John Tavares vs Quinton Byfield
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
John Tavares holds a +9.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Byfield shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 54.4% vs Byfield 45.0% (+9.6%)
H2H factor
Tavares leads 8-2 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 95.3%
Defensive zone
Tavares 75.2%
Neutral zone
Tavares 90.7%
Result
John Tavares favored at 87.4%
87.4%
12.6%
Tavares
Byfield
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
2
(10 meetings)
8
2
Tavares
Byfield
Last 10: Tavares 8-2 Byfield
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
3
0
Tavares
Byfield
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Byfield
1
2
Tavares
Byfield
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
4
0
Tavares
Byfield
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Byfield
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (16,169)
45.4% (2,149)
+8.6%
Power Play
56.4% (4,298)
47.8% (113)
+8.6%
Penalty Kill
50.5% (624)
37.8% (230)
+12.7%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +12.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Byfield shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,550).
Tavares shoots left. Byfield is 44.3% vs left-shot opponents (1,656).
Home / Away
Tavares
Byfield
Home
56.1% (10,525)
45.3% (1,183)
Away
52.7% (10,595)
44.4% (1,309)
By Period
Tavares
Byfield
P1
55.0%
45.2%
P2
54.1%
43.7%
P3
54.0%
45.9%
OT
55.9%
40.5%
Final 5 min
54.7%
42.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
48.0%▼
54.0%
54.4%
Byfield
54.0%▼
57.0%
44.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2 | 07:05 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2 | 02:51 | Defensive | Quinton Byfield |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 1 | 16:39 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2 | 14:44 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2 | 12:13 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 3 | 08:24 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 2 | 17:22 | Defensive | Quinton Byfield |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 1 | 06:54 | Neutral | John Tavares |