Tomas Plekanec vs William Nylander
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.1% vs 50.0%). Look for Plekanec on defensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Plekanec 50.1% vs Nylander 50.0% (+0.1%)
H2H factor
Plekanec leads 8-6 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Nylander 66.6%
Defensive zone
Plekanec 80.3%
Neutral zone
Plekanec 57.7%
Result
Tomas Plekanec favored at 59.1%
59.1%
40.9%
Plekanec
Nylander
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
6
(14 meetings)
8
6
Plekanec
Nylander
Last 10: Plekanec 5-5 Nylander
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Plekanec
Nylander
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
2
1
Plekanec
Nylander
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Plekanec
5
4
Plekanec
Nylander
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Plekanec
Nylander
Edge
Even Strength
50.8% (8,558)
50.3% (1,869)
+0.5%
Power Play
51.3% (1,151)
46.9% (228)
+4.4%
Penalty Kill
46.0% (1,924)
54.8% (31)
-8.8%
On penalty kill, Nylander has a +8.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nylander shoots right. Plekanec is 51.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,678).
Plekanec shoots left. Nylander is 50.2% vs left-shot opponents (1,519).
Home / Away
Plekanec
Nylander
Home
51.1% (5,909)
51.3% (1,186)
Away
49.1% (5,818)
48.3% (942)
By Period
Plekanec
Nylander
P1
52.5%
51.3%
P2
48.9%
45.6%
P3
49.0%
53.3%
OT
51.1%
50.0%
Final 5 min
49.8%
46.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
50.1%
Nylander
34.0%▼
44.0%
50.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2017 | 1 | 14:36 | Offensive | William Nylander |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 1 | 07:07 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 1 | 07:10 | Defensive | William Nylander |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 1 | 00:48 | Neutral | William Nylander |
| Oct 14, 2017 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | William Nylander |
| Oct 14, 2017 | 3 | 04:51 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 14, 2017 | 2 | 10:18 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 14, 2017 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | William Nylander |
| Oct 14, 2017 | 1 | 05:21 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 3 | 16:34 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 3 | 14:46 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 3 | 08:58 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 3 | 04:36 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 3 | 02:38 | Neutral | William Nylander |