Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.3% vs 50.9%). Look for Richards on neutral-zone draws (58% H2H, 24 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Krejci shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Krejci 50.9% (-0.6%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 30-20 in 50 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 56.2%
Defensive zone
Krejci 57.8%
Neutral zone
Krejci 53.1%
Result
David Krejci favored at 51.3%
48.7%
51.3%
Richards
Krejci
Head-to-Head Record
30
-
20
(50 meetings)
30
20
Richards
Krejci
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Krejci
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
9
6
Richards
Krejci
15 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
7
4
Richards
Krejci
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
14
10
Richards
Krejci
24 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Krejci
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
50.6% (9,657)
-0.2%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
55.3% (1,027)
-4.3%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
48.8% (469)
-7.5%
On penalty kill, Krejci has a +7.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Krejci shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Krejci is 52.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,616).
Home / Away
Richards
Krejci
Home
51.1% (2,671)
53.1% (5,660)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
48.7% (5,517)
By Period
Richards
Krejci
P1
49.6%
50.7%
P2
50.3%
51.8%
P3
51.0%
50.2%
OT
50.6%
53.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
50.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Krejci
36.0%▼
43.5%
50.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2014 | 3 | 18:08 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Mar 2, 2014 | 3 | 13:26 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Mar 2, 2014 | 3 | 07:49 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 2, 2014 | 1 | 13:53 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 29, 2013 | 3 | 14:17 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 19, 2013 | 3 | 13:24 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 19, 2013 | 3 | 05:20 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 19, 2013 | 3 | 05:04 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 19, 2013 | 2 | 01:02 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 19, 2013 | 1 | 10:52 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 19, 2013 | 1 | 00:47 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 12, 2013 | OT | 01:15 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Feb 12, 2013 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Jan 23, 2013 | 3 | 02:31 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 23, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 23, 2013 | 2 | 14:57 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 23, 2013 | 2 | 11:34 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 23, 2013 | 2 | 01:05 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 23, 2013 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 23, 2013 | 1 | 03:50 | Neutral | Brad Richards |