Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +19.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Crosby on offensive-zone draws (88% H2H, 8 meetings). Crosby wins 54.3% vs right-shot opponents — Gionta shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Crosby 53.9% vs Gionta 38.2% (+19.2%)
H2H factor
Crosby leads 13-2 in 15 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 97.6%
Defensive zone
Crosby 91.6%
Neutral zone
Crosby 96.9%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 96.6%
96.6%
3.4%
Crosby
Gionta
Head-to-Head Record
13
-
2
(15 meetings)
13
2
Crosby
Gionta
Last 10: Crosby 8-2 Gionta
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
7
1
Crosby
Gionta
8 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Crosby
Gionta
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
5
0
Crosby
Gionta
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Crosby
Gionta
Edge
Even Strength
52.4% (594)
35.5% (335)
+16.9%
Power Play
57.9% (178)
66.7% (3)
-8.8%
Penalty Kill
62.9% (62)
30.8% (52)
+32.1%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +32.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Gionta shoots right. Crosby is 54.3% vs right-shot opponents (394).
Crosby shoots left. Gionta is 35.3% vs left-shot opponents (275).
Home / Away
Crosby
Gionta
Home
54.6% (421)
34.9% (186)
Away
54.0% (413)
35.3% (204)
By Period
Crosby
Gionta
P1
56.3%
32.5%
P2
52.5%
29.7%
P3
54.6%
42.5%
OT
37.5%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.9%
33.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
54.3%
Gionta
50.0%▲
48.0%
35.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2013 | 3 | 10:44 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 3 | 07:42 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 3 | 04:05 | Offensive | Stephen Gionta |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 2 | 13:20 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 1 | 19:48 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 1 | 13:33 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 10, 2013 | 1 | 07:01 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 9, 2013 | 3 | 18:18 | Defensive | Stephen Gionta |
| Feb 9, 2013 | 3 | 13:26 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 9, 2013 | 2 | 13:18 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 9, 2013 | 2 | 07:10 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 2, 2013 | 3 | 07:11 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 2, 2013 | 2 | 10:44 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 2, 2013 | 2 | 06:57 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 2, 2013 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |