Colby Cave vs Sidney Crosby

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
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