John Tavares vs Shawn Matthias

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Scouting Report

John Tavares holds a +8.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on neutral-zone draws (82% H2H, 11 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Matthias shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Tavares 54.4% vs Matthias 46.6% (+8.0%)
H2H factor Tavares leads 17-9 in 26 meetings
Offensive zone Tavares 97.3%
Defensive zone Tavares 77.6%
Neutral zone Tavares 93.8%
Result John Tavares favored at 89.0%
89.0%
11.0%
Tavares Matthias
Head-to-Head Record
17 - 9 (26 meetings)
17
9
Tavares Matthias
Last 10: Tavares 8-2 Matthias

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
4
2
Tavares Matthias
6 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Matthias
4
5
Tavares Matthias
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
9
2
Tavares Matthias
11 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Tavares
Matthias
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (16,108)
46.4% (1,716)
+7.6%
Power Play
56.5% (4,283)
56.3% (103)
+0.2%
Penalty Kill
50.6% (620)
41.7% (175)
+8.9%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +8.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Matthias shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,505).
Tavares shoots left. Matthias is 46.2% vs left-shot opponents (1,275).
Home / Away
Tavares
Matthias
Home
56.1% (10,503)
46.9% (933)
Away
52.7% (10,537)
45.9% (1,069)
By Period
Tavares
Matthias
P1
55.0%
47.8%
P2
54.1%
49.4%
P3
54.1%
41.6%
OT
55.9%
45.0%
Final 5 min
54.8%
44.2%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%
54.5%
54.4%
Matthias
40.0%
41.5%
46.4%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 29, 2015 3 07:00 Defensive John Tavares
Feb 22, 2015 3 19:32 Defensive Shawn Matthias
Feb 22, 2015 3 14:47 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 22, 2015 3 00:00 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 22, 2015 2 13:55 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 22, 2015 2 05:28 Offensive John Tavares
Feb 22, 2015 2 04:22 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 22, 2015 2 04:02 Offensive John Tavares
Feb 22, 2015 2 01:11 Defensive Shawn Matthias
Apr 16, 2013 3 10:37 Defensive John Tavares
Apr 16, 2013 3 01:47 Neutral John Tavares
Apr 16, 2013 2 01:47 Offensive Shawn Matthias
Apr 16, 2013 1 03:46 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 24, 2013 2 00:05 Defensive John Tavares
Mar 24, 2013 2 00:00 Neutral Shawn Matthias
Mar 16, 2013 2 16:38 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 16, 2013 2 00:00 Neutral Shawn Matthias
Mar 16, 2013 1 11:57 Offensive Shawn Matthias
Mar 16, 2013 1 00:00 Neutral John Tavares
Mar 25, 2012 1 02:30 Defensive Shawn Matthias