Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +4.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Cave on defensive-zone draws (89% H2H, 9 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cave 49.3% vs Crosby 53.5% (-4.3%)
H2H factor
Cave leads 9-5 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 94.0%
Defensive zone
Crosby 63.8%
Neutral zone
Crosby 81.1%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 73.7%
26.3%
73.7%
Cave
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
5
(14 meetings)
9
5
Cave
Crosby
Last 10: Cave 6-4 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
4
Cave
Crosby
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cave
8
1
Cave
Crosby
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cave
1
0
Cave
Crosby
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cave
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.1% (445)
52.8% (17,990)
-2.7%
Power Play
41.7% (12)
57.4% (4,733)
-15.7%
Penalty Kill
41.9% (43)
47.1% (765)
-5.2%
On power play, Crosby has a +15.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Cave is 47.4% vs left-shot opponents (346).
Cave shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,851).
Home / Away
Cave
Crosby
Home
46.8% (233)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
51.3% (267)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Cave
Crosby
P1
46.3%
53.6%
P2
48.3%
53.9%
P3
53.7%
53.3%
OT
50.0%
49.6%
Final 5 min
44.7%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cave
42.0%▼
50.5%
49.2%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2019 | 3 | 14:17 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 3 | 08:14 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 3 | 08:09 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 3 | 01:27 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 2 | 17:43 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 2 | 17:31 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 2 | 10:52 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Feb 13, 2019 | 2 | 16:27 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 13, 2019 | 2 | 11:40 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Feb 13, 2019 | 2 | 11:33 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 3 | 09:31 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 2 | 19:56 | Defensive | Colby Cave |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 2 | 11:53 | Neutral | Colby Cave |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 1 | 02:24 | Defensive | Colby Cave |