Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +7.7% FO% edge overall. Necas wins 40.3% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Necas 47.6% vs Crosby 52.3% (-7.7%)
Offensive zone
Crosby 51.2%
Defensive zone
Crosby 53.6%
Neutral zone
Crosby 50.8%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 51.9%
48.1%
51.9%
Necas
Crosby
No head-to-head faceoffs recorded
Situation Matchup
Situation
Necas
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
43.9% (57)
50.8% (1,169)
-6.9%
Power Play
31.3% (16)
60.2% (261)
-28.9%
Penalty Kill
66.7% (12)
45.0% (20)
+21.7%
On power play, Crosby has a +28.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Necas is 40.3% vs left-shot opponents (62).
Necas shoots right. Crosby is 55.3% vs right-shot opponents (521).
Home / Away
Necas
Crosby
Home
44.9% (49)
53.2% (726)
Away
44.4% (36)
51.7% (724)
By Period
Necas
Crosby
P1
40.5%
51.3%
P2
45.5%
52.1%
P3
52.6%
54.1%
OT
50.0%
45.8%
Final 5 min
42.9%
52.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Necas
36.0%▼
38.0%
44.7%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
52.4%