Quinton Byfield vs William Karlsson
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
William Karlsson holds a +7.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Karlsson on defensive-zone draws (89% H2H, 9 meetings). Byfield wins 43.3% vs left-shot opponents — Karlsson shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Byfield 43.8% vs Karlsson 51.3% (-7.8%)
H2H factor
Karlsson leads 11-8 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone
Byfield 64.3%
Defensive zone
Byfield 64.3%
Neutral zone
Byfield 64.3%
Result
Quinton Byfield favored at 64.3%
64.3%
35.7%
Byfield
Karlsson
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
11
(19 meetings)
8
11
Byfield
Karlsson
Last 10: Byfield 4-6 Karlsson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Byfield
2
1
Byfield
Karlsson
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Karlsson
1
8
Byfield
Karlsson
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Byfield
5
2
Byfield
Karlsson
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Byfield
Karlsson
Edge
Even Strength
44.3% (1,918)
51.8% (7,849)
-7.5%
Power Play
46.2% (106)
54.8% (1,048)
-8.6%
Penalty Kill
35.4% (212)
44.2% (1,109)
-8.8%
On penalty kill, Karlsson has a +8.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Karlsson shoots left. Byfield is 43.3% vs left-shot opponents (1,515).
Byfield shoots left. Karlsson is 50.8% vs left-shot opponents (6,551).
Home / Away
Byfield
Karlsson
Home
44.0% (1,084)
52.0% (5,090)
Away
43.1% (1,152)
50.5% (4,916)
By Period
Byfield
Karlsson
P1
44.0%
50.3%
P2
42.4%
51.3%
P3
44.3%
52.4%
OT
43.2%
44.9%
Final 5 min
42.3%
51.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Byfield
56.0%▲
47.5%
43.5%
Karlsson
64.0%▲
57.5%
51.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | 16:05 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | 06:54 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 1 | 17:31 | Offensive | Quinton Byfield |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 3 | 17:03 | Neutral | William Karlsson |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 3 | 08:03 | Neutral | Quinton Byfield |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 2 | 14:58 | Neutral | Quinton Byfield |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 2 | 14:42 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 1 | 07:13 | Defensive | Quinton Byfield |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 1 | 00:33 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1 | 04:11 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Oct 11, 2022 | 3 | 12:58 | Neutral | William Karlsson |
| Oct 11, 2022 | 3 | 05:05 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Oct 11, 2022 | 1 | 16:09 | Offensive | William Karlsson |
| Oct 11, 2022 | 1 | 09:39 | Offensive | Quinton Byfield |
| 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 |