Travis Zajac vs Valtteri Filppula
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Travis Zajac holds a +3.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Zajac on defensive-zone draws (77% H2H, 44 meetings). Zajac wins 54.9% vs left-shot opponents — Filppula shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Zajac 54.2% vs Filppula 50.5% (+3.7%)
H2H factor
Zajac leads 88-53 in 141 meetings
Offensive zone
Zajac 71.0%
Defensive zone
Zajac 88.6%
Neutral zone
Zajac 88.6%
Result
Travis Zajac favored at 82.5%
82.5%
17.5%
Zajac
Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
88
-
53
(141 meetings)
88
53
Zajac
Filppula
Last 10: Zajac 7-3 Filppula
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
28
21
Zajac
Filppula
49 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
34
10
Zajac
Filppula
44 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Zajac
26
22
Zajac
Filppula
48 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Zajac
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
54.4% (9,056)
50.7% (7,257)
+3.7%
Power Play
59.1% (1,498)
54.4% (1,152)
+4.7%
Penalty Kill
48.6% (1,599)
44.0% (811)
+4.6%
On power play, Zajac has a +4.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Zajac is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (8,183).
Zajac shoots right. Filppula is 50.6% vs right-shot opponents (3,346).
Home / Away
Zajac
Filppula
Home
55.5% (6,156)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
53.0% (6,038)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Zajac
Filppula
P1
53.8%
50.1%
P2
55.6%
50.3%
P3
53.6%
51.0%
OT
52.3%
58.6%
Final 5 min
54.3%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
54.3%
Filppula
52.0%▲
45.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2020 | 1 | 01:08 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 2 | 15:10 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 2 | 06:56 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 1 | 15:09 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 23, 2019 | 1 | 13:58 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 23, 2019 | 1 | 04:21 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Feb 7, 2019 | 2 | 15:14 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 7, 2019 | 2 | 14:54 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 7, 2019 | 2 | 11:45 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 7, 2019 | 2 | 03:59 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 17, 2019 | 3 | 07:07 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 23, 2018 | 3 | 19:49 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 23, 2018 | 2 | 19:23 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 23, 2018 | 1 | 08:03 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 3 | 14:08 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 3 | 10:42 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 3 | 07:05 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 3 | 03:29 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 2 | 19:50 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |