Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +2.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Krejci on neutral-zone draws (57% H2H, 54 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Krejci 50.9% vs Crosby 53.5% (-2.6%)
H2H factor
Krejci leads 85-74 in 159 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 68.4%
Defensive zone
Crosby 54.3%
Neutral zone
Crosby 60.3%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 60.8%
39.2%
60.8%
Krejci
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
85
-
74
(159 meetings)
85
74
Krejci
Crosby
Last 10: Krejci 4-6 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
25
25
Krejci
Crosby
50 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Krejci
29
26
Krejci
Crosby
55 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Krejci
31
23
Krejci
Crosby
54 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Krejci
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.6% (9,657)
52.8% (17,990)
-2.2%
Power Play
55.3% (1,027)
57.4% (4,733)
-2.1%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (469)
47.1% (765)
+1.7%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Krejci is 52.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,616).
Krejci shoots right. Crosby is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (8,656).
Home / Away
Krejci
Crosby
Home
53.1% (5,660)
55.0% (11,972)
Away
48.7% (5,517)
52.0% (11,535)
By Period
Krejci
Crosby
P1
50.7%
53.6%
P2
51.8%
53.9%
P3
50.2%
53.3%
OT
53.0%
49.6%
Final 5 min
50.8%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Krejci
36.0%▼
43.5%
50.9%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3 | 11:59 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 2 | 14:13 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1 | 08:46 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 2, 2023 | 3 | 19:47 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 2, 2023 | 3 | 19:33 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 2, 2023 | 3 | 18:41 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 2, 2023 | 2 | 02:34 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 2, 2023 | 1 | 18:44 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 19:49 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 11:58 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 10:11 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 | 09:59 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 3 | 19:19 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 2 | 11:50 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 2 | 03:46 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 1 | 19:52 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 3 | 17:57 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 3 | 17:49 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 2 | 00:23 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 1 | 01:22 | Defensive | David Krejci |