Scouting Report
Eric Belanger holds a +4.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Belanger on defensive-zone draws (88% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Belanger 54.9% (-4.8%)
H2H factor
Belanger leads 12-8 in 20 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 89.3%
Defensive zone
Belanger 58.9%
Neutral zone
Richards 67.6%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 65.6%
65.6%
34.4%
Richards
Belanger
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
12
(20 meetings)
8
12
Richards
Belanger
Last 10: Richards 3-7 Belanger
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
6
2
Richards
Belanger
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Belanger
1
7
Richards
Belanger
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Belanger
1
3
Richards
Belanger
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Belanger
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
57.1% (2,043)
-6.7%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
57.8% (166)
-6.8%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
44.9% (459)
-3.6%
On power play, Belanger has a +6.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Belanger shoots left. Richards is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (3,377).
Richards shoots left. Belanger is 54.5% vs left-shot opponents (1,843).
Home / Away
Richards
Belanger
Home
51.1% (2,671)
56.3% (1,350)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
53.8% (1,332)
By Period
Richards
Belanger
P1
49.6%
53.5%
P2
50.3%
55.4%
P3
51.0%
56.2%
OT
50.6%
53.1%
Final 5 min
49.4%
52.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Belanger
52.0%▼
53.5%
55.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2011 | 3 | 04:18 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Oct 22, 2011 | 2 | 12:49 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Oct 22, 2011 | 2 | 01:43 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Oct 22, 2011 | 1 | 12:31 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 29, 2011 | 3 | 03:47 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Mar 29, 2011 | 2 | 04:40 | Neutral | Eric Belanger |
| Mar 29, 2011 | 1 | 13:21 | Neutral | Eric Belanger |
| Feb 9, 2011 | 2 | 17:37 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 9, 2011 | 2 | 06:41 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 9, 2011 | 1 | 10:14 | Neutral | Eric Belanger |
| Feb 9, 2011 | 1 | 07:11 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 26, 2010 | 1 | 10:45 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Dec 26, 2010 | 1 | 10:37 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 11, 2010 | 2 | 05:33 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Dec 11, 2010 | 2 | 05:26 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Dec 11, 2010 | 1 | 14:20 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Dec 11, 2010 | 1 | 14:16 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 5, 2010 | 3 | 15:31 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 5, 2010 | 2 | 01:17 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 5, 2010 | 1 | 09:46 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |