Sidney Crosby vs Zemgus Girgensons
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +8.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Girgensons on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 12 meetings). Crosby wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Girgensons shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Crosby 53.5% vs Girgensons 45.3% (+8.3%)
H2H factor
Girgensons leads 17-15 in 32 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 75.6%
Defensive zone
Girgensons 82.4%
Neutral zone
Girgensons 59.6%
Result
Zemgus Girgensons favored at 64.8%
35.2%
64.8%
Crosby
Girgensons
Head-to-Head Record
15
-
17
(32 meetings)
15
17
Crosby
Girgensons
Last 10: Crosby 6-4 Girgensons
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
4
1
Crosby
Girgensons
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
8
7
Crosby
Girgensons
15 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Girgensons
3
9
Crosby
Girgensons
12 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Crosby
Girgensons
Edge
Even Strength
52.8% (17,990)
45.4% (2,700)
+7.4%
Power Play
57.4% (4,733)
49.1% (175)
+8.3%
Penalty Kill
47.1% (765)
42.2% (481)
+4.9%
On power play, Crosby has a +8.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Girgensons shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,851).
Crosby shoots left. Girgensons is 45.8% vs left-shot opponents (2,061).
Home / Away
Crosby
Girgensons
Home
55.0% (11,972)
45.3% (1,673)
Away
52.0% (11,535)
45.0% (1,683)
By Period
Crosby
Girgensons
P1
53.6%
45.7%
P2
53.9%
44.1%
P3
53.3%
45.5%
OT
49.6%
52.5%
Final 5 min
52.4%
43.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
53.5%
Girgensons
58.0%▲
44.0%
45.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | 3 | 12:54 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 2 | 07:10 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 2 | 19:24 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Dec 17, 2021 | 3 | 03:19 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 16, 2021 | 2 | 12:31 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 3 | 15:56 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 1 | 02:20 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 1 | 00:08 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 2 | 15:23 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 2 | 00:44 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 3 | 02:13 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 1 | 17:35 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 1 | 15:24 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 1 | 09:26 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 1 | 19:17 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 8, 2014 | 3 | 02:00 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Nov 8, 2014 | 1 | 14:42 | Offensive | Zemgus Girgensons |