Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +7.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (64% H2H, 11 meetings). Necas wins 44.2% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Necas 46.0% vs Crosby 52.8% (-7.9%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 11-8 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone
Necas 66.1%
Defensive zone
Necas 70.4%
Neutral zone
Necas 67.3%
Result
Martin Necas favored at 67.2%
67.2%
32.8%
Necas
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
11
(19 meetings)
8
11
Necas
Crosby
Last 10: Necas 2-8 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
4
7
Necas
Crosby
11 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Necas
Crosby
4 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Necas
Crosby
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Necas
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
44.5% (339)
52.5% (1,443)
-8.0%
Power Play
47.4% (57)
54.7% (369)
-7.3%
Penalty Kill
47.6% (21)
55.9% (34)
-8.3%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +8.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Necas is 44.2% vs left-shot opponents (330).
Necas shoots right. Crosby is 51.5% vs right-shot opponents (647).
Home / Away
Necas
Crosby
Home
44.8% (203)
53.0% (931)
Away
45.3% (214)
53.0% (915)
By Period
Necas
Crosby
P1
46.8%
50.3%
P2
40.0%
55.4%
P3
50.0%
53.3%
OT
37.5%
47.4%
Final 5 min
56.0%
53.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Necas
36.0%▼
38.0%
45.1%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2023 | 3 | 02:15 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 3 | 14:32 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 2 | 05:59 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 1 | 06:02 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 1 | 05:57 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 3 | 17:37 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 3 | 13:33 | Neutral | Martin Necas |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 3 | 08:17 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 3 | 03:26 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 3 | 03:04 | Offensive | Martin Necas |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Martin Necas |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 1 | 19:54 | Defensive | Martin Necas |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 1 | 11:54 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 3 | 14:09 | Offensive | Martin Necas |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 3 | 06:08 | Offensive | Martin Necas |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 2 | 09:25 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 1 | 18:15 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 1 | 14:58 | Offensive | Martin Necas |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 1 | 08:51 | Defensive | Martin Necas |