Scouting Report
Joe Thornton holds a +8.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Thornton on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Anisimov 46.2% vs Thornton 54.3% (-8.1%)
H2H factor
Thornton leads 22-7 in 29 meetings
Offensive zone
Anisimov 90.6%
Defensive zone
Anisimov 85.3%
Neutral zone
Anisimov 92.7%
Result
Artem Anisimov favored at 90.3%
90.3%
9.7%
Anisimov
Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
22
(29 meetings)
7
22
Anisimov
Thornton
Last 10: Anisimov 2-8 Thornton
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
0
8
Anisimov
Thornton
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
1
6
Anisimov
Thornton
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Thornton
6
8
Anisimov
Thornton
14 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Anisimov
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
46.5% (5,598)
53.5% (6,640)
-7.0%
Power Play
48.8% (727)
57.2% (1,387)
-8.4%
Penalty Kill
39.3% (560)
56.7% (427)
-17.4%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +17.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Anisimov is 47.7% vs left-shot opponents (4,293).
Anisimov shoots left. Thornton is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,220).
Home / Away
Anisimov
Thornton
Home
48.7% (3,544)
55.8% (4,271)
Away
43.5% (3,356)
52.8% (4,219)
By Period
Anisimov
Thornton
P1
45.7%
55.0%
P2
46.1%
53.3%
P3
46.8%
54.4%
OT
46.5%
56.4%
Final 5 min
46.0%
53.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Anisimov
40.0%▼
45.5%
46.2%
Thornton
44.0%▼
46.5%
54.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2021 | 2 | 02:27 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 28, 2019 | 2 | 06:29 | Neutral | Artem Anisimov |
| Mar 28, 2019 | 2 | 02:33 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 2 | 11:36 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 1 | 19:32 | Neutral | Artem Anisimov |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 1 | 13:22 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 1 | 10:31 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 3 | 11:21 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 23, 2016 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 23, 2016 | 1 | 12:19 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Dec 20, 2015 | 3 | 02:15 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Dec 20, 2015 | 1 | 12:27 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 25, 2015 | 2 | 15:28 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Oct 23, 2014 | 3 | 18:40 | Neutral | Artem Anisimov |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 3 | 10:11 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 3 | 05:11 | Neutral | Artem Anisimov |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 10:11 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Apr 9, 2013 | 3 | 02:21 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Feb 11, 2013 | 2 | 13:30 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Feb 11, 2013 | 2 | 13:05 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |