Who wins more faceoffs, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare or Sidney Crosby?

Sidney Crosby leads the head-to-head 6-2 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Pierre-Edouard Bellemare's faceoff record against Sidney Crosby?

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare is 2-6 against Sidney Crosby in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-3, Defensive 2-2, Neutral 0-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare or Sidney Crosby?

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare is the predicted winner with a 67.0% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare vs Sidney Crosby

Pierre-Edouard BellemareL vs Sidney CrosbyL

2017-18 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Sidney Crosby holds a +1.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Bellemare wins 53.5% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Bellemare 51.0% vs Crosby 52.9% (-1.8%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Crosby 60.2%

Defensive zone Bellemare 88.1%

Neutral zone Bellemare 64.2%

Result Pierre-Edouard Bellemare favored at 67.0%

67.0%

33.0%

Bellemare Crosby

Head-to-Head Record

2 - 6 (8 meetings)

Bellemare Crosby

Last 8: Bellemare 2-6 Crosby

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Crosby

Bellemare Crosby

3 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Bellemare Crosby

4 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Crosby

Bellemare Crosby

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Bellemare

Crosby

Edge

Even Strength

53.7% (488)

52.5% (1,479)

+1.2%

Power Play

50.0% (14)

55.7% (397)

-5.7%

Penalty Kill

44.8% (192)

47.5% (59)

-2.7%

On power play, Crosby has a +5.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Crosby shoots left. Bellemare is 53.5% vs left-shot opponents (426).

Bellemare shoots left. Crosby is 51.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,199).

Home / Away

Bellemare

Crosby

Home

54.3% (363)

54.9% (993)

Away

47.7% (331)

51.1% (942)

By Period

Bellemare

Crosby

51.5%

52.2%

53.7%

53.2%

48.7%

53.4%

0.0%

59.1%

Final 5 min

54.4%

49.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Bellemare

58.0%▲

54.5%

51.2%

Crosby

64.0%▲

54.5%

53.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Feb 6, 2018	3	03:09	Neutral	Sidney Crosby
Feb 6, 2018	2	13:59	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Feb 6, 2018	1	12:38	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 14, 2017	3	03:16	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 14, 2017	2	07:38	Defensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 14, 2017	1	14:10	Defensive	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
Dec 14, 2017	1	13:52	Defensive	Sidney Crosby
Dec 14, 2017	1	02:08	Defensive	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

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