Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +3.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (93% H2H, 15 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Betts 50.3% vs Crosby 53.5% (-3.2%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 23-12 in 35 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 58.3%
Defensive zone
Betts 95.2%
Neutral zone
Betts 74.8%
Result
Blair Betts favored at 67.0%
67.0%
33.0%
Betts
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
12
-
23
(35 meetings)
12
23
Betts
Crosby
Last 10: Betts 6-4 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
1
14
Betts
Crosby
15 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Betts
10
1
Betts
Crosby
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
1
8
Betts
Crosby
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Betts
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (468)
52.8% (17,990)
-0.4%
Power Play
62.5% (8)
57.4% (4,733)
+5.1%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (330)
47.1% (765)
-0.1%
On power play, Betts has a +5.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Betts is 50.3% vs left-shot opponents (569).
Betts shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,851).
Home / Away
Betts
Crosby
Home
53.8% (407)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
46.8% (410)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Betts
Crosby
P1
47.8%
53.6%
P2
55.7%
53.9%
P3
47.5%
53.3%
OT
0.0%
49.6%
Final 5 min
47.4%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Betts
52.0%▬
52.5%
50.3%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2010 | 3 | 17:34 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Dec 14, 2010 | 3 | 02:59 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 14, 2010 | 2 | 10:54 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Dec 14, 2010 | 2 | 00:29 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 3 | 19:15 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 3 | 06:23 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 2 | 09:20 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 2 | 09:16 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 2 | 08:22 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 2 | 04:16 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Blair Betts |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 1 | 18:36 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 1 | 02:01 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 1 | 01:49 | Offensive | Blair Betts |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 1 | 01:29 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 1 | 00:23 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 1 | 00:06 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 16, 2010 | 3 | 04:54 | Defensive | Blair Betts |
| Oct 16, 2010 | 3 | 03:46 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 16, 2010 | 3 | 02:40 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |