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 |