Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 117 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cizikas 51.9% vs Crosby 53.5% (-1.6%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 151-122 in 273 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 70.7%
Defensive zone
Cizikas 84.7%
Neutral zone
Cizikas 59.5%
Result
Casey Cizikas favored at 53.9%
53.9%
46.1%
Cizikas
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
122
-
151
(273 meetings)
122
151
Cizikas
Crosby
Last 10: Cizikas 4-6 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
26
91
Cizikas
Crosby
117 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cizikas
65
14
Cizikas
Crosby
79 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
31
46
Cizikas
Crosby
77 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cizikas
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
53.5% (8,976)
52.8% (18,031)
+0.7%
Power Play
55.4% (177)
57.4% (4,741)
-2.0%
Penalty Kill
44.4% (1,896)
47.0% (766)
-2.6%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Cizikas is 52.4% vs left-shot opponents (7,167).
Cizikas shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,886).
Home / Away
Cizikas
Crosby
Home
53.8% (5,529)
55.0% (11,998)
Away
50.1% (5,521)
52.0% (11,559)
By Period
Cizikas
Crosby
P1
53.1%
53.6%
P2
51.1%
53.8%
P3
51.8%
53.3%
OT
50.0%
49.6%
Final 5 min
50.7%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cizikas
70.0%▲
60.5%
51.9%
Crosby
46.0%▼
54.0%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | 2 | 04:47 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 3 | 14:11 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 3 | 14:02 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 1 | 18:41 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 3 | 09:02 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 3 | 05:37 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 1 | 15:14 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 1 | 15:09 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 3 | 13:30 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 3 | 16:22 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 2 | 09:21 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 1 | 15:47 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 1 | 04:33 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 2 | 16:35 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2 | 03:00 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1 | 19:33 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1 | 18:26 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 3 | 14:04 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |