Byron Froese vs Sidney Crosby

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Sidney Crosby holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Froese on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Froese 48.1% vs Crosby 53.5% (-5.6%)
H2H factor Crosby leads 6-4 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone Crosby 72.8%
Defensive zone Froese 88.8%
Neutral zone Froese 65.2%
Result Byron Froese favored at 63.2%
63.2%
36.8%
Froese Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
4 - 6 (10 meetings)
4
6
Froese Crosby
Last 10: Froese 4-6 Crosby

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
3
Froese Crosby
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Froese
4
0
Froese Crosby
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
3
Froese Crosby
3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Froese
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (984)
52.8% (17,883)
-3.5%
Power Play
25.0% (12)
57.3% (4,702)
-32.3%
Penalty Kill
43.6% (243)
47.1% (765)
-3.5%
On power play, Crosby has a +32.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Froese is 48.3% vs left-shot opponents (849).
Froese shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,617).
Home / Away
Froese
Crosby
Home
50.0% (582)
55.0% (11,901)
Away
46.1% (657)
52.0% (11,468)
By Period
Froese
Crosby
P1
45.5%
53.7%
P2
47.5%
53.8%
P3
50.8%
53.3%
OT
80.0%
49.4%
Final 5 min
48.8%
52.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Froese
50.0%
52.5%
47.9%
Crosby
36.0%
52.5%
53.5%

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
Mar 15, 2018 2 01:28 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Oct 31, 2015 3 16:44 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Oct 31, 2015 2 19:37 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Oct 31, 2015 2 19:47 Neutral Sidney Crosby
Oct 31, 2015 2 00:00 Neutral Sidney Crosby
Oct 31, 2015 1 16:02 Defensive Byron Froese