Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Richards wins 46.3% vs left-shot opponents — Laich shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 49.8% vs Laich 45.2% (+5.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 90.7%
Defensive zone
Laich 56.3%
Neutral zone
Richards 70.5%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 82.0%
82.0%
18.0%
Richards
Laich
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
2
(7 meetings)
5
2
Richards
Laich
Last 7: Richards 5-2 Laich
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
0
Richards
Laich
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Laich
1
2
Richards
Laich
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Laich
Edge
Even Strength
49.8% (950)
41.9% (279)
+7.9%
Power Play
53.6% (69)
65.8% (38)
-12.2%
Penalty Kill
20.0% (10)
42.7% (143)
-22.7%
On penalty kill, Laich has a +22.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Laich shoots left. Richards is 46.3% vs left-shot opponents (639).
Richards shoots left. Laich is 44.7% vs left-shot opponents (273).
Home / Away
Richards
Laich
Home
51.1% (532)
46.9% (207)
Away
48.3% (497)
41.9% (253)
By Period
Richards
Laich
P1
48.6%
39.4%
P2
51.0%
43.2%
P3
49.8%
49.0%
OT
43.8%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.0%
35.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
49.8%
Laich
48.0%▲
44.5%
44.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2014 | 3 | 07:00 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 19, 2014 | 3 | 06:45 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 19, 2014 | 2 | 05:52 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 19, 2014 | 2 | 02:25 | Neutral | Brooks Laich |
| Jan 19, 2014 | 1 | 15:40 | Neutral | Brooks Laich |
| Jan 19, 2014 | 1 | 15:24 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 16, 2013 | 1 | 09:46 | Neutral | Brad Richards |