Scouting Report
Colton Sissons holds a +3.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Sissons on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Sissons wins 53.7% vs left-shot opponents — Thornton shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sissons 54.8% vs Thornton 51.7% (+3.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Sissons 57.2%
Defensive zone
Sissons 94.7%
Neutral zone
Sissons 74.9%
Result
Colton Sissons favored at 83.2%
83.2%
16.8%
Sissons
Thornton
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Sissons
Thornton
Last 5: Sissons 4-1 Thornton
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
0
1
Sissons
Thornton
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sissons
3
0
Sissons
Thornton
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sissons
1
0
Sissons
Thornton
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sissons
Thornton
Edge
Even Strength
57.1% (590)
52.7% (372)
+4.4%
Power Play
62.3% (130)
47.6% (63)
+14.7%
Penalty Kill
46.0% (215)
60.0% (5)
-14.0%
On power play, Sissons has a +14.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Thornton shoots left. Sissons is 53.7% vs left-shot opponents (650).
Sissons shoots right. Thornton is 50.5% vs right-shot opponents (188).
Home / Away
Sissons
Thornton
Home
58.3% (453)
51.2% (250)
Away
52.5% (482)
53.2% (190)
By Period
Sissons
Thornton
P1
55.2%
56.1%
P2
57.9%
52.8%
P3
53.1%
47.4%
OT
46.2%
57.1%
Final 5 min
57.9%
50.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sissons
60.0%▬
59.0%
55.3%
Thornton
44.0%▼
46.5%
52.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2017 | 3 | 12:36 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Nov 1, 2017 | 3 | 01:02 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Nov 1, 2017 | 2 | 08:17 | Neutral | Colton Sissons |
| Nov 1, 2017 | 2 | 03:44 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 1, 2017 | 1 | 04:55 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |