Marcus Kruger vs Sidney Crosby

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Sidney Crosby holds a +3.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (82% H2H, 11 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Kruger 50.5% vs Crosby 53.5% (-3.0%)
H2H factor Crosby leads 18-12 in 30 meetings
Offensive zone Crosby 69.4%
Defensive zone Kruger 91.8%
Neutral zone Kruger 72.4%
Result Marcus Kruger favored at 66.8%
66.8%
33.2%
Kruger Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
12 - 18 (30 meetings)
12
18
Kruger Crosby
Last 10: Kruger 5-5 Crosby

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
2
9
Kruger Crosby
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Kruger
9
6
Kruger Crosby
15 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
1
3
Kruger Crosby
4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Kruger
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (3,509)
52.8% (17,990)
-0.4%
Power Play
46.5% (99)
57.4% (4,733)
-10.9%
Penalty Kill
42.9% (860)
47.1% (765)
-4.2%
On power play, Crosby has a +10.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Kruger is 50.4% vs left-shot opponents (2,762).
Kruger shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,851).
Home / Away
Kruger
Crosby
Home
52.7% (2,242)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
48.3% (2,231)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Kruger
Crosby
P1
49.7%
53.6%
P2
49.7%
53.9%
P3
52.1%
53.3%
OT
53.2%
49.6%
Final 5 min
51.0%
52.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kruger
50.0%
51.0%
50.5%
Crosby
64.0%
54.5%
53.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 12, 2018 2 09:52 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Jan 23, 2018 2 18:03 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Jan 23, 2018 2 04:48 Defensive Sidney Crosby
Jan 23, 2018 2 04:45 Offensive Marcus Kruger
Jan 23, 2018 1 17:50 Defensive Sidney Crosby
Jan 23, 2018 1 08:57 Defensive Sidney Crosby
Mar 29, 2017 2 13:12 Defensive Marcus Kruger
Mar 29, 2017 1 06:37 Defensive Marcus Kruger
Mar 29, 2017 1 06:29 Defensive Marcus Kruger
Mar 1, 2017 2 05:51 Defensive Marcus Kruger
Mar 1, 2017 2 03:23 Defensive Sidney Crosby
Mar 1, 2017 1 13:33 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Mar 1, 2017 1 06:12 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Feb 15, 2015 OT 04:13 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Feb 15, 2015 3 05:47 Defensive Marcus Kruger
Feb 15, 2015 2 10:32 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Jan 21, 2015 2 05:58 Defensive Marcus Kruger
Jan 21, 2015 1 11:21 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Mar 30, 2014 2 19:55 Defensive Sidney Crosby
Mar 30, 2014 2 19:27 Defensive Sidney Crosby