Sidney Crosby vs William Karlsson
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +2.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Karlsson on defensive-zone draws (76% H2H, 29 meetings). Crosby wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Karlsson shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Crosby 53.5% vs Karlsson 51.3% (+2.2%)
H2H factor
Karlsson leads 50-37 in 87 meetings
Offensive zone
Karlsson 51.7%
Defensive zone
Karlsson 84.9%
Neutral zone
Karlsson 69.1%
Result
William Karlsson favored at 70.4%
29.6%
70.4%
Crosby
Karlsson
Head-to-Head Record
37
-
50
(87 meetings)
37
50
Crosby
Karlsson
Last 10: Crosby 2-8 Karlsson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
13
7
Crosby
Karlsson
20 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Karlsson
7
22
Crosby
Karlsson
29 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Karlsson
17
21
Crosby
Karlsson
38 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Crosby
Karlsson
Edge
Even Strength
52.8% (17,990)
51.8% (7,849)
+1.0%
Power Play
57.4% (4,733)
54.8% (1,048)
+2.6%
Penalty Kill
47.1% (765)
44.2% (1,109)
+2.9%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Karlsson shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,851).
Crosby shoots left. Karlsson is 50.8% vs left-shot opponents (6,551).
Home / Away
Crosby
Karlsson
Home
55.0% (11,972)
52.0% (5,090)
Away
52.0% (11,535)
50.5% (4,916)
By Period
Crosby
Karlsson
P1
53.6%
50.3%
P2
53.9%
51.3%
P3
53.3%
52.4%
OT
49.6%
44.9%
Final 5 min
52.4%
51.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Karlsson
64.0%▲
57.5%
51.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2023 | 2 | 11:56 | Offensive | William Karlsson |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 2 | 11:39 | Neutral | William Karlsson |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 1 | 09:03 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Jan 5, 2023 | 3 | 08:55 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Jan 5, 2023 | 2 | 09:20 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 3 | 07:09 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 2 | 17:18 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 2 | 12:31 | Offensive | William Karlsson |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 2 | 07:01 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 2 | 02:23 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 1 | 00:27 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Mar 11, 2022 | 2 | 11:10 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | William Karlsson |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 2 | 05:02 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 2 | 03:49 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 2 | 02:22 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | William Karlsson |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 1 | 12:39 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 1 | 06:43 | Defensive | William Karlsson |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 1 | 00:05 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |