Valtteri Filppula vs William Nylander

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.6% vs 50.0%). Look for Nylander on neutral-zone draws (82% H2H, 11 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Filppula 50.5% vs Nylander 50.0% (+0.6%)
H2H factor Nylander leads 18-9 in 27 meetings
Offensive zone Nylander 81.7%
Defensive zone Filppula 56.2%
Neutral zone Nylander 63.5%
Result William Nylander favored at 63.0%
37.0%
63.0%
Filppula Nylander
Head-to-Head Record
9 - 18 (27 meetings)
9
18
Filppula Nylander
Last 10: Filppula 3-7 Nylander

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Nylander
3
5
Filppula Nylander
8 total
Defensive Zone
Even
4
4
Filppula Nylander
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nylander
2
9
Filppula Nylander
11 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Filppula
Nylander
Edge
Even Strength
50.7% (7,257)
50.3% (1,869)
+0.4%
Power Play
54.4% (1,152)
46.9% (228)
+7.5%
Penalty Kill
44.0% (811)
54.8% (31)
-10.8%
On penalty kill, Nylander has a +10.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Nylander shoots right. Filppula is 50.6% vs right-shot opponents (3,346).
Filppula shoots left. Nylander is 50.2% vs left-shot opponents (1,519).
Home / Away
Filppula
Nylander
Home
51.5% (4,842)
51.3% (1,186)
Away
49.5% (4,396)
48.3% (942)
By Period
Filppula
Nylander
P1
50.1%
51.3%
P2
50.3%
45.6%
P3
51.0%
53.3%
OT
58.6%
50.0%
Final 5 min
49.3%
46.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Filppula
52.0%
45.0%
50.6%
Nylander
34.0%
44.0%
50.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 21, 2019 1 13:44 Defensive William Nylander
Dec 21, 2019 1 10:31 Defensive William Nylander
Feb 28, 2019 3 16:07 Offensive Valtteri Filppula
Feb 28, 2019 3 12:57 Neutral William Nylander
Dec 29, 2018 3 14:31 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Dec 12, 2017 3 15:03 Defensive William Nylander
Dec 12, 2017 1 08:46 Defensive William Nylander
Oct 28, 2017 3 02:33 Offensive William Nylander
Oct 28, 2017 3 00:32 Neutral William Nylander
Oct 28, 2017 2 08:48 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Oct 28, 2017 1 17:28 Defensive Valtteri Filppula
Oct 25, 2016 3 12:24 Neutral William Nylander
Oct 25, 2016 3 02:04 Neutral William Nylander
Oct 25, 2016 3 01:47 Offensive William Nylander
Mar 28, 2016 1 06:38 Offensive William Nylander
Mar 28, 2016 1 06:23 Neutral William Nylander
Feb 29, 2016 3 09:49 Offensive William Nylander
Feb 29, 2016 3 00:00 Neutral Valtteri Filppula
Feb 29, 2016 2 10:13 Offensive William Nylander
Feb 29, 2016 2 06:28 Offensive Valtteri Filppula