Brayden Point vs Joe Thornton

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Joe Thornton holds a +5.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Thornton on neutral-zone draws (86% H2H, 7 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Point 48.8% vs Thornton 54.3% (-5.5%)
H2H factor Thornton leads 9-3 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone Point 64.7%
Defensive zone Point 67.5%
Neutral zone Point 63.8%
Result Brayden Point favored at 64.2%
64.2%
35.8%
Point Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
3 - 9 (12 meetings)
3
9
Point Thornton
Last 10: Point 3-7 Thornton

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
2
3
Point Thornton
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Thornton
1
6
Point Thornton
7 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Point
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
48.3% (6,051)
53.5% (6,640)
-5.2%
Power Play
54.2% (1,010)
57.2% (1,387)
-3.0%
Penalty Kill
38.5% (244)
56.7% (427)
-18.2%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +18.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Point is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (5,265).
Point shoots right. Thornton is 54.4% vs right-shot opponents (3,270).
Home / Away
Point
Thornton
Home
49.0% (3,671)
55.8% (4,271)
Away
48.6% (3,634)
52.8% (4,219)
By Period
Point
Thornton
P1
46.9%
55.0%
P2
51.2%
53.3%
P3
48.1%
54.4%
OT
52.5%
56.4%
Final 5 min
49.4%
53.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Point
56.0%
48.5%
48.8%
Thornton
44.0%
46.5%
54.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 7, 2019 3 11:50 Offensive Joe Thornton
Dec 7, 2019 3 07:27 Neutral Joe Thornton
Dec 7, 2019 2 07:28 Offensive Brayden Point
Jan 5, 2019 1 09:27 Neutral Joe Thornton
Dec 2, 2017 3 13:37 Neutral Brayden Point
Dec 2, 2017 3 01:39 Neutral Joe Thornton
Dec 2, 2017 2 11:11 Neutral Joe Thornton
Dec 2, 2017 2 00:00 Neutral Joe Thornton
Dec 2, 2017 1 19:52 Offensive Brayden Point
Dec 2, 2017 1 05:14 Offensive Joe Thornton
Dec 2, 2017 1 00:00 Neutral Joe Thornton
Nov 8, 2017 2 09:33 Offensive Joe Thornton