Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (90% H2H, 29 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Compher 47.8% vs Crosby 53.5% (-5.7%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 36-28 in 64 meetings
Offensive zone
Compher 54.2%
Defensive zone
Compher 89.8%
Neutral zone
Compher 73.9%
Result
J.T. Compher favored at 70.4%
70.4%
29.6%
Compher
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
28
-
36
(64 meetings)
28
36
Compher
Crosby
Last 10: Compher 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
3
26
Compher
Crosby
29 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Compher
19
3
Compher
Crosby
22 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
6
7
Compher
Crosby
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Compher
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
48.6% (5,743)
52.8% (18,031)
-4.2%
Power Play
52.6% (682)
57.4% (4,741)
-4.8%
Penalty Kill
41.9% (1,426)
47.0% (766)
-5.1%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +5.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Compher is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (5,651).
Compher shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,671).
Home / Away
Compher
Crosby
Home
49.0% (3,917)
55.0% (11,998)
Away
46.6% (3,934)
52.0% (11,559)
By Period
Compher
Crosby
P1
49.0%
53.6%
P2
47.2%
53.8%
P3
47.4%
53.3%
OT
40.2%
49.6%
Final 5 min
46.1%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Compher
50.0%▼
52.0%
47.8%
Crosby
46.0%▼
54.0%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3 | 15:58 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3 | 10:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2 | 15:17 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2 | 00:13 | Offensive | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 1 | 06:40 | Offensive | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 17:02 | Neutral | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 11:58 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 09:56 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 04:01 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 2 | 09:25 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 2 | 01:54 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3 | 18:56 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3 | 07:53 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | 09:56 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | 09:46 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | 03:41 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 2 | 11:52 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 3 | 15:45 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |