Daymond Langkow vs Joe Thornton
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Joe Thornton holds a +9.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Langkow on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Langkow wins 43.4% vs left-shot opponents — Thornton shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Langkow 45.3% vs Thornton 54.3% (-9.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Thornton 91.2%
Defensive zone
Thornton 81.6%
Neutral zone
Thornton 91.5%
Result
Joe Thornton favored at 89.3%
10.7%
89.3%
Langkow
Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Langkow
Thornton
Last 5: Langkow 4-1 Thornton
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Langkow
3
0
Langkow
Thornton
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
0
1
Langkow
Thornton
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Langkow
1
0
Langkow
Thornton
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Langkow
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
43.9% (848)
53.5% (6,640)
-9.6%
Power Play
54.1% (111)
57.2% (1,387)
-3.1%
Penalty Kill
41.9% (62)
56.7% (427)
-14.8%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +14.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Langkow is 43.4% vs left-shot opponents (753).
Langkow shoots left. Thornton is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,220).
Home / Away
Langkow
Thornton
Home
46.0% (524)
55.8% (4,271)
Away
43.6% (511)
52.8% (4,219)
By Period
Langkow
Thornton
P1
44.6%
55.0%
P2
44.6%
53.3%
P3
45.8%
54.4%
OT
30.8%
56.4%
Final 5 min
47.0%
53.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Langkow
36.0%▼
46.5%
44.8%
Thornton
44.0%▼
46.5%
54.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2012 | 2 | 13:44 | Neutral | Daymond Langkow |
| Mar 29, 2012 | 2 | 00:32 | Offensive | Daymond Langkow |
| Feb 4, 2012 | 3 | 12:02 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Oct 8, 2011 | 3 | 17:40 | Offensive | Daymond Langkow |
| Oct 8, 2011 | 1 | 10:26 | Offensive | Daymond Langkow |