Brock Nelson vs William Nylander

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +14.8% FO% edge overall.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 50.8% vs Nylander 44.2% (+14.8%)
H2H factor Not applied (1 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Nylander 77.7%
Defensive zone Nelson 69.2%
Neutral zone Nylander 53.9%
Result William Nylander favored at 77.7%
22.3%
77.7%
Nelson Nylander
Head-to-Head Record
0 - 1 (1 meetings)
0
1
Nelson Nylander

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Nylander
0
1
Nelson Nylander
1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
Nylander
Edge
Even Strength
50.9% (928)
39.4% (66)
+11.5%
Power Play
59.8% (179)
0.0% (6)
+59.8%
On power play, Nelson has a +59.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Nylander shoots right. Nelson is 51.6% vs right-shot opponents (455).
Nelson shoots left. Nylander is 44.7% vs left-shot opponents (47).
Home / Away
Nelson
Nylander
Home
52.9% (654)
42.1% (38)
Away
48.9% (658)
29.4% (34)
By Period
Nelson
Nylander
P1
48.4%
33.3%
P2
54.3%
32.3%
P3
50.5%
43.5%
Final 5 min
51.9%
18.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
56.0%
55.5%
50.9%
Nylander
30.0%
42.5%
36.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 12, 2026 1 08:07 Offensive William Nylander