Auston Matthews vs Pavel Datsyuk
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (53.9% vs 54.5%). Matthews wins 53.9% vs left-shot opponents — Datsyuk shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Matthews 53.9% vs Datsyuk 54.4% (-0.6%)
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 50.1%
Defensive zone
Matthews 51.6%
Neutral zone
Matthews 50.0%
Result
Auston Matthews favored at 50.5%
50.5%
49.5%
Matthews
Datsyuk
No head-to-head faceoffs recorded
Situation Matchup
Situation
Matthews
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (9,298)
53.3% (4,336)
+0.7%
Power Play
55.5% (530)
58.8% (1,120)
-3.3%
Penalty Kill
49.8% (482)
55.8% (505)
-6.0%
On penalty kill, Datsyuk has a +6.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Matthews is 53.9% vs left-shot opponents (6,605).
Matthews shoots left. Datsyuk is 53.6% vs left-shot opponents (3,837).
Home / Away
Matthews
Datsyuk
Home
56.3% (5,065)
55.9% (2,962)
Away
51.5% (5,245)
53.0% (3,032)
By Period
Matthews
Datsyuk
P1
55.5%
54.1%
P2
53.3%
54.4%
P3
52.8%
54.8%
OT
56.6%
56.2%
Final 5 min
54.1%
54.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Matthews
70.0%▲
64.0%
53.9%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
54.5%