Auston Matthews vs Roope Hintz Faceoff Matchup Stats | NHL Faceoffs 

# Auston Matthews vs Roope Hintz

[

Auston Matthews L 
](/player/auston-matthews)
vs 
[

Roope Hintz L 
](/player/roope-hintz)

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

These two are closely matched in overall FO% (59.7% vs 59.1%). Matthews wins 56.6% vs left-shot opponents — Hintz shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model 
XGBoost ML Model 

Overall FO% (Bayesian) 
Matthews 58.8% vs Hintz 58.0% (+0.6%) 

H2H factor 
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+) 

Offensive zone 
Hintz 67.8% 

Defensive zone 
Matthews 61.5% 

Neutral zone 
Hintz 52.3% 

Result 
Roope Hintz favored at 55.8% 

44.2%

55.8%

Matthews 
Hintz 

Head-to-Head Record

2 
- 
3 
(5 meetings) 

2 

3 

Matthews 
Hintz 

Last 5: Matthews 2-3 Hintz

## Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

1 

1 

Matthews 
Hintz 

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Hintz

0 

1 

Matthews 
Hintz 

1 total

Neutral Zone

Even

1 

1 

Matthews 
Hintz 

2 total

## Situation Matchup

Situation

Matthews

Hintz

Edge

Even Strength

59.8% (848) 

58.7% (530) 

+1.1%

Power Play

64.9% (37) 

59.4% (170) 

+5.5%

Penalty Kill

56.3% (87) 

66.7% (27) 

-10.4%

On penalty kill, Hintz has a +10.4% edge.

## Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Hintz shoots left . Matthews is 56.6% vs left-shot opponents (636) .

Matthews shoots left . Hintz is 60.2% vs left-shot opponents (467) .

Home / Away

Matthews

Hintz

Home

60.0% (520) 

60.2% (354) 

Away

59.3% (452) 

58.2% (373) 

By Period

Matthews

Hintz

P1

60.2%

58.4%

P2

58.2%

59.8%

P3

60.4%

58.2%

OT

70.0%

81.8%

Final 5 min

57.6%

57.5%

## Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Matthews

70.0% ▲ 

64.0%

59.7%

Hintz

64.0% ▲ 

61.0%

59.1%

## Recent Faceoffs

Date 
Period 
Time 
Zone 
Winner 

Dec 21, 2025 
3 
15:26 
Offensive 
Roope Hintz 

Dec 21, 2025 
3 
03:05 
Neutral 
Auston Matthews 

Dec 21, 2025 
2 
08:04 
Defensive 
Roope Hintz 

Dec 21, 2025 
2 
07:55 
Offensive 
Auston Matthews 

Dec 21, 2025 
2 
01:04 
Neutral 
Roope Hintz 

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