Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +3.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Couture on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Couture 48.8% vs Crosby 52.3% (-3.7%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 10-10 in 20 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 73.7%
Defensive zone
Couture 76.4%
Neutral zone
Crosby 50.9%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 50.9%
49.1%
50.9%
Couture
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
10
-
10
(20 meetings)
10
10
Couture
Crosby
Last 10: Couture 6-4 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Couture
4
2
Couture
Crosby
6 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
2
3
Couture
Crosby
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
4
5
Couture
Crosby
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Couture
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
48.7% (986)
50.8% (1,169)
-2.1%
Power Play
58.5% (94)
60.2% (261)
-1.7%
Penalty Kill
44.1% (195)
45.0% (20)
-0.9%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Couture is 47.5% vs left-shot opponents (826).
Couture shoots left. Crosby is 50.8% vs left-shot opponents (929).
Home / Away
Couture
Crosby
Home
47.2% (625)
53.2% (726)
Away
50.2% (650)
51.7% (724)
By Period
Couture
Crosby
P1
46.8%
51.3%
P2
49.8%
52.1%
P3
49.8%
54.1%
OT
46.2%
45.8%
Final 5 min
47.8%
52.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Couture
42.0%▼
53.0%
48.7%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
52.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2022 | OT | 00:15 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 15, 2022 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Logan Couture |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 3 | 07:49 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 15:44 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 14:00 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 11:21 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 07:32 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 02:19 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 02:11 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 00:13 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 1 | 18:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 1 | 12:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 1 | 10:56 | Neutral | Logan Couture |
| Jan 15, 2022 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 2 | 17:18 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 2 | 10:38 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Logan Couture |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 1 | 18:52 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Logan Couture |