Blake Lizotte vs Joe Thornton

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Joe Thornton holds a +3.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Lizotte on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Lizotte 50.7% vs Thornton 54.3% (-3.6%)
H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Thornton 87.6%
Defensive zone Thornton 53.4%
Neutral zone Thornton 67.7%
Result Joe Thornton favored at 68.0%
32.0%
68.0%
Lizotte Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
7 - 2 (9 meetings)
7
2
Lizotte Thornton
Last 9: Lizotte 7-2 Thornton

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Lizotte
2
1
Lizotte Thornton
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Lizotte
3
1
Lizotte Thornton
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Lizotte
2
0
Lizotte Thornton
2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Lizotte
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (3,005)
53.5% (6,640)
-1.8%
Power Play
49.4% (77)
57.2% (1,387)
-7.8%
Penalty Kill
43.0% (409)
56.7% (427)
-13.7%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +13.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Lizotte is 50.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,332).
Lizotte shoots left. Thornton is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,220).
Home / Away
Lizotte
Thornton
Home
49.8% (1,780)
55.8% (4,271)
Away
51.6% (1,711)
52.8% (4,219)
By Period
Lizotte
Thornton
P1
48.2%
55.0%
P2
52.8%
53.3%
P3
50.7%
54.4%
OT
66.7%
56.4%
Final 5 min
50.2%
53.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Lizotte
60.0%
55.0%
50.7%
Thornton
44.0%
46.5%
54.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 27, 2019 3 12:37 Defensive Blake Lizotte
Nov 29, 2019 3 16:17 Neutral Blake Lizotte
Nov 29, 2019 3 16:02 Offensive Joe Thornton
Nov 29, 2019 3 09:07 Offensive Blake Lizotte
Nov 29, 2019 2 13:02 Neutral Blake Lizotte
Nov 29, 2019 2 12:58 Offensive Blake Lizotte
Nov 29, 2019 1 01:20 Defensive Blake Lizotte
Nov 25, 2019 3 01:04 Defensive Blake Lizotte
Nov 25, 2019 1 12:18 Defensive Joe Thornton