Brad Richards vs Brandon Sutter
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.3% vs 50.2%). Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (70% H2H, 33 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Sutter shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Sutter 50.2% (+0.1%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 49-41 in 90 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 75.5%
Defensive zone
Sutter 83.8%
Neutral zone
Sutter 58.9%
Result
Brandon Sutter favored at 55.4%
44.6%
55.4%
Richards
Sutter
Head-to-Head Record
49
-
41
(90 meetings)
49
41
Richards
Sutter
Last 10: Richards 5-5 Sutter
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
23
10
Richards
Sutter
33 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sutter
15
18
Richards
Sutter
33 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sutter
11
13
Richards
Sutter
24 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Sutter
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
50.9% (7,610)
-0.5%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
52.8% (627)
-1.8%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
46.4% (1,797)
-5.1%
On penalty kill, Sutter has a +5.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sutter shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Sutter is 50.0% vs left-shot opponents (6,698).
Home / Away
Richards
Sutter
Home
51.1% (2,671)
50.6% (5,050)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
49.8% (5,033)
By Period
Richards
Sutter
P1
49.6%
48.7%
P2
50.3%
50.3%
P3
51.0%
51.5%
OT
50.6%
50.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
49.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Sutter
62.0%▲
57.0%
50.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2015 | 3 | 11:32 | Defensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 3 | 07:35 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 3 | 07:25 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 3 | 03:24 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 2 | 09:38 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 2 | 06:37 | Neutral | Brandon Sutter |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 2 | 04:10 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 2 | 04:03 | Defensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 14:03 | Offensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 10:26 | Defensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 07:54 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 01:33 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 01:17 | Neutral | Brandon Sutter |
| Jan 21, 2015 | 2 | 02:20 | Defensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Feb 7, 2014 | OT | 01:14 | Neutral | Brandon Sutter |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 01:26 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 1 | 18:35 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 1 | 11:43 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 3 | 15:05 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 1 | 13:23 | Neutral | Brad Richards |