Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on neutral-zone draws (56% H2H, 45 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 50.6% vs Crosby 53.5% (-2.8%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 65-64 in 129 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 67.1%
Defensive zone
Little 69.0%
Neutral zone
Little 55.2%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 50.2%
50.2%
49.8%
Little
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
64
-
65
(129 meetings)
64
65
Little
Crosby
Last 10: Little 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
24
26
Little
Crosby
50 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
15
19
Little
Crosby
34 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Little
25
20
Little
Crosby
45 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.9% (8,646)
52.8% (17,990)
-1.9%
Power Play
55.5% (1,593)
57.4% (4,733)
-1.9%
Penalty Kill
43.5% (1,406)
47.1% (765)
-3.6%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +3.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Little is 50.4% vs left-shot opponents (7,844).
Little shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,656).
Home / Away
Little
Crosby
Home
52.9% (5,664)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
48.6% (6,017)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Little
Crosby
P1
50.9%
53.6%
P2
49.6%
53.9%
P3
51.5%
53.3%
OT
49.1%
49.6%
Final 5 min
51.1%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
50.7%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2019 | 3 | 15:17 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 4, 2019 | 3 | 11:13 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 4, 2019 | 3 | 08:46 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 4, 2019 | 3 | 03:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 4, 2019 | 1 | 19:00 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 3 | 19:55 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 3 | 19:20 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 3 | 17:58 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 3 | 13:27 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 3 | 11:02 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 1 | 19:39 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 1 | 05:43 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 3 | 10:28 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 3 | 17:49 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 2 | 06:10 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 1 | 15:05 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 1 | 14:58 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 1 | 09:26 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 1 | 01:25 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 8, 2017 | 3 | 11:55 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |