Alexandre Burrows vs Joe Thornton

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Joe Thornton holds a +13.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Thornton on defensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 8 meetings). Burrows wins 42.5% vs left-shot opponents — Thornton shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Burrows 43.2% vs Thornton 54.3% (-13.5%)
H2H factor Thornton leads 6-5 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone Burrows 60.0%
Defensive zone Thornton 55.1%
Neutral zone Burrows 54.3%
Result Joe Thornton favored at 51.0%
49.0%
51.0%
Burrows Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
5 - 6 (11 meetings)
5
6
Burrows Thornton
Last 10: Burrows 5-5 Thornton

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Burrows
2
1
Burrows Thornton
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
3
5
Burrows Thornton
8 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Burrows
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
42.6% (176)
53.5% (6,640)
-10.9%
Power Play
43.2% (44)
57.2% (1,387)
-14.0%
Penalty Kill
33.3% (57)
56.7% (427)
-23.4%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +23.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Burrows is 42.5% vs left-shot opponents (179).
Burrows shoots left. Thornton is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,220).
Home / Away
Burrows
Thornton
Home
40.3% (119)
55.8% (4,271)
Away
41.1% (158)
52.8% (4,219)
By Period
Burrows
Thornton
P1
46.0%
55.0%
P2
36.2%
53.3%
P3
42.3%
54.4%
OT
35.7%
56.4%
Final 5 min
33.3%
53.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Burrows
32.0%
42.0%
40.8%
Thornton
44.0%
46.5%
54.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Nov 14, 2013 1 09:33 Offensive Alexandre Burrows
Nov 7, 2013 3 13:57 Defensive Joe Thornton
Nov 7, 2013 2 00:48 Defensive Joe Thornton
Oct 3, 2013 2 08:23 Defensive Alexandre Burrows
Apr 1, 2013 3 16:40 Offensive Alexandre Burrows
Apr 1, 2013 3 03:59 Defensive Alexandre Burrows
Apr 1, 2013 3 00:57 Offensive Joe Thornton
Apr 1, 2013 2 12:54 Defensive Joe Thornton
Apr 1, 2013 2 06:36 Defensive Joe Thornton
Jan 27, 2013 3 09:16 Defensive Alexandre Burrows
Jan 27, 2013 2 16:58 Defensive Joe Thornton