Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +3.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Compher 51.8% vs Crosby 55.5% (-3.8%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 8-5 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 73.0%
Defensive zone
Compher 81.2%
Neutral zone
Compher 61.9%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 56.6%
43.4%
56.6%
Compher
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
8
(13 meetings)
5
8
Compher
Crosby
Last 10: Compher 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
2
6
Compher
Crosby
8 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Compher
Crosby
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Compher
2
1
Compher
Crosby
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Compher
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
53.9% (757)
53.7% (984)
+0.2%
Power Play
54.8% (31)
64.7% (241)
-9.9%
Penalty Kill
35.6% (90)
64.3% (14)
-28.7%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +28.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Compher is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (596).
Compher shoots right. Crosby is 58.1% vs right-shot opponents (360).
Home / Away
Compher
Crosby
Home
52.4% (429)
56.9% (649)
Away
51.7% (449)
54.9% (590)
By Period
Compher
Crosby
P1
56.0%
55.8%
P2
50.0%
53.2%
P3
50.6%
58.7%
OT
50.0%
54.2%
Final 5 min
49.3%
55.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Compher
52.0%▼
55.5%
52.1%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
55.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3 | 15:58 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3 | 10:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2 | 15:17 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2 | 00:13 | Offensive | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 1 | 06:40 | Offensive | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 17:02 | Neutral | J.T. Compher |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 11:58 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 09:56 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3 | 04:01 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 2 | 09:25 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 2 | 01:54 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |