Joe Thornton vs Oskar Sundqvist
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Joe Thornton holds a +10.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Thornton on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Thornton wins 54.4% vs right-shot opponents — Sundqvist shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Thornton 54.3% vs Sundqvist 44.3% (+10.2%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Thornton 88.6%
Defensive zone
Thornton 50.1%
Neutral zone
Thornton 78.8%
Result
Joe Thornton favored at 69.2%
69.2%
30.8%
Thornton
Sundqvist
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Thornton
Sundqvist
Last 6: Thornton 4-2 Sundqvist
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Thornton
Sundqvist
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Thornton
3
1
Thornton
Sundqvist
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Thornton
Sundqvist
Edge
Even Strength
53.5% (6,640)
44.2% (2,842)
+9.3%
Power Play
57.2% (1,387)
51.0% (98)
+6.2%
Penalty Kill
56.7% (427)
41.6% (385)
+15.1%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +15.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sundqvist shoots right. Thornton is 54.4% vs right-shot opponents (3,270).
Thornton shoots left. Sundqvist is 44.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,379).
Home / Away
Thornton
Sundqvist
Home
55.8% (4,271)
44.2% (1,584)
Away
52.8% (4,219)
44.0% (1,741)
By Period
Thornton
Sundqvist
P1
55.0%
42.8%
P2
53.3%
45.6%
P3
54.4%
43.7%
OT
56.4%
60.0%
Final 5 min
53.7%
45.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Thornton
44.0%▼
46.5%
54.3%
Sundqvist
44.0%▼
49.5%
44.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2019 | OT | 00:30 | Neutral | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 3 | 13:36 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Mar 9, 2019 | 1 | 10:35 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 3 | 16:21 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 17, 2018 | 3 | 13:18 | Neutral | Joe Thornton |
| Nov 9, 2018 | 3 | 01:13 | Defensive | Oskar Sundqvist |