Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +5.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Strome on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Strome wins 43.5% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Strome 44.4% vs Crosby 48.3% (-5.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Crosby 75.7%
Defensive zone
Strome 71.2%
Neutral zone
Crosby 53.7%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 55.4%
44.6%
55.4%
Strome
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
4
(8 meetings)
4
4
Strome
Crosby
Last 8: Strome 4-4 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
1
3
Strome
Crosby
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Strome
3
0
Strome
Crosby
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
1
Strome
Crosby
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Strome
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
43.0% (335)
46.8% (1,360)
-3.8%
Power Play
37.5% (8)
53.8% (357)
-16.3%
Penalty Kill
0.0% (1)
45.2% (31)
-45.2%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +45.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Strome is 43.5% vs left-shot opponents (253).
Strome shoots right. Crosby is 48.8% vs right-shot opponents (621).
Home / Away
Strome
Crosby
Home
44.5% (173)
51.0% (867)
Away
40.9% (171)
45.4% (881)
By Period
Strome
Crosby
P1
43.0%
50.8%
P2
45.9%
47.9%
P3
38.5%
46.5%
Final 5 min
44.4%
48.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Strome
42.0%▼
44.0%
42.7%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
48.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2016 | 2 | 18:11 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 2 | 16:57 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 2 | 16:49 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 2 | 16:34 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 3 | 17:06 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 2 | 11:20 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 2 | 07:12 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 1 | 04:44 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |