Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Cam Talbot vs Sidney Crosby
Crosby has 5 goals on 35 shots against Talbot (3.8 expected).
This week Talbot plays 2 games (about 0.7 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup; Crosby plays 4 with 3 soft and 1 tough matchups. We project Crosby for 8.1 ESPN points to Talbot's 1.0.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
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Head-to-head: Talbot vs Crosby
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Sidney Crosby shooting on Cam Talbot
- Goals
- 5
- Shots on goal
- 35
- Expected goals
- 3.77
- Talbot SV%
- .857
43 unblocked attempts. Sidney Crosby has scored 1.2 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Talbot | Crosby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | DET 1–5 PIT | 16/18 SV | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2026-01-03 | DET 1–4 PIT | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2026-01-01 | DET 3–4 PIT | 27/31 SV | 2G 1A 4S |
| 2024-12-31 | DET 4–2 PIT | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-11-13 | DET 3–2 PIT | 31/33 SV | 0G 1A 6S |
| 2024-10-10 | DET 3–6 PIT | 12/14 SV | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2024-02-18 | LAK 2–1 PIT | 29/30 SV | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-11-09 | LAK 3–4 PIT | 0/0 SV | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2023-01-20 | OTT 1–4 PIT | 40/44 SV | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-01-18 | OTT 5–4 PIT | 15/19 SV | 0G 3A 0S |
| 2022-03-31 | MIN 3–4 PIT | 35/39 SV | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2019-02-23 | PHI 4–3 PIT | 0/0 SV | 1G 1A 2S |
Latest 12 of 16 meetings.
This week's schedule
Oct 5 to Oct 11. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.
Cam Talbot
2games
1.0proj. ESPN pts
About 0.7 expected starts
- Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to GLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
Sidney Crosby
4games
8.1proj. ESPN pts
- Mon, Oct 5 vs WPG2.2 pts
- Wed, Oct 7 @ WSH1.5 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Fri, Oct 9 @ CBJ2.2 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to CLikely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
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FAQ
- How have Talbot and Crosby done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Talbot's team went 5–11.
2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →