Joe Thornton vs Phillip Danault
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Joe Thornton holds a +1.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Danault on offensive-zone draws (79% H2H, 14 meetings). Thornton wins 54.3% vs left-shot opponents — Danault shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Thornton 54.3% vs Danault 53.2% (+1.0%)
H2H factor
Danault leads 23-5 in 28 meetings
Offensive zone
Thornton 57.9%
Defensive zone
Danault 74.0%
Neutral zone
Danault 62.4%
Result
Phillip Danault favored at 55.5%
44.5%
55.5%
Thornton
Danault
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
23
(28 meetings)
5
23
Thornton
Danault
Last 10: Thornton 3-7 Danault
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Danault
3
11
Thornton
Danault
14 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Danault
1
7
Thornton
Danault
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Danault
1
5
Thornton
Danault
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Thornton
Danault
Edge
Even Strength
53.5% (6,640)
53.6% (9,447)
-0.1%
Power Play
57.2% (1,387)
61.4% (757)
-4.2%
Penalty Kill
56.7% (427)
47.4% (1,702)
+9.3%
On penalty kill, Thornton has a +9.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Danault shoots left. Thornton is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,220).
Thornton shoots left. Danault is 52.1% vs left-shot opponents (7,872).
Home / Away
Thornton
Danault
Home
55.8% (4,271)
54.2% (5,820)
Away
52.8% (4,219)
52.3% (6,086)
By Period
Thornton
Danault
P1
55.0%
53.7%
P2
53.3%
53.5%
P3
54.4%
52.7%
OT
56.4%
49.3%
Final 5 min
53.7%
52.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Thornton
44.0%▼
46.5%
54.3%
Danault
54.0%▼
57.5%
53.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2021 | 3 | 02:21 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2021 | 2 | 14:24 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Feb 20, 2021 | 1 | 19:04 | Offensive | Joe Thornton |
| Feb 20, 2021 | 1 | 16:54 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 13, 2021 | 2 | 18:18 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 13, 2021 | 2 | 16:04 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 13, 2021 | 2 | 09:38 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Mar 7, 2019 | 1 | 07:26 | Defensive | Joe Thornton |
| Dec 2, 2018 | 3 | 14:46 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 2, 2018 | 3 | 09:17 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 2, 2018 | 3 | 05:51 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 2, 2018 | 3 | 02:33 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 2, 2018 | 2 | 13:08 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 2, 2018 | 1 | 09:48 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 2, 2018 | 2 | 01:11 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Oct 17, 2017 | 1 | 06:14 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 3 | 19:04 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 3 | 16:14 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 3 | 13:48 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 3 | 11:04 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |