Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (53.5% vs 54.4%). Look for Burish on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Burish 52.9% vs Thornton 54.1% (-0.9%)
H2H factor
Burish leads 9-4 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Thornton 88.4%
Defensive zone
Burish 83.3%
Neutral zone
Thornton 51.2%
Result
Adam Burish favored at 53.3%
53.3%
46.7%
Burish
Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
4
(13 meetings)
9
4
Burish
Thornton
Last 10: Burish 7-3 Thornton
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
2
2
Burish
Thornton
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Burish
6
0
Burish
Thornton
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Thornton
1
2
Burish
Thornton
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Burish
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
55.9% (331)
52.8% (922)
+3.1%
Power Play
33.3% (12)
56.1% (196)
-22.8%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (128)
62.0% (100)
-13.6%
On power play, Thornton has a +22.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Burish is 50.4% vs left-shot opponents (351).
Burish shoots right. Thornton is 54.4% vs right-shot opponents (327).
Home / Away
Burish
Thornton
Home
57.1% (233)
54.9% (597)
Away
50.0% (244)
54.0% (643)
By Period
Burish
Thornton
P1
52.9%
53.0%
P2
51.0%
51.2%
P3
56.8%
57.8%
OT
42.9%
72.7%
Final 5 min
58.9%
59.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Burish
52.0%▬
53.0%
53.5%
Thornton
44.0%▼
46.5%
54.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2011 | 3 | 18:46 | Defensive | Adam Burish |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 3 | 16:16 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 3 | 11:44 | Offensive | Adam Burish |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Adam Burish |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 2 | 07:41 | Defensive | Adam Burish |
| Mar 5, 2011 | 1 | 05:24 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Dec 16, 2010 | 3 | 14:27 | Defensive | Adam Burish |
| Dec 16, 2010 | 3 | 08:41 | Defensive | Adam Burish |
| Dec 16, 2010 | 2 | 09:26 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Dec 16, 2010 | 2 | 03:11 | Offensive | Adam Burish |
| Dec 13, 2010 | 3 | 14:41 | Defensive | Adam Burish |
| Nov 18, 2010 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 18, 2010 | 1 | 04:01 | Defensive | Adam Burish |