Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (90% H2H, 29 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Compher 47.8% vs Crosby 53.5% (-5.7%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 36-28 in 64 meetings
Offensive zone
Compher 60.3%
Defensive zone
Compher 91.9%
Neutral zone
Compher 78.4%
Result
J.T. Compher favored at 74.8%
74.8%
25.2%
Compher
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
28
-
36
(64 meetings)
28
36
Compher
Crosby
Last 10: Compher 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
3
26
Compher
Crosby
29 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Compher
19
3
Compher
Crosby
22 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
6
7
Compher
Crosby
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Compher
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
48.7% (5,716)
52.8% (17,990)
-4.1%
Power Play
52.6% (682)
57.4% (4,733)
-4.8%
Penalty Kill
41.9% (1,421)
47.1% (765)
-5.2%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +5.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Compher is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (5,626).
Compher shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,656).
Home / Away
Compher
Crosby
Home
49.1% (3,894)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
46.6% (3,925)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Compher
Crosby
P1
49.1%
53.6%
P2
47.3%
53.9%
P3
47.4%
53.3%
OT
40.2%
49.6%
Final 5 min
46.2%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Compher
52.0%▼
55.5%
47.8%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
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 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3 | 18:56 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3 | 07:53 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | 09:56 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | 09:46 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | 03:41 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 2 | 11:52 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 3 | 15:45 | Defensive | J.T. Compher |