Sidney Crosby vs Zemgus Girgensons
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +8.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Girgensons on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 12 meetings). Crosby wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Girgensons shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Crosby 53.5% vs Girgensons 45.4% (+8.2%)
H2H factor
Girgensons leads 17-15 in 32 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 75.8%
Defensive zone
Girgensons 80.2%
Neutral zone
Girgensons 58.5%
Result
Zemgus Girgensons favored at 63.3%
36.7%
63.3%
Crosby
Girgensons
Head-to-Head Record
15
-
17
(32 meetings)
15
17
Crosby
Girgensons
Last 10: Crosby 6-4 Girgensons
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
4
1
Crosby
Girgensons
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
8
7
Crosby
Girgensons
15 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Girgensons
3
9
Crosby
Girgensons
12 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Crosby
Girgensons
Edge
Even Strength
52.8% (18,031)
45.5% (2,718)
+7.3%
Power Play
57.4% (4,741)
49.1% (175)
+8.3%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (766)
42.2% (483)
+4.8%
On power play, Crosby has a +8.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Girgensons shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,886).
Crosby shoots left. Girgensons is 45.8% vs left-shot opponents (2,078).
Home / Away
Crosby
Girgensons
Home
55.0% (11,998)
45.5% (1,693)
Away
52.0% (11,559)
45.0% (1,683)
By Period
Crosby
Girgensons
P1
53.6%
45.8%
P2
53.8%
44.1%
P3
53.3%
45.7%
OT
49.6%
52.5%
Final 5 min
52.4%
43.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Crosby
46.0%▼
54.0%
53.5%
Girgensons
58.0%▲
44.5%
45.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | 3 | 12:54 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 2 | 07:10 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 2 | 19:24 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Dec 17, 2021 | 3 | 03:19 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 16, 2021 | 2 | 12:31 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 3 | 15:56 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 1 | 02:20 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 1 | 00:08 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 2 | 15:23 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 2 | 00:44 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 3 | 02:13 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 1 | 17:35 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 1 | 15:24 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 1 | 09:26 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 1 | 19:17 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 8, 2014 | 3 | 02:00 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Nov 8, 2014 | 1 | 14:42 | Offensive | Zemgus Girgensons |