Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +3.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Hendricks on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Hendricks 49.5% vs Crosby 52.9% (-3.7%)
H2H factor
Hendricks leads 7-4 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 91.0%
Defensive zone
Hendricks 68.2%
Neutral zone
Crosby 65.1%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 69.5%
30.5%
69.5%
Hendricks
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
4
(11 meetings)
7
4
Hendricks
Crosby
Last 10: Hendricks 7-3 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
3
4
Hendricks
Crosby
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Hendricks
4
0
Hendricks
Crosby
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Hendricks
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.3% (326)
52.5% (1,479)
-2.2%
Power Play
60.0% (5)
55.7% (397)
+4.3%
Penalty Kill
46.5% (127)
47.5% (59)
-1.0%
On power play, Hendricks has a +4.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Hendricks is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (304).
Hendricks shoots left. Crosby is 51.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,199).
Home / Away
Hendricks
Crosby
Home
47.1% (210)
54.9% (993)
Away
51.2% (248)
51.1% (942)
By Period
Hendricks
Crosby
P1
50.0%
52.2%
P2
49.4%
53.2%
P3
48.6%
53.4%
Final 5 min
44.1%
49.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Hendricks
60.0%▲
50.5%
49.3%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2017 | 3 | 17:23 | Offensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 3 | 15:10 | Offensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 2 | 16:49 | Defensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 2 | 13:55 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 2 | 08:14 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 2 | 07:58 | Defensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 3 | 02:40 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 2 | 10:08 | Defensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 2 | 06:50 | Defensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 2 | 04:38 | Offensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Oct 26, 2017 | 1 | 16:15 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |