Who wins more faceoffs, Auston Matthews or Evgeny Kuznetsov?

Auston Matthews leads the head-to-head 6-5 across 11 faceoffs.

What is Auston Matthews's faceoff record against Evgeny Kuznetsov?

Auston Matthews is 6-5 against Evgeny Kuznetsov in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-2, Defensive 2-2, Neutral 3-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Auston Matthews or Evgeny Kuznetsov?

Auston Matthews is the predicted winner with a 68.6% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Auston Matthews vs Evgeny Kuznetsov

Auston MatthewsL vs Evgeny KuznetsovL

2023-24 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Auston Matthews holds a +8.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Matthews on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Matthews wins 53.6% vs left-shot opponents — Kuznetsov shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Matthews 53.2% vs Kuznetsov 45.6% (+8.4%)

H2H factor Matthews leads 6-5 in 11 meetings

Offensive zone Matthews 67.2%

Defensive zone Matthews 69.7%

Neutral zone Matthews 68.5%

Result Auston Matthews favored at 68.6%

68.6%

31.4%

Matthews Kuznetsov

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 5 (11 meetings)

Matthews Kuznetsov

Last 10: Matthews 5-5 Kuznetsov

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Kuznetsov

Matthews Kuznetsov

3 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Matthews Kuznetsov

4 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Matthews

Matthews Kuznetsov

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Matthews

Kuznetsov

Edge

Even Strength

53.4% (1,169)

44.4% (613)

+9.0%

Power Play

65.8% (76)

58.8% (68)

+7.0%

Penalty Kill

41.9% (74)

36.4% (66)

+5.5%

On even strength, Matthews has a +9.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Kuznetsov shoots left. Matthews is 53.6% vs left-shot opponents (841).

Matthews shoots left. Kuznetsov is 47.5% vs left-shot opponents (491).

Home / Away

Matthews

Kuznetsov

Home

56.5% (703)

48.6% (370)

Away

50.0% (616)

41.4% (377)

By Period

Matthews

Kuznetsov

52.1%

44.3%

54.0%

49.6%

54.0%

41.4%

57.7%

42.9%

Final 5 min

54.6%

41.1%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Matthews

70.0%▲

64.0%

53.4%

Kuznetsov

46.0%▲

44.0%

45.0%

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

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