Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +9.3% FO% edge overall. Guentzel wins 46.4% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Guentzel 47.4% vs Crosby 55.5% (-9.3%)
Offensive zone
Guentzel 54.3%
Defensive zone
Crosby 59.6%
Neutral zone
Crosby 51.7%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 52.3%
47.7%
52.3%
Guentzel
Crosby
No head-to-head faceoffs recorded
Situation Matchup
Situation
Guentzel
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
49.0% (200)
53.7% (984)
-4.7%
Power Play
42.3% (111)
64.7% (241)
-22.4%
Penalty Kill
45.8% (24)
64.3% (14)
-18.5%
On power play, Crosby has a +22.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Guentzel is 46.4% vs left-shot opponents (220).
Guentzel shoots left. Crosby is 55.1% vs left-shot opponents (879).
Home / Away
Guentzel
Crosby
Home
48.8% (166)
56.9% (649)
Away
44.4% (169)
54.9% (590)
By Period
Guentzel
Crosby
P1
46.7%
55.8%
P2
48.5%
53.2%
P3
44.3%
58.7%
OT
42.9%
54.2%
Final 5 min
48.4%
55.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Guentzel
44.0%▬
43.5%
46.6%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
55.9%