Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +9.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 36 meetings). Strome wins 45.4% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Strome 44.6% vs Crosby 53.5% (-9.0%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 53-34 in 87 meetings
Offensive zone
Strome 92.5%
Defensive zone
Strome 87.4%
Neutral zone
Strome 94.3%
Result
Ryan Strome favored at 91.8%
91.8%
8.2%
Strome
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
34
-
53
(87 meetings)
34
53
Strome
Crosby
Last 10: Strome 2-8 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
8
28
Strome
Crosby
36 total
Defensive Zone
Even
11
11
Strome
Crosby
22 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Strome
15
14
Strome
Crosby
29 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Strome
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
44.1% (6,839)
52.8% (17,990)
-8.7%
Power Play
49.3% (854)
57.4% (4,733)
-8.1%
Penalty Kill
41.5% (410)
47.1% (765)
-5.6%
On even strength, Crosby has a +8.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Strome is 45.4% vs left-shot opponents (5,726).
Strome shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,656).
Home / Away
Strome
Crosby
Home
44.4% (4,046)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
44.7% (4,057)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Strome
Crosby
P1
44.0%
53.6%
P2
45.3%
53.9%
P3
44.3%
53.3%
OT
46.3%
49.6%
Final 5 min
44.5%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Strome
42.0%▼
44.0%
44.5%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | 2 | 17:35 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 1 | 12:00 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | 17:06 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | 07:44 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 1 | 00:20 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3 | 10:10 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3 | 10:05 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 1 | 04:32 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 3 | 19:47 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 3 | 12:22 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 3 | 08:06 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 2 | 04:06 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 2 | 16:25 | Neutral | Ryan Strome |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 2 | 05:49 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1 | 04:28 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1 | 04:16 | Neutral | Ryan Strome |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 2 | 07:51 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 8, 2021 | 3 | 15:44 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |