Scouting Report
Eric Staal holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Staal 51.8% (-1.4%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 11-6 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 50.8%
Defensive zone
Staal 59.5%
Neutral zone
Staal 64.9%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 56.9%
43.1%
56.9%
Richards
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
11
-
6
(17 meetings)
11
6
Richards
Staal
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
5
2
Richards
Staal
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
1
Richards
Staal
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
2
3
Richards
Staal
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
51.0% (655)
52.4% (804)
-1.4%
Power Play
49.1% (106)
53.5% (157)
-4.4%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (12)
41.5% (53)
+0.2%
On power play, Staal has a +4.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Richards is 50.6% vs left-shot opponents (451).
Richards shoots left. Staal is 52.0% vs left-shot opponents (635).
Home / Away
Richards
Staal
Home
51.9% (397)
52.7% (490)
Away
49.2% (376)
51.3% (524)
By Period
Richards
Staal
P1
47.1%
56.4%
P2
54.2%
52.4%
P3
50.0%
47.4%
OT
56.3%
42.9%
Final 5 min
48.2%
53.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.6%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
52.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2013 | 3 | 18:04 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 25, 2013 | 3 | 17:50 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Apr 25, 2013 | 1 | 18:24 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 25, 2013 | 1 | 18:16 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 17:55 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 01:26 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 2 | 19:00 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 2 | 13:12 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 1 | 00:30 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 18, 2013 | OT | 03:56 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Mar 18, 2013 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 3 | 15:56 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 3 | 06:42 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 2 | 02:39 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Eric Staal |