Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +2.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Koivu 52.8% vs Crosby 55.1% (-2.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Koivu 57.4%
Defensive zone
Koivu 89.2%
Neutral zone
Koivu 70.9%
Result
Mikko Koivu favored at 67.5%
67.5%
32.5%
Koivu
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
7
(9 meetings)
2
7
Koivu
Crosby
Last 9: Koivu 2-7 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
5
Koivu
Crosby
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Koivu
2
0
Koivu
Crosby
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
2
Koivu
Crosby
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Koivu
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
53.9% (592)
55.9% (676)
-2.0%
Power Play
54.2% (96)
56.7% (171)
-2.5%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (123)
46.3% (41)
+2.5%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Koivu is 51.6% vs left-shot opponents (517).
Koivu shoots left. Crosby is 56.4% vs left-shot opponents (532).
Home / Away
Koivu
Crosby
Home
52.8% (386)
57.7% (454)
Away
53.4% (425)
53.5% (434)
By Period
Koivu
Crosby
P1
51.7%
55.9%
P2
54.8%
53.0%
P3
53.3%
57.7%
OT
0.0%
66.7%
Final 5 min
53.3%
53.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Koivu
44.0%▼
52.5%
53.1%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
55.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2020 | 3 | 02:59 | Defensive | Mikko Koivu |
| Jan 14, 2020 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 14, 2020 | 1 | 11:00 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 14, 2020 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 3 | 10:16 | Defensive | Mikko Koivu |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 3 | 05:55 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 2 | 08:21 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 1 | 19:23 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 1 | 14:26 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |