Bo Horvat vs Joe Thornton

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

These two are closely matched in overall FO% (54.4% vs 54.3%). Look for Thornton on neutral-zone draws (94% H2H, 16 meetings). Horvat wins 53.2% vs left-shot opponents — Thornton shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Horvat 54.4% vs Thornton 54.3% (+0.1%)
H2H factor Thornton leads 41-20 in 61 meetings
Offensive zone Thornton 63.7%
Defensive zone Horvat 50.7%
Neutral zone Thornton 66.2%
Result Joe Thornton favored at 60.1%
39.9%
60.1%
Horvat Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
20 - 41 (61 meetings)
20
41
Horvat Thornton
Last 10: Horvat 3-7 Thornton

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
11
16
Horvat Thornton
27 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
8
10
Horvat Thornton
18 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Thornton
1
15
Horvat Thornton
16 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Horvat
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
53.9% (12,606)
53.5% (6,640)
+0.4%
Power Play
61.0% (2,699)
57.2% (1,387)
+3.8%
Penalty Kill
47.1% (1,494)
56.7% (427)
-9.6%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +9.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Horvat is 53.2% vs left-shot opponents (10,714).
Horvat shoots left. Thornton is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,220).
Home / Away
Horvat
Thornton
Home
56.0% (8,355)
55.8% (4,271)
Away
52.9% (8,445)
52.8% (4,219)
By Period
Horvat
Thornton
P1
54.1%
55.0%
P2
54.4%
53.3%
P3
55.0%
54.4%
OT
49.6%
56.4%
Final 5 min
55.2%
53.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Horvat
50.0%
55.0%
54.4%
Thornton
44.0%
46.5%
54.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Apr 18, 2021 2 12:14 Offensive Joe Thornton
Mar 6, 2021 3 01:17 Defensive Bo Horvat
Jan 29, 2020 3 17:49 Offensive Joe Thornton
Jan 29, 2020 3 14:22 Neutral Joe Thornton
Jan 29, 2020 3 14:06 Offensive Joe Thornton
Jan 29, 2020 3 08:34 Defensive Bo Horvat
Jan 29, 2020 2 05:40 Defensive Joe Thornton
Dec 14, 2019 1 13:56 Defensive Bo Horvat
Nov 2, 2019 2 10:15 Defensive Joe Thornton
Nov 2, 2019 1 17:11 Defensive Joe Thornton
Apr 2, 2019 3 05:42 Offensive Bo Horvat
Apr 2, 2019 3 05:04 Defensive Bo Horvat
Apr 2, 2019 2 09:50 Defensive Joe Thornton
Feb 16, 2019 3 13:30 Offensive Bo Horvat
Feb 16, 2019 3 02:07 Defensive Joe Thornton
Feb 11, 2019 3 11:33 Offensive Joe Thornton
Feb 11, 2019 3 01:38 Defensive Bo Horvat
Feb 11, 2019 2 19:11 Offensive Bo Horvat
Feb 11, 2019 2 12:51 Offensive Joe Thornton
Feb 11, 2019 2 04:36 Neutral Joe Thornton