Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +2.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Froese on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Froese wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Froese 52.9% vs Crosby 57.8% (-2.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (4 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Crosby 93.5%
Defensive zone
Crosby 62.4%
Neutral zone
Crosby 76.0%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 65.8%
34.2%
65.8%
Froese
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
1
(4 meetings)
3
1
Froese
Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Froese
3
0
Froese
Crosby
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
1
Froese
Crosby
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Froese
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
58.4% (101)
57.8% (1,437)
+0.6%
Power Play
0.0% (1)
60.9% (381)
-60.9%
Penalty Kill
0.0% (4)
50.0% (54)
-50.0%
On power play, Crosby has a +60.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Froese is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (71).
Froese shoots right. Crosby is 59.5% vs right-shot opponents (615).
Home / Away
Froese
Crosby
Home
58.5% (41)
59.2% (985)
Away
53.8% (65)
57.2% (887)
By Period
Froese
Crosby
P1
62.9%
57.3%
P2
50.0%
59.5%
P3
55.2%
58.5%
Final 5 min
73.9%
59.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Froese
50.0%▼
52.5%
55.7%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
58.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2024 | 3 | 09:40 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 2 | 06:13 | Defensive | Byron Froese |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 1 | 15:57 | Defensive | Byron Froese |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 1 | 02:14 | Defensive | Byron Froese |