Who wins more faceoffs, Aleksander Barkov or Joe Thornton?

Aleksander Barkov leads the head-to-head 6-3 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Aleksander Barkov's faceoff record against Joe Thornton?

Aleksander Barkov is 6-3 against Joe Thornton in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 3-0, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 2-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Aleksander Barkov or Joe Thornton?

Aleksander Barkov is the predicted winner with a 55.5% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Aleksander Barkov vs Joe Thornton

Aleksander BarkovL vs Joe ThorntonL

2017-18 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Aleksander Barkov holds a +1.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Barkov on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Barkov wins 55.3% vs left-shot opponents — Thornton shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Barkov 53.3% vs Thornton 51.7% (+1.5%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Thornton 55.1%

Defensive zone Barkov 81.2%

Neutral zone Barkov 50.7%

Result Aleksander Barkov favored at 55.5%

55.5%

44.5%

Barkov Thornton

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 3 (9 meetings)

Barkov Thornton

Last 9: Barkov 6-3 Thornton

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Barkov

Barkov Thornton

3 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Barkov Thornton

2 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Barkov Thornton

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Barkov

Thornton

Edge

Even Strength

54.6% (1,326)

52.7% (372)

+1.9%

Power Play

51.4% (222)

47.6% (63)

+3.8%

Penalty Kill

47.0% (149)

60.0% (5)

-13.0%

On penalty kill, Thornton has a +13.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Thornton shoots left. Barkov is 55.3% vs left-shot opponents (1,079).

Barkov shoots left. Thornton is 53.2% vs left-shot opponents (252).

Home / Away

Barkov

Thornton

Home

55.3% (816)

51.2% (250)

Away

51.9% (881)

53.2% (190)

By Period

Barkov

Thornton

55.7%

56.1%

53.7%

52.8%

51.3%

47.4%

52.4%

57.1%

Final 5 min

52.2%

50.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Barkov

44.0%▼

47.5%

53.5%

Thornton

44.0%▼

46.5%

52.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Dec 1, 2017	3	15:53	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 1, 2017	3	00:30	Neutral	Joe Thornton
Dec 1, 2017	2	14:11	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Nov 16, 2017	3	10:02	Neutral	Joe Thornton
Nov 16, 2017	2	18:27	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov
Nov 16, 2017	2	16:00	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Nov 16, 2017	2	12:02	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Nov 16, 2017	2	08:03	Defensive	Joe Thornton
Nov 16, 2017	2	04:37	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov

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