Quinton Byfield vs William Karlsson
2021-22 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
William Karlsson holds a +6.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Byfield on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Byfield wins 46.2% vs left-shot opponents — Karlsson shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Byfield 46.6% vs Karlsson 51.5% (-6.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Karlsson 51.8%
Defensive zone
Karlsson 70.9%
Neutral zone
Karlsson 63.5%
Result
William Karlsson favored at 66.4%
33.6%
66.4%
Byfield
Karlsson
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
2
(5 meetings)
3
2
Byfield
Karlsson
Last 5: Byfield 3-2 Karlsson
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Karlsson
0
2
Byfield
Karlsson
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Byfield
3
0
Byfield
Karlsson
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Byfield
Karlsson
Edge
Even Strength
45.4% (262)
51.4% (735)
-6.0%
Power Play
50.0% (8)
63.5% (115)
-13.5%
Penalty Kill
33.3% (3)
42.9% (133)
-9.6%
On power play, Karlsson has a +13.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Karlsson shoots left. Byfield is 46.2% vs left-shot opponents (173).
Byfield shoots left. Karlsson is 50.4% vs left-shot opponents (651).
Home / Away
Byfield
Karlsson
Home
43.0% (114)
52.3% (524)
Away
47.2% (159)
51.0% (459)
By Period
Byfield
Karlsson
P1
46.5%
50.7%
P2
41.9%
51.4%
P3
47.9%
53.2%
Final 5 min
48.5%
53.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Byfield
56.0%▲
47.5%
45.4%
Karlsson
64.0%▲
57.5%
51.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2022 | 3 | 07:06 | Neutral | Quinton Byfield |
| Mar 19, 2022 | 2 | 01:09 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Feb 18, 2022 | 2 | 05:14 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Feb 18, 2022 | 1 | 15:06 | Neutral | Quinton Byfield |
| Feb 18, 2022 | 1 | 08:11 | Neutral | Quinton Byfield |