Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +9.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 12 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Poehling 49.2% vs Crosby 57.8% (-9.1%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 13-6 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone
Poehling 74.1%
Defensive zone
Poehling 92.8%
Neutral zone
Poehling 79.1%
Result
Ryan Poehling favored at 78.1%
78.1%
21.9%
Poehling
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
13
(19 meetings)
6
13
Poehling
Crosby
Last 10: Poehling 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
12
Poehling
Crosby
12 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Poehling
3
0
Poehling
Crosby
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Poehling
3
1
Poehling
Crosby
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Poehling
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (752)
57.8% (1,437)
-7.4%
Power Play
37.0% (27)
60.9% (381)
-23.9%
Penalty Kill
45.3% (159)
50.0% (54)
-4.7%
On power play, Crosby has a +23.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Poehling is 48.4% vs left-shot opponents (655).
Poehling shoots left. Crosby is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,257).
Home / Away
Poehling
Crosby
Home
51.2% (467)
59.2% (985)
Away
47.1% (471)
57.2% (887)
By Period
Poehling
Crosby
P1
54.6%
57.3%
P2
46.7%
59.5%
P3
46.7%
58.5%
OT
42.9%
40.0%
Final 5 min
47.0%
59.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Poehling
58.0%▲
48.5%
49.1%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
58.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2024 | 2 | 16:48 | Defensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 2 | 16:03 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 2 | 11:54 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 2 | 10:12 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 1 | 08:02 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 1 | 15:37 | Defensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 1 | 12:17 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 1 | 04:32 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 2 | 18:09 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 1 | 16:04 | Defensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3 | 18:25 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3 | 18:13 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3 | 13:52 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3 | 11:03 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3 | 05:02 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3 | 01:29 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 2 | 02:42 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 1 | 13:47 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 1 | 01:34 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |