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Filppula on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Varone wins 45.2% vs left-shot opponents — Filppula shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Varone 47.7% vs Filppula 50.5% (-3.3%)
H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Varone 69.0%
Defensive zone Varone 69.0%
Neutral zone Varone 69.8%
Result Phil Varone favored at 69.2%
69.2%
30.8%
Varone Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
2 - 6 (8 meetings)
2
6
Varone Filppula
Last 8: Varone 2-6 Filppula

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
1
3
Varone Filppula
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
0
2
Varone Filppula
2 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Varone Filppula
2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Varone
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
47.5% (575)
50.7% (7,257)
-3.2%
Power Play
38.5% (13)
54.4% (1,152)
-15.9%
Penalty Kill
50.0% (2)
44.0% (811)
+6.0%
On power play, Filppula has a +15.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Varone is 45.2% vs left-shot opponents (365).
Varone shoots left. Filppula is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,892).
Home / Away
Varone
Filppula
Home
48.0% (221)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
46.9% (369)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Varone
Filppula
P1
50.0%
50.1%
P2
42.7%
50.3%
P3
50.0%
51.0%
OT
33.3%
58.6%
Final 5 min
44.7%
49.3%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Varone
40.0%
50.5%
47.3%
Filppula
52.0%
45.0%
50.6%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 3, 2019 2 14:22 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Feb 27, 2017 2 01:59 Neutral Phil Varone
Oct 22, 2016 1 09:08 Neutral Valtteri Filppula
Mar 3, 2015 3 11:09 Offensive Phil Varone
Mar 3, 2015 2 13:48 Offensive Valtteri Filppula
Mar 3, 2015 2 13:43 Offensive Valtteri Filppula
Mar 3, 2015 2 13:38 Offensive Valtteri Filppula
Mar 3, 2015 2 06:27 Defensive Valtteri Filppula