Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +2.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Boyle 50.4% vs Crosby 52.9% (-2.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Boyle 64.7%
Defensive zone
Boyle 86.0%
Neutral zone
Boyle 71.5%
Result
Brian Boyle favored at 68.7%
68.7%
31.3%
Boyle
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
6
(7 meetings)
1
6
Boyle
Crosby
Last 7: Boyle 1-6 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
5
Boyle
Crosby
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Boyle
1
0
Boyle
Crosby
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
1
Boyle
Crosby
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Boyle
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (667)
52.5% (1,479)
-3.2%
Power Play
55.6% (124)
55.7% (397)
-0.1%
Penalty Kill
53.7% (41)
47.5% (59)
+6.2%
On penalty kill, Boyle has a +6.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Boyle is 48.6% vs left-shot opponents (558).
Boyle shoots left. Crosby is 51.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,199).
Home / Away
Boyle
Crosby
Home
52.9% (391)
54.9% (993)
Away
48.3% (441)
51.1% (942)
By Period
Boyle
Crosby
P1
48.9%
52.2%
P2
50.6%
53.2%
P3
51.2%
53.4%
OT
100.0%
59.1%
Final 5 min
48.1%
49.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Boyle
40.0%▼
42.0%
50.5%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2018 | 3 | 04:40 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 2 | 16:59 | Defensive | Brian Boyle |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 2 | 16:37 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 1 | 14:16 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 27, 2018 | 3 | 11:26 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 27, 2018 | 1 | 14:01 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 3 | 19:32 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |