Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +6.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (89% H2H, 9 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
O'Brien 47.6% vs Crosby 53.5% (-6.3%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 9-8 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 75.8%
Defensive zone
O'Brien 77.2%
Neutral zone
O'Brien 65.8%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 51.5%
48.5%
51.5%
O'Brien
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
9
(17 meetings)
8
9
O'Brien
Crosby
Last 10: O'Brien 4-6 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
1
8
O'Brien
Crosby
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: O'Brien
6
1
O'Brien
Crosby
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: O'Brien
1
0
O'Brien
Crosby
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
O'Brien
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
48.8% (451)
52.8% (17,990)
-4.0%
Power Play
62.5% (8)
57.4% (4,733)
+5.1%
Penalty Kill
41.8% (141)
47.1% (765)
-5.3%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +5.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. O'Brien is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (412).
O'Brien shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,656).
Home / Away
O'Brien
Crosby
Home
47.1% (274)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
47.3% (330)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
O'Brien
Crosby
P1
47.2%
53.6%
P2
49.8%
53.9%
P3
43.6%
53.3%
OT
75.0%
49.6%
Final 5 min
42.6%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
O'Brien
46.0%▼
48.0%
47.2%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2013 | 3 | 17:54 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 13, 2013 | 3 | 09:38 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 13, 2013 | 2 | 12:16 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 13, 2013 | 2 | 10:31 | Neutral | Jim O'Brien |
| Feb 13, 2013 | 1 | 18:47 | Offensive | Jim O'Brien |
| Feb 13, 2013 | 1 | 11:53 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 3 | 02:17 | Defensive | Jim O'Brien |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 2 | 04:51 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 1 | 19:17 | Defensive | Jim O'Brien |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 1 | 14:36 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 1 | 05:38 | Defensive | Jim O'Brien |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 3 | 19:43 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 3 | 14:29 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 2 | 14:50 | Defensive | Jim O'Brien |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 2 | 09:54 | Defensive | Jim O'Brien |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 2 | 09:23 | Defensive | Jim O'Brien |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 1 | 01:22 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |