Auston Matthews vs Evgeny Kuznetsov
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Auston Matthews holds a +9.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Matthews on neutral-zone draws (68% H2H, 37 meetings). Matthews wins 53.9% vs left-shot opponents — Kuznetsov shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Matthews 53.9% vs Kuznetsov 44.2% (+9.8%)
H2H factor
Matthews leads 45-26 in 71 meetings
Offensive zone
Matthews 93.1%
Defensive zone
Matthews 97.4%
Neutral zone
Matthews 97.2%
Result
Auston Matthews favored at 96.5%
96.5%
3.5%
Matthews
Kuznetsov
Head-to-Head Record
45
-
26
(71 meetings)
45
26
Matthews
Kuznetsov
Last 10: Matthews 5-5 Kuznetsov
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
8
5
Matthews
Kuznetsov
13 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
12
9
Matthews
Kuznetsov
21 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Matthews
25
12
Matthews
Kuznetsov
37 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Matthews
Kuznetsov
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (9,298)
43.9% (8,296)
+10.1%
Power Play
55.5% (530)
49.4% (633)
+6.1%
Penalty Kill
49.8% (482)
38.2% (272)
+11.6%
On penalty kill, Matthews has a +11.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kuznetsov shoots left. Matthews is 53.9% vs left-shot opponents (6,605).
Matthews shoots left. Kuznetsov is 44.5% vs left-shot opponents (6,118).
Home / Away
Matthews
Kuznetsov
Home
56.3% (5,065)
44.8% (4,622)
Away
51.5% (5,245)
43.4% (4,579)
By Period
Matthews
Kuznetsov
P1
55.5%
43.6%
P2
53.3%
45.8%
P3
52.8%
42.8%
OT
56.6%
43.2%
Final 5 min
54.1%
44.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Matthews
70.0%▲
64.0%
53.9%
Kuznetsov
46.0%▲
44.0%
44.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2024 | 1 | 10:03 | Defensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 2 | 02:26 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 1 | 13:11 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 1 | 09:59 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 3 | 13:41 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 2 | 08:35 | Defensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 2 | 06:29 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 2 | 02:45 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 1 | 10:23 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 1 | 04:14 | Neutral | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Dec 17, 2022 | 3 | 13:23 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Dec 17, 2022 | 2 | 06:25 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 1 | 19:48 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 1 | 00:58 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 3 | 11:11 | Neutral | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Apr 14, 2022 | 1 | 13:45 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 3 | 19:34 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1 | 05:57 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1 | 02:35 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |