Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +6.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Talbot on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Talbot 48.6% vs Crosby 53.9% (-6.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Crosby 90.6%
Defensive zone
Crosby 65.1%
Neutral zone
Crosby 77.3%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 83.3%
16.7%
83.3%
Talbot
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
3
(9 meetings)
6
3
Talbot
Crosby
Last 9: Talbot 6-3 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
2
3
Talbot
Crosby
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Talbot
1
0
Talbot
Crosby
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Talbot
3
0
Talbot
Crosby
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Talbot
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (135)
52.4% (594)
-2.0%
Power Play
100.0% (1)
57.9% (178)
+42.1%
Penalty Kill
41.1% (56)
62.9% (62)
-21.8%
On power play, Talbot has a +42.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Talbot is 48.9% vs left-shot opponents (131).
Talbot shoots left. Crosby is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (440).
Home / Away
Talbot
Crosby
Home
47.4% (97)
54.6% (421)
Away
48.4% (95)
54.0% (413)
By Period
Talbot
Crosby
P1
57.1%
56.3%
P2
28.1%
52.5%
P3
57.4%
54.6%
OT
75.0%
37.5%
Final 5 min
48.0%
50.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Talbot
46.0%▲
43.5%
47.9%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
54.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2013 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Max Talbot |
| Mar 24, 2013 | 3 | 13:15 | Defensive | Max Talbot |
| Mar 24, 2013 | 3 | 11:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 7, 2013 | 1 | 15:03 | Offensive | Max Talbot |
| Mar 7, 2013 | 1 | 11:18 | Neutral | Max Talbot |
| Mar 7, 2013 | 1 | 00:33 | Offensive | Max Talbot |
| Feb 20, 2013 | 3 | 12:17 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 20, 2013 | 3 | 12:14 | Neutral | Max Talbot |
| Jan 19, 2013 | 1 | 14:28 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |