Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +3.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Eller 51.7% vs Crosby 55.1% (-3.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Eller 58.9%
Defensive zone
Eller 92.4%
Neutral zone
Eller 74.1%
Result
Lars Eller favored at 69.7%
69.7%
30.3%
Eller
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
7
(9 meetings)
2
7
Eller
Crosby
Last 9: Eller 2-7 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
1
4
Eller
Crosby
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Eller
Crosby
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
2
Eller
Crosby
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Eller
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
52.8% (769)
55.9% (676)
-3.1%
Power Play
54.7% (75)
56.7% (171)
-2.0%
Penalty Kill
46.8% (188)
46.3% (41)
+0.5%
On even strength, Crosby has a +3.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Eller is 52.6% vs left-shot opponents (703).
Eller shoots left. Crosby is 56.4% vs left-shot opponents (532).
Home / Away
Eller
Crosby
Home
51.3% (513)
57.7% (454)
Away
52.5% (520)
53.5% (434)
By Period
Eller
Crosby
P1
50.3%
55.9%
P2
52.8%
53.0%
P3
51.4%
57.7%
OT
87.5%
66.7%
Final 5 min
50.0%
53.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Eller
50.0%▼
54.0%
51.9%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
55.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2020 | 3 | 05:42 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 7, 2020 | 2 | 17:37 | Offensive | Lars Eller |
| Mar 7, 2020 | 2 | 09:57 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 7, 2020 | 1 | 07:12 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 7, 2020 | 1 | 03:59 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 3 | 17:27 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 3 | 06:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 3 | 01:54 | Defensive | Lars Eller |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 2 | 03:45 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |