Scouting Report
Bo Horvat holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Horvat on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings). Horvat wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Howden shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Horvat 54.4% vs Howden 48.9% (+5.6%)
H2H factor
Horvat leads 11-7 in 18 meetings
Offensive zone
Horvat 88.8%
Defensive zone
Horvat 74.4%
Neutral zone
Horvat 77.3%
Result
Bo Horvat favored at 81.5%
81.5%
18.5%
Horvat
Howden
Head-to-Head Record
11
-
7
(18 meetings)
11
7
Horvat
Howden
Last 10: Horvat 4-6 Howden
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Horvat
6
2
Horvat
Howden
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Horvat
5
1
Horvat
Howden
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Howden
0
4
Horvat
Howden
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Horvat
Howden
Edge
Even Strength
53.9% (12,637)
49.5% (2,921)
+4.4%
Power Play
61.1% (2,711)
50.5% (111)
+10.6%
Penalty Kill
47.2% (1,497)
43.1% (320)
+4.1%
On power play, Horvat has a +10.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Howden shoots left. Horvat is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (10,730).
Horvat shoots left. Howden is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (2,165).
Home / Away
Horvat
Howden
Home
56.1% (8,401)
48.2% (1,625)
Away
52.9% (8,445)
49.6% (1,727)
By Period
Horvat
Howden
P1
54.1%
49.4%
P2
54.4%
47.9%
P3
55.0%
49.8%
OT
49.6%
35.5%
Final 5 min
55.2%
48.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Horvat
66.0%▲
56.5%
54.5%
Howden
42.0%▼
45.0%
48.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | 3 | 09:34 | Defensive | Brett Howden |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 3 | 09:20 | Offensive | Bo Horvat |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 2 | 07:01 | Offensive | Brett Howden |
| Nov 13, 2025 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Brett Howden |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 3 | 10:04 | Neutral | Brett Howden |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 1 | 09:05 | Offensive | Brett Howden |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 3 | 09:17 | Neutral | Brett Howden |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 2 | 04:17 | Defensive | Bo Horvat |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 1 | 08:59 | Offensive | Bo Horvat |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 2 | 12:53 | Offensive | Bo Horvat |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 1 | 05:55 | Offensive | Bo Horvat |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 1 | 14:00 | Offensive | Bo Horvat |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 2 | 09:55 | Offensive | Bo Horvat |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 1 | 15:35 | Neutral | Brett Howden |
| Jan 4, 2020 | 2 | 17:52 | Defensive | Bo Horvat |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 1 | 06:45 | Defensive | Bo Horvat |
| Mar 13, 2019 | 3 | 03:54 | Defensive | Bo Horvat |
| Nov 12, 2018 | 2 | 16:57 | Defensive | Bo Horvat |