Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +1.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on defensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 9 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Brière shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Brière 48.5% (+1.8%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 10-7 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 71.2%
Defensive zone
Richards 52.2%
Neutral zone
Brière 50.3%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 56.1%
56.1%
43.9%
Richards
Brière
Head-to-Head Record
10
-
7
(17 meetings)
10
7
Richards
Brière
Last 10: Richards 5-5 Brière
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Brière
1
3
Richards
Brière
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
7
2
Richards
Brière
9 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Richards
Brière
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Brière
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
47.6% (1,812)
+2.8%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
54.0% (309)
-3.0%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
52.9% (17)
-11.6%
On penalty kill, Brière has a +11.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Brière shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Brière is 47.3% vs left-shot opponents (1,504).
Home / Away
Richards
Brière
Home
51.1% (2,671)
50.7% (1,092)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
46.2% (1,068)
By Period
Richards
Brière
P1
49.6%
50.5%
P2
50.3%
45.9%
P3
51.0%
48.6%
OT
50.6%
54.2%
Final 5 min
49.4%
51.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Brière
54.0%▲
52.0%
48.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2014 | OT | 01:22 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 3 | 14:35 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 2 | 08:19 | Neutral | Daniel Brière |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 1 | 19:57 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 16, 2013 | 1 | 13:34 | Defensive | Daniel Brière |
| Apr 16, 2013 | 3 | 14:05 | Offensive | Daniel Brière |
| Apr 16, 2013 | 2 | 03:51 | Offensive | Daniel Brière |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2 | 11:18 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2 | 08:16 | Offensive | Daniel Brière |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 2 | 17:47 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 2 | 12:44 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 1 | 15:36 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 1 | 11:58 | Defensive | Daniel Brière |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 1 | 18:39 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 1 | 16:33 | Neutral | Daniel Brière |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 1 | 04:46 | Defensive | Brad Richards |