Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Thornton on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Thornton wins 59.3% vs left-shot opponents — Malhotra shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Thornton 57.3% vs Malhotra 58.3% (-1.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Thornton 74.0%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 88.9%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 63.0%
Result
Joe Thornton favored at 61.4%
61.4%
38.6%
Thornton
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Thornton
Malhotra
Last 5: Thornton 4-1 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Thornton
4
0
Thornton
Malhotra
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
1
Thornton
Malhotra
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Thornton
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
58.7% (722)
59.3% (674)
-0.6%
Power Play
58.5% (147)
50.0% (4)
+8.5%
Penalty Kill
51.2% (86)
59.2% (228)
-8.0%
On power play, Thornton has a +8.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Thornton is 59.3% vs left-shot opponents (528).
Thornton shoots left. Malhotra is 55.7% vs left-shot opponents (576).
Home / Away
Thornton
Malhotra
Home
60.1% (496)
62.8% (465)
Away
55.8% (459)
55.6% (441)
By Period
Thornton
Malhotra
P1
60.4%
59.3%
P2
54.7%
58.4%
P3
58.2%
59.8%
OT
61.5%
80.0%
Final 5 min
55.5%
60.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Thornton
44.0%▼
46.5%
58.0%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2015 | 3 | 11:53 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 3 | 06:13 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2 | 03:43 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 1 | 12:20 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Mar 2, 2015 | 1 | 10:04 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |