Who wins more faceoffs, Casey Mittelstadt or Sidney Crosby?

Sidney Crosby leads the head-to-head 6-3 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Casey Mittelstadt's faceoff record against Sidney Crosby?

Casey Mittelstadt is 3-6 against Sidney Crosby in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-4, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 1-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Casey Mittelstadt or Sidney Crosby?

Casey Mittelstadt is the predicted winner with a 68.7% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Casey Mittelstadt vs Sidney Crosby

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2024-25 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Sidney Crosby holds a +12.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Mittelstadt wins 42.9% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Mittelstadt 44.7% vs Crosby 56.6% (-12.8%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Mittelstadt 65.0%

Defensive zone Mittelstadt 72.9%

Neutral zone Mittelstadt 73.6%

Result Casey Mittelstadt favored at 68.7%

68.7%

31.3%

Mittelstadt Crosby

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 6 (9 meetings)

Mittelstadt Crosby

Last 8: Mittelstadt 3-5 Crosby

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Crosby

Mittelstadt Crosby

5 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Mittelstadt Crosby

2 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Mittelstadt Crosby

2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Mittelstadt

Crosby

Edge

Even Strength

44.7% (886)

56.2% (1,451)

-11.5%

Power Play

40.2% (112)

61.4% (293)

-21.2%

Penalty Kill

40.0% (5)

55.3% (38)

-15.3%

On power play, Crosby has a +21.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Crosby shoots left. Mittelstadt is 42.9% vs left-shot opponents (651).

Mittelstadt shoots left. Crosby is 56.8% vs left-shot opponents (1,164).

Home / Away

Mittelstadt

Crosby

Home

46.0% (491)

59.1% (939)

Away

42.4% (512)

54.7% (843)

By Period

Mittelstadt

Crosby

44.0%

54.9%

46.4%

60.8%

41.9%

55.4%

50.0%

53.6%

Final 5 min

39.3%

56.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Mittelstadt

42.0%▼

50.5%

44.2%

Crosby

64.0%▲

54.5%

57.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 4, 2025	3	07:46	Offensive	Casey Mittelstadt
Dec 10, 2024	3	17:10	Defensive	Casey Mittelstadt
Dec 10, 2024	3	07:54	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 10, 2024	2	06:02	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 10, 2024	2	05:57	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 10, 2024	2	05:46	Neutral	Casey Mittelstadt
Dec 10, 2024	1	08:14	Defensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 10, 2024	1	06:31	Neutral	Sidney Crosby

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