Who wins more faceoffs, Frederick Gaudreau or Sidney Crosby?

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

What is Frederick Gaudreau's faceoff record against Sidney Crosby?

Frederick Gaudreau is 3-6 against Sidney Crosby in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-5, Defensive 3-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Frederick Gaudreau or Sidney Crosby?

Frederick Gaudreau is the predicted winner with a 54.8% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Frederick Gaudreau vs Sidney Crosby

Frederick GaudreauR vs Sidney CrosbyL

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Sidney Crosby holds a +13.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Gaudreau wins 42.9% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Gaudreau 43.9% vs Crosby 55.5% (-13.2%)

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

Offensive zone Crosby 75.1%

Defensive zone Gaudreau 92.0%

Neutral zone Gaudreau 68.9%

Result Frederick Gaudreau favored at 54.8%

54.8%

45.2%

Gaudreau Crosby

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 6 (9 meetings)

Gaudreau Crosby

Last 9: Gaudreau 3-6 Crosby

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Crosby

Gaudreau Crosby

5 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Gaudreau

Gaudreau Crosby

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Gaudreau

Crosby

Edge

Even Strength

45.0% (389)

53.7% (984)

-8.7%

Power Play

31.8% (22)

64.7% (241)

-32.9%

Penalty Kill

37.6% (125)

64.3% (14)

-26.7%

On power play, Crosby has a +32.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Crosby shoots left. Gaudreau is 42.9% vs left-shot opponents (427).

Gaudreau shoots right. Crosby is 58.1% vs right-shot opponents (360).

Home / Away

Gaudreau

Crosby

Home

42.6% (277)

56.9% (649)

Away

42.9% (259)

54.9% (590)

By Period

Gaudreau

Crosby

43.8%

55.8%

44.8%

53.2%

39.2%

58.7%

Final 5 min

46.7%

55.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Gaudreau

34.0%▼

44.5%

42.7%

Crosby

64.0%▲

54.5%

55.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 19, 2026	3	10:21	Defensive	Frederick Gaudreau
Jan 19, 2026	2	17:02	Defensive	Frederick Gaudreau
Jan 19, 2026	2	14:41	Defensive	Frederick Gaudreau
Jan 19, 2026	2	14:36	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Jan 19, 2026	1	03:29	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Nov 22, 2025	2	19:04	Defensive	Sidney Crosby
Nov 22, 2025	1	17:22	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Nov 22, 2025	1	11:41	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Nov 22, 2025	1	07:38	Offensive	Sidney Crosby

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