Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +1.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (86% H2H, 29 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Faksa 52.4% vs Crosby 53.5% (-1.1%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 45-37 in 82 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 74.7%
Defensive zone
Faksa 87.3%
Neutral zone
Faksa 60.2%
Result
Radek Faksa favored at 54.8%
54.8%
45.2%
Faksa
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
37
-
45
(82 meetings)
37
45
Faksa
Crosby
Last 10: Faksa 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
4
25
Faksa
Crosby
29 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Faksa
17
4
Faksa
Crosby
21 total
Neutral Zone
Even
16
16
Faksa
Crosby
32 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Faksa
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
52.8% (6,681)
52.8% (17,990)
+0.0%
Power Play
57.7% (291)
57.4% (4,733)
+0.3%
Penalty Kill
49.3% (1,372)
47.1% (765)
+2.2%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Faksa is 52.8% vs left-shot opponents (5,193).
Faksa shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,851).
Home / Away
Faksa
Crosby
Home
52.9% (4,092)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
51.9% (4,252)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Faksa
Crosby
P1
53.0%
53.6%
P2
52.5%
53.9%
P3
52.0%
53.3%
OT
45.3%
49.6%
Final 5 min
52.9%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Faksa
54.0%▲
50.5%
52.4%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2025 | 2 | 15:47 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Dec 7, 2025 | 2 | 15:21 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 7, 2025 | 2 | 08:26 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 3 | 13:08 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 3 | 10:30 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 2 | 08:05 | Neutral | Radek Faksa |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 1 | 14:16 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 1 | 10:57 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 1 | 07:32 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 3 | 01:26 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 2 | 09:00 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 1 | 18:01 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 3 | 04:37 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 2 | 07:37 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Radek Faksa |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 1 | 06:14 | Neutral | Radek Faksa |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 3 | 09:42 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 3 | 09:31 | Offensive | Radek Faksa |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Radek Faksa |
| Dec 12, 2022 | 3 | 10:55 | Neutral | Radek Faksa |