Brett Howden vs Quinton Byfield

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brett Howden holds a +4.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Howden on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Howden 49.0% vs Byfield 44.9% (+4.4%)
H2H factor Howden leads 8-6 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone Howden 53.1%
Defensive zone Howden 60.8%
Neutral zone Howden 60.8%
Result Brett Howden favored at 57.5%
57.5%
42.5%
Howden Byfield
Head-to-Head Record
8 - 6 (14 meetings)
8
6
Howden Byfield
Last 10: Howden 5-5 Byfield

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Even
3
3
Howden Byfield
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Howden Byfield
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Howden
3
1
Howden Byfield
4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Howden
Byfield
Edge
Even Strength
49.6% (2,905)
45.3% (2,107)
+4.3%
Power Play
50.5% (111)
47.3% (112)
+3.2%
Penalty Kill
43.2% (315)
37.3% (225)
+5.9%
On penalty kill, Howden has a +5.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Byfield shoots left. Howden is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (2,152).
Howden shoots left. Byfield is 44.1% vs left-shot opponents (1,627).
Home / Away
Howden
Byfield
Home
48.4% (1,608)
45.2% (1,163)
Away
49.6% (1,723)
44.1% (1,281)
By Period
Howden
Byfield
P1
49.5%
45.0%
P2
48.0%
43.7%
P3
49.9%
45.5%
OT
39.3%
41.5%
Final 5 min
48.6%
42.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Howden
44.0%
46.5%
49.0%
Byfield
66.0%
56.0%
44.6%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Oct 8, 2025 1 08:31 Defensive Brett Howden
Feb 24, 2025 1 04:34 Offensive Quinton Byfield
Apr 6, 2023 3 14:45 Offensive Brett Howden
Apr 6, 2023 3 14:40 Offensive Brett Howden
Mar 19, 2022 3 18:48 Neutral Brett Howden
Mar 19, 2022 2 13:53 Defensive Quinton Byfield
Mar 19, 2022 1 04:15 Neutral Quinton Byfield
Feb 18, 2022 3 02:21 Offensive Quinton Byfield
Feb 18, 2022 2 17:17 Neutral Brett Howden
Feb 18, 2022 2 02:56 Defensive Quinton Byfield
Feb 18, 2022 1 15:34 Neutral Brett Howden
Feb 18, 2022 1 15:26 Offensive Brett Howden
Feb 18, 2022 1 12:37 Offensive Quinton Byfield
Feb 18, 2022 1 12:21 Defensive Brett Howden