Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +4.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on neutral-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Laich 47.8% (+4.2%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 12-5 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 87.3%
Defensive zone
Richards 52.5%
Neutral zone
Richards 70.0%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 62.7%
62.7%
37.3%
Richards
Laich
Head-to-Head Record
12
-
5
(17 meetings)
12
5
Richards
Laich
Last 10: Richards 7-3 Laich
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
Laich
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
5
4
Richards
Laich
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
5
1
Richards
Laich
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Laich
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
47.6% (1,026)
+4.1%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
45.9% (122)
+6.3%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
47.6% (227)
+3.8%
On power play, Richards has a +6.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Laich shoots left. Richards is 50.7% vs left-shot opponents (866).
Richards shoots left. Laich is 48.6% vs left-shot opponents (902).
Home / Away
Richards
Laich
Home
52.2% (668)
48.8% (627)
Away
51.4% (648)
46.7% (767)
By Period
Richards
Laich
P1
50.1%
47.2%
P2
52.4%
44.9%
P3
52.9%
50.3%
OT
52.4%
57.7%
Final 5 min
47.3%
45.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Laich
48.0%▲
44.5%
47.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2012 | 3 | 17:14 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 7, 2012 | 3 | 16:53 | Defensive | Brooks Laich |
| Apr 7, 2012 | 2 | 17:46 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 7, 2012 | 2 | 13:41 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 7, 2012 | 1 | 00:32 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 12, 2012 | 3 | 09:04 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 12, 2012 | 3 | 06:26 | Neutral | Brooks Laich |
| Feb 12, 2012 | 1 | 13:06 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 12, 2012 | 1 | 03:07 | Defensive | Brooks Laich |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 1 | 10:56 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 3 | 13:26 | Defensive | Brooks Laich |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 2 | 17:08 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 2 | 16:49 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 2 | 03:37 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 1 | 17:56 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 1 | 15:31 | Defensive | Brooks Laich |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 1 | 07:54 | Defensive | Brad Richards |