Auston Matthews vs Justin Danforth

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Auston Matthews holds a +4.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Matthews on offensive-zone draws (55% H2H, 11 meetings). Matthews wins 53.9% vs right-shot opponents — Danforth shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Matthews 53.9% vs Danforth 49.8% (+4.1%)
H2H factor Matthews leads 13-11 in 24 meetings
Offensive zone Matthews 82.1%
Defensive zone Danforth 52.9%
Neutral zone Matthews 60.7%
Result Auston Matthews favored at 65.4%
65.4%
34.6%
Matthews Danforth
Head-to-Head Record
13 - 11 (24 meetings)
13
11
Matthews Danforth
Last 10: Matthews 5-5 Danforth

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
6
5
Matthews Danforth
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
5
4
Matthews Danforth
9 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Matthews Danforth
4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Matthews
Danforth
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (9,298)
51.8% (1,018)
+2.2%
Power Play
55.5% (530)
50.0% (36)
+5.5%
Penalty Kill
49.8% (482)
40.1% (207)
+9.7%
On penalty kill, Matthews has a +9.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Danforth shoots right. Matthews is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (3,705).
Matthews shoots left. Danforth is 51.0% vs left-shot opponents (937).
Home / Away
Matthews
Danforth
Home
56.3% (5,065)
51.4% (619)
Away
51.5% (5,245)
48.3% (642)
By Period
Matthews
Danforth
P1
55.5%
49.1%
P2
53.3%
51.4%
P3
52.8%
48.3%
OT
56.6%
64.3%
Final 5 min
54.1%
52.3%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Matthews
70.0%
64.0%
53.9%
Danforth
54.0%
51.5%
49.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Apr 5, 2025 3 09:52 Offensive Auston Matthews
Jan 22, 2025 2 04:10 Defensive Justin Danforth
Jan 22, 2025 1 17:46 Neutral Auston Matthews
Oct 22, 2024 2 13:56 Offensive Justin Danforth
Oct 22, 2024 1 14:59 Defensive Auston Matthews
Dec 29, 2023 OT 00:00 Neutral Justin Danforth
Dec 29, 2023 2 11:05 Neutral Auston Matthews
Dec 29, 2023 1 09:45 Defensive Justin Danforth
Dec 29, 2023 1 09:30 Defensive Justin Danforth
Dec 29, 2023 1 09:19 Defensive Auston Matthews
Dec 29, 2023 1 06:25 Defensive Auston Matthews
Dec 29, 2023 1 03:34 Offensive Auston Matthews
Dec 29, 2023 1 00:45 Defensive Justin Danforth
Dec 23, 2023 2 18:43 Offensive Justin Danforth
Dec 14, 2023 3 15:09 Offensive Justin Danforth
Dec 14, 2023 3 14:43 Offensive Auston Matthews
Dec 14, 2023 1 13:25 Defensive Auston Matthews
Dec 14, 2023 1 11:15 Offensive Justin Danforth
Mar 7, 2022 3 11:12 Offensive Auston Matthews
Mar 7, 2022 2 02:57 Defensive Auston Matthews