Who wins more faceoffs, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Sidney Crosby?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads the head-to-head 4-2 across 6 faceoffs.

What is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's faceoff record against Sidney Crosby?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is 4-2 against Sidney Crosby in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-1, Defensive 0-1, Neutral 2-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Sidney Crosby?

Sidney Crosby is the predicted winner with a 72.9% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins vs Sidney Crosby

Ryan Nugent-HopkinsL vs Sidney CrosbyL

2015-16 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Sidney Crosby holds a +6.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Nugent-Hopkins on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Nugent-Hopkins wins 43.3% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nugent-Hopkins 45.4% vs Crosby 51.6% (-6.9%)

H2H factor Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Crosby 80.9%

Defensive zone Crosby 70.5%

Neutral zone Crosby 62.3%

Result Sidney Crosby favored at 72.9%

27.1%

72.9%

Nugent-Hopkins Crosby

Head-to-Head Record

4 - 2 (6 meetings)

Nugent-Hopkins Crosby

Last 6: Nugent-Hopkins 4-2 Crosby

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Nugent-Hopkins

Nugent-Hopkins Crosby

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Crosby

Nugent-Hopkins Crosby

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Nugent-Hopkins

Nugent-Hopkins Crosby

2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Nugent-Hopkins

Crosby

Edge

Even Strength

43.2% (695)

51.9% (1,456)

-8.7%

Power Play

53.8% (104)

52.8% (392)

+1.0%

Penalty Kill

54.2% (24)

39.0% (59)

+15.2%

On penalty kill, Nugent-Hopkins has a +15.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Crosby shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 43.3% vs left-shot opponents (533).

Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Crosby is 51.1% vs left-shot opponents (1,186).

Home / Away

Nugent-Hopkins

Crosby

Home

48.2% (465)

52.4% (976)

Away

40.5% (358)

51.0% (931)

By Period

Nugent-Hopkins

Crosby

40.8%

51.6%

41.3%

53.1%

52.1%

51.0%

56.3%

40.5%

Final 5 min

43.4%

48.3%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Nugent-Hopkins

48.0%▲

46.5%

44.8%

Crosby

36.0%▼

52.5%

51.7%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Nov 28, 2015	3	15:11	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Nov 28, 2015	3	04:56	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Nov 28, 2015	2	03:23	Offensive	Sidney Crosby
Nov 28, 2015	1	05:27	Neutral	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Nov 28, 2015	1	00:26	Defensive	Sidney Crosby
Nov 6, 2015	3	18:44	Neutral	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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