Ryan Poehling vs Sidney Crosby

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Sidney Crosby holds a +8.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 6 meetings). Poehling wins 45.3% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Poehling 47.4% vs Crosby 55.3% (-8.7%)
H2H factor Crosby leads 8-2 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone Poehling 65.3%
Defensive zone Poehling 95.2%
Neutral zone Poehling 79.8%
Result Ryan Poehling favored at 72.7%
72.7%
27.3%
Poehling Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
2 - 8 (10 meetings)
2
8
Poehling Crosby
Last 10: Poehling 2-8 Crosby

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
6
Poehling Crosby
6 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Poehling
1
0
Poehling Crosby
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
1
2
Poehling Crosby
3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Poehling
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
49.8% (615)
53.5% (961)
-3.7%
Power Play
58.3% (12)
64.1% (237)
-5.8%
Penalty Kill
38.1% (202)
64.3% (14)
-26.2%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +26.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Poehling is 45.3% vs left-shot opponents (550).
Poehling shoots left. Crosby is 54.7% vs left-shot opponents (856).
Home / Away
Poehling
Crosby
Home
47.2% (388)
56.4% (622)
Away
46.9% (441)
54.9% (590)
By Period
Poehling
Crosby
P1
53.4%
56.0%
P2
39.5%
52.6%
P3
48.9%
58.3%
OT
35.7%
54.2%
Final 5 min
51.5%
55.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Poehling
56.0%
47.5%
47.0%
Crosby
64.0%
53.5%
55.7%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 9, 2025 OT 00:00 Neutral Ryan Poehling
Dec 9, 2025 3 15:58 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Dec 9, 2025 2 07:22 Defensive Ryan Poehling
Dec 9, 2025 2 00:00 Neutral Sidney Crosby
Dec 9, 2025 1 18:31 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Dec 9, 2025 1 15:47 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Dec 9, 2025 1 08:34 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Dec 9, 2025 1 06:09 Neutral Sidney Crosby
Oct 14, 2025 2 04:00 Offensive Sidney Crosby
Oct 14, 2025 1 02:12 Offensive Sidney Crosby