Boyd Gordon vs Joe Thornton

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Boyd Gordon holds a +2.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Thornton on offensive-zone draws (82% H2H, 54 meetings). Gordon wins 56.7% vs left-shot opponents — Thornton shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Gordon 56.8% vs Thornton 54.3% (+2.6%)
H2H factor Thornton leads 72-50 in 122 meetings
Offensive zone Thornton 89.9%
Defensive zone Gordon 71.5%
Neutral zone Thornton 66.0%
Result Joe Thornton favored at 64.9%
35.1%
64.9%
Gordon Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
50 - 72 (122 meetings)
50
72
Gordon Thornton
Last 10: Gordon 5-5 Thornton

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
10
44
Gordon Thornton
54 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Gordon
28
10
Gordon Thornton
38 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Thornton
12
18
Gordon Thornton
30 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Gordon
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
58.4% (4,533)
53.5% (6,640)
+4.9%
Power Play
59.0% (244)
57.2% (1,387)
+1.8%
Penalty Kill
52.5% (1,586)
56.7% (427)
-4.2%
On even strength, Gordon has a +4.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Gordon is 56.7% vs left-shot opponents (4,373).
Gordon shoots right. Thornton is 54.4% vs right-shot opponents (3,270).
Home / Away
Gordon
Thornton
Home
58.3% (3,125)
55.8% (4,271)
Away
55.6% (3,265)
52.8% (4,219)
By Period
Gordon
Thornton
P1
57.5%
55.0%
P2
56.8%
53.3%
P3
57.0%
54.4%
OT
40.3%
56.4%
Final 5 min
59.1%
53.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Gordon
66.0%
58.0%
56.9%
Thornton
44.0%
46.5%
54.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Apr 9, 2016 3 08:18 Offensive Joe Thornton
Apr 9, 2016 1 10:46 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Apr 9, 2016 1 08:17 Offensive Joe Thornton
Mar 20, 2016 3 18:21 Offensive Joe Thornton
Mar 20, 2016 3 10:09 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Mar 20, 2016 2 13:50 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Mar 20, 2016 1 18:28 Neutral Joe Thornton
Jan 21, 2016 2 11:37 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Jan 21, 2016 1 15:58 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Feb 2, 2015 3 19:46 Defensive Joe Thornton
Feb 2, 2015 3 19:30 Offensive Boyd Gordon
Feb 2, 2015 3 00:00 Neutral Joe Thornton
Feb 2, 2015 2 18:51 Offensive Joe Thornton
Feb 2, 2015 2 18:16 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Dec 18, 2014 3 19:32 Defensive Joe Thornton
Dec 18, 2014 3 18:39 Defensive Joe Thornton
Dec 18, 2014 2 14:31 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Dec 18, 2014 1 07:47 Defensive Boyd Gordon
Dec 7, 2014 3 13:37 Defensive Joe Thornton
Dec 7, 2014 2 09:55 Neutral Joe Thornton