Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +3.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Richards wins 55.4% vs right-shot opponents — Lindholm shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 49.8% vs Lindholm 47.4% (+3.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 58.3%
Defensive zone
Richards 63.1%
Neutral zone
Richards 54.2%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 55.8%
55.8%
44.2%
Richards
Lindholm
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
2
(5 meetings)
3
2
Richards
Lindholm
Last 5: Richards 3-2 Lindholm
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Richards
Lindholm
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
2
1
Richards
Lindholm
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Lindholm
Edge
Even Strength
49.8% (950)
43.0% (172)
+6.8%
Power Play
53.6% (69)
60.4% (53)
-6.8%
Penalty Kill
20.0% (10)
0.0% (4)
+20.0%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +20.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Lindholm shoots right. Richards is 55.4% vs right-shot opponents (390).
Richards shoots left. Lindholm is 49.7% vs left-shot opponents (151).
Home / Away
Richards
Lindholm
Home
51.1% (532)
49.6% (133)
Away
48.3% (497)
41.7% (96)
By Period
Richards
Lindholm
P1
48.6%
47.5%
P2
51.0%
46.7%
P3
49.8%
44.4%
OT
43.8%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.0%
50.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
49.8%
Lindholm
58.0%▬
58.5%
46.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2014 | 1 | 16:22 | Offensive | Elias Lindholm |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 2 | 15:54 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 1 | 09:17 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Elias Lindholm |