Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +6.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 7 meetings). Crosby wins 54.9% vs right-shot opponents — Wingels shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Crosby 52.9% vs Wingels 47.0% (+6.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Crosby 92.0%
Defensive zone
Crosby 56.4%
Neutral zone
Crosby 74.7%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 87.6%
87.6%
12.4%
Crosby
Wingels
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
3
(8 meetings)
5
3
Crosby
Wingels
Last 8: Crosby 5-3 Wingels
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
5
2
Crosby
Wingels
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Wingels
0
1
Crosby
Wingels
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Crosby
Wingels
Edge
Even Strength
52.5% (1,479)
46.6% (388)
+5.9%
Power Play
55.7% (397)
53.8% (13)
+1.9%
Penalty Kill
47.5% (59)
42.6% (54)
+4.9%
On even strength, Crosby has a +5.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Wingels shoots right. Crosby is 54.9% vs right-shot opponents (736).
Crosby shoots left. Wingels is 44.7% vs left-shot opponents (313).
Home / Away
Crosby
Wingels
Home
54.9% (993)
46.6% (191)
Away
51.1% (942)
46.2% (264)
By Period
Crosby
Wingels
P1
52.2%
49.0%
P2
53.2%
41.8%
P3
53.4%
48.3%
Final 5 min
49.5%
40.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.0%
Wingels
50.0%▼
51.5%
46.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2018 | 3 | 15:23 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 1, 2018 | 2 | 08:22 | Offensive | Tommy Wingels |
| Mar 1, 2018 | 2 | 04:15 | Offensive | Tommy Wingels |
| Mar 1, 2018 | 2 | 04:04 | Defensive | Tommy Wingels |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 3 | 17:34 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 3 | 17:31 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 2 | 05:04 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 18, 2017 | 1 | 02:56 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |