Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Froese on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Froese 48.1% vs Crosby 53.5% (-5.6%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 6-4 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 71.5%
Defensive zone
Froese 89.4%
Neutral zone
Froese 66.5%
Result
Byron Froese favored at 64.3%
64.3%
35.7%
Froese
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
6
(10 meetings)
4
6
Froese
Crosby
Last 10: Froese 4-6 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
3
Froese
Crosby
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Froese
4
0
Froese
Crosby
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
3
Froese
Crosby
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Froese
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (984)
52.8% (18,031)
-3.5%
Power Play
25.0% (12)
57.4% (4,741)
-32.4%
Penalty Kill
43.6% (243)
47.0% (766)
-3.4%
On power play, Crosby has a +32.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Froese is 48.3% vs left-shot opponents (849).
Froese shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,671).
Home / Away
Froese
Crosby
Home
50.0% (582)
55.0% (11,998)
Away
46.1% (657)
52.0% (11,559)
By Period
Froese
Crosby
P1
45.5%
53.6%
P2
47.5%
53.8%
P3
50.8%
53.3%
OT
80.0%
49.6%
Final 5 min
48.8%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Froese
50.0%▼
52.5%
47.9%
Crosby
46.0%▼
54.0%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2024 | 3 | 09:40 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 2 | 06:13 | Defensive | Byron Froese |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 1 | 15:57 | Defensive | Byron Froese |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 1 | 02:14 | Defensive | Byron Froese |
| Mar 15, 2018 | 2 | 01:28 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 3 | 16:44 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 2 | 19:37 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 2 | 19:47 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 1 | 16:02 | Defensive | Byron Froese |