Who wins more faceoffs, Joe Thornton or Michael Sgarbossa?

Michael Sgarbossa leads the head-to-head 6-5 across 11 faceoffs.

What is Joe Thornton's faceoff record against Michael Sgarbossa?

Joe Thornton is 5-6 against Michael Sgarbossa in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-0, Defensive 0-3, Neutral 3-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Joe Thornton or Michael Sgarbossa?

Michael Sgarbossa is the predicted winner with a 53.7% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Joe Thornton vs Michael Sgarbossa

Joe ThorntonL vs Michael SgarbossaL

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Joe Thornton holds a +9.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Sgarbossa on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Thornton wins 54.3% vs left-shot opponents — Sgarbossa shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Thornton 54.3% vs Sgarbossa 45.9% (+9.0%)

H2H factor Sgarbossa leads 6-5 in 11 meetings

Offensive zone Thornton 58.4%

Defensive zone Sgarbossa 62.3%

Neutral zone Sgarbossa 53.5%

Result Michael Sgarbossa favored at 53.7%

46.3%

53.7%

Thornton Sgarbossa

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 6 (11 meetings)

Thornton Sgarbossa

Last 10: Thornton 4-6 Sgarbossa

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Thornton

Thornton Sgarbossa

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Sgarbossa

Thornton Sgarbossa

3 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Thornton Sgarbossa

6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Thornton

Sgarbossa

Edge

Even Strength

53.5% (6,640)

45.1% (588)

+8.4%

Power Play

57.2% (1,387)

52.2% (23)

+5.0%

Penalty Kill

56.7% (427)

40.0% (5)

+16.7%

On penalty kill, Thornton has a +16.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Sgarbossa shoots left. Thornton is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,220).

Thornton shoots left. Sgarbossa is 45.4% vs left-shot opponents (416).

Home / Away

Thornton

Sgarbossa

Home

55.8% (4,271)

42.5% (320)

Away

52.8% (4,219)

48.3% (296)

By Period

Thornton

Sgarbossa

55.0%

45.0%

53.3%

47.1%

54.4%

43.9%

56.4%

0.0%

Final 5 min

53.7%

40.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Thornton

44.0%▼

46.5%

54.3%

Sgarbossa

46.0%▼

50.0%

45.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Nov 30, 2021	2	06:40	Neutral	Joe Thornton
Nov 30, 2021	1	10:15	Neutral	Michael Sgarbossa
Nov 30, 2021	1	06:03	Neutral	Joe Thornton
Nov 30, 2021	1	05:52	Neutral	Michael Sgarbossa
Nov 26, 2021	3	08:37	Defensive	Michael Sgarbossa
Nov 26, 2021	1	08:43	Defensive	Michael Sgarbossa
Nov 26, 2021	1	08:38	Offensive	Joe Thornton
Nov 26, 2021	1	06:20	Defensive	Michael Sgarbossa
Nov 26, 2021	1	06:04	Neutral	Joe Thornton
Feb 15, 2017	3	16:39	Neutral	Michael Sgarbossa
Feb 15, 2017	2	17:30	Offensive	Joe Thornton

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