Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +4.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 24 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Stajan 49.4% vs Crosby 53.5% (-4.1%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 22-17 in 39 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 64.8%
Defensive zone
Stajan 89.2%
Neutral zone
Stajan 65.2%
Result
Matt Stajan favored at 50.5%
50.5%
49.5%
Stajan
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
17
-
22
(39 meetings)
17
22
Stajan
Crosby
Last 10: Stajan 4-6 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
7
17
Stajan
Crosby
24 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Stajan
5
1
Stajan
Crosby
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Stajan
5
4
Stajan
Crosby
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Stajan
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.2% (4,944)
52.8% (18,031)
-2.6%
Power Play
43.2% (176)
57.4% (4,741)
-14.2%
Penalty Kill
46.1% (864)
47.0% (766)
-0.9%
On power play, Crosby has a +14.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Stajan is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (3,964).
Stajan shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,886).
Home / Away
Stajan
Crosby
Home
51.3% (3,098)
55.0% (11,998)
Away
47.3% (2,892)
52.0% (11,559)
By Period
Stajan
Crosby
P1
50.3%
53.6%
P2
48.5%
53.8%
P3
49.4%
53.3%
OT
53.3%
49.6%
Final 5 min
49.9%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Stajan
50.0%▬
49.5%
49.4%
Crosby
46.0%▼
54.0%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2018 | 3 | 14:14 | Offensive | Matt Stajan |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 1 | 09:36 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 13, 2017 | 2 | 15:09 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 13, 2017 | 2 | 02:35 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 7, 2017 | 3 | 05:42 | Defensive | Matt Stajan |
| Feb 7, 2017 | 3 | 02:26 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 7, 2017 | 2 | 15:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 7, 2017 | 2 | 10:06 | Defensive | Matt Stajan |
| Feb 7, 2017 | 2 | 02:51 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 5, 2016 | 2 | 06:53 | Neutral | Matt Stajan |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 3 | 16:16 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 3 | 09:48 | Defensive | Matt Stajan |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 3 | 03:01 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 3 | 00:47 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 2 | 11:14 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 2 | 08:31 | Offensive | Matt Stajan |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 1 | 19:57 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 7, 2015 | 1 | 18:28 | Offensive | Matt Stajan |
| Feb 6, 2015 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Matt Stajan |
| Feb 6, 2015 | 2 | 18:55 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |