Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +10.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Crosby wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Motte shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Crosby 53.5% vs Motte 44.0% (+10.7%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 6-5 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 86.6%
Defensive zone
Crosby 53.7%
Neutral zone
Crosby 63.7%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 74.4%
74.4%
25.6%
Crosby
Motte
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
5
(11 meetings)
6
5
Crosby
Motte
Last 10: Crosby 5-5 Motte
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
3
3
Crosby
Motte
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Crosby
Motte
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
2
1
Crosby
Motte
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Crosby
Motte
Edge
Even Strength
52.8% (17,883)
43.6% (424)
+9.2%
Power Play
57.3% (4,702)
41.7% (12)
+15.6%
Penalty Kill
47.1% (765)
37.9% (66)
+9.2%
On power play, Crosby has a +15.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Motte shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,752).
Crosby shoots left. Motte is 42.8% vs left-shot opponents (304).
Home / Away
Crosby
Motte
Home
55.0% (11,901)
45.2% (248)
Away
52.0% (11,468)
40.6% (254)
By Period
Crosby
Motte
P1
53.7%
44.6%
P2
53.8%
42.1%
P3
53.3%
41.8%
OT
49.4%
0.0%
Final 5 min
52.4%
41.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Crosby
36.0%▼
52.5%
53.5%
Motte
38.0%▼
45.0%
42.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2024 | 2 | 19:28 | Offensive | Tyler Motte |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 2 | 12:32 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 2 | 12:15 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 1 | 19:04 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 1 | 05:02 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 1 | 00:46 | Defensive | Tyler Motte |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 1 | 08:03 | Offensive | Tyler Motte |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 2 | 19:44 | Neutral | Tyler Motte |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1 | 03:16 | Offensive | Tyler Motte |
| Oct 27, 2018 | 2 | 01:28 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Oct 16, 2018 | 1 | 12:53 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |