Scouting Report
Sean Couturier holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Couturier on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 24 meetings). Couturier wins 57.8% vs left-shot opponents — Crosby shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Couturier 56.6% vs Crosby 55.1% (+1.7%)
H2H factor
Couturier leads 40-18 in 58 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 70.7%
Defensive zone
Couturier 75.8%
Neutral zone
Couturier 60.5%
Result
Sean Couturier favored at 57.4%
57.4%
42.6%
Couturier
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
40
-
18
(58 meetings)
40
18
Couturier
Crosby
Last 10: Couturier 5-5 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Couturier
8
7
Couturier
Crosby
15 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Couturier
14
5
Couturier
Crosby
19 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Couturier
18
6
Couturier
Crosby
24 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Couturier
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
55.6% (1,008)
54.7% (1,423)
+0.9%
Power Play
71.7% (138)
62.1% (327)
+9.6%
Penalty Kill
54.2% (177)
40.8% (76)
+13.4%
On penalty kill, Couturier has a +13.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Couturier is 57.8% vs left-shot opponents (855).
Couturier shoots left. Crosby is 54.7% vs left-shot opponents (1,229).
Home / Away
Couturier
Crosby
Home
59.8% (696)
56.2% (907)
Away
54.1% (627)
54.6% (919)
By Period
Couturier
Crosby
P1
54.3%
55.7%
P2
59.8%
55.0%
P3
56.6%
54.9%
OT
64.3%
70.4%
Final 5 min
54.7%
53.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Couturier
52.0%▬
51.0%
57.1%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
55.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2019 | OT | 04:29 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 17, 2019 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 3 | 19:00 | Offensive | Sean Couturier |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 3 | 12:35 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 3 | 02:57 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sean Couturier |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 18:55 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 16:15 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 07:30 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 2 | 02:47 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 1 | 07:03 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 1 | 01:12 | Offensive | Sean Couturier |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 3 | 19:40 | Neutral | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 3 | 19:30 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 3 | 18:17 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 3 | 04:12 | Offensive | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 3 | 02:44 | Neutral | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 2 | 18:12 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |