Antoine Vermette vs Auston Matthews
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Antoine Vermette holds a +3.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Vermette on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Vermette wins 56.2% vs left-shot opponents — Matthews shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Vermette 57.1% vs Matthews 53.7% (+3.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Vermette 50.3%
Defensive zone
Vermette 80.2%
Neutral zone
Vermette 67.4%
Result
Antoine Vermette favored at 62.2%
62.2%
37.8%
Vermette
Matthews
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
1
(9 meetings)
8
1
Vermette
Matthews
Last 9: Vermette 8-1 Matthews
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Vermette
4
1
Vermette
Matthews
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Vermette
3
0
Vermette
Matthews
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Vermette
1
0
Vermette
Matthews
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Vermette
Matthews
Edge
Even Strength
56.9% (7,621)
53.8% (9,165)
+3.1%
Power Play
59.8% (1,575)
55.5% (528)
+4.3%
Penalty Kill
55.1% (1,217)
49.8% (466)
+5.3%
On penalty kill, Vermette has a +5.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Matthews shoots left. Vermette is 56.2% vs left-shot opponents (6,658).
Vermette shoots left. Matthews is 53.7% vs left-shot opponents (6,505).
Home / Away
Vermette
Matthews
Home
58.3% (5,008)
56.3% (5,020)
Away
56.1% (5,432)
51.2% (5,139)
By Period
Vermette
Matthews
P1
56.9%
55.2%
P2
58.4%
53.3%
P3
56.2%
52.6%
OT
55.4%
56.6%
Final 5 min
56.8%
54.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Vermette
58.0%▼
62.0%
57.2%
Matthews
64.0%▲
60.5%
53.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2017 | 3 | 15:09 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 1, 2017 | 2 | 15:10 | Defensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Nov 1, 2017 | 2 | 12:40 | Neutral | Antoine Vermette |
| Nov 1, 2017 | 1 | 11:02 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2016 | 3 | 06:16 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2016 | 3 | 03:12 | Defensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2016 | 2 | 12:31 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2016 | 2 | 04:03 | Defensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2016 | 1 | 07:30 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |