Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 10 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Helm 50.7% vs Crosby 53.5% (-2.8%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 10-9 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 68.3%
Defensive zone
Helm 73.7%
Neutral zone
Helm 52.0%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 53.0%
47.0%
53.0%
Helm
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
10
(19 meetings)
9
10
Helm
Crosby
Last 10: Helm 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
4
6
Helm
Crosby
10 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Helm
3
2
Helm
Crosby
5 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Helm
Crosby
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Helm
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
51.1% (2,790)
52.8% (18,031)
-1.7%
Power Play
54.7% (148)
57.4% (4,741)
-2.7%
Penalty Kill
48.0% (719)
47.0% (766)
+1.0%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Helm is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (2,435).
Helm shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,886).
Home / Away
Helm
Crosby
Home
51.8% (1,800)
55.0% (11,998)
Away
49.7% (1,877)
52.0% (11,559)
By Period
Helm
Crosby
P1
49.5%
53.6%
P2
52.8%
53.8%
P3
49.7%
53.3%
OT
50.0%
49.6%
Final 5 min
50.8%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Helm
34.0%▼
44.5%
50.7%
Crosby
46.0%▼
54.0%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2023 | 2 | 14:53 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 2 | 14:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 1 | 09:20 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 1 | 01:48 | Defensive | Darren Helm |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2 | 08:04 | Defensive | Darren Helm |
| Mar 27, 2018 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 27, 2018 | 1 | 00:10 | Offensive | Darren Helm |
| Jan 13, 2018 | 2 | 04:03 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1 | 10:24 | Neutral | Darren Helm |
| Feb 19, 2017 | 2 | 19:24 | Neutral | Darren Helm |
| Feb 19, 2017 | 2 | 05:36 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 19, 2017 | 1 | 08:48 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 19, 2017 | 1 | 04:37 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 19, 2017 | 1 | 04:33 | Offensive | Darren Helm |
| Feb 18, 2016 | 1 | 17:55 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 9, 2014 | 3 | 13:46 | Offensive | Darren Helm |
| Apr 9, 2014 | 3 | 13:42 | Offensive | Darren Helm |
| Apr 9, 2014 | 2 | 08:39 | Defensive | Darren Helm |
| Apr 9, 2014 | 1 | 18:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |