Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +4.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 16 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Malkin 45.9% (+4.5%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 26-23 in 49 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 59.0%
Defensive zone
Richards 63.2%
Neutral zone
Richards 59.2%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 60.6%
60.6%
39.4%
Richards
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
26
-
23
(49 meetings)
26
23
Richards
Malkin
Last 10: Richards 7-3 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
10
6
Richards
Malkin
16 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
8
10
Richards
Malkin
18 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
8
7
Richards
Malkin
15 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
45.6% (10,081)
+4.8%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
50.1% (668)
+0.9%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
32.2% (59)
+9.1%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +9.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Richards is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (3,377).
Richards shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Home / Away
Richards
Malkin
Home
51.1% (2,671)
47.6% (5,395)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
44.0% (5,436)
By Period
Richards
Malkin
P1
49.6%
45.9%
P2
50.3%
46.2%
P3
51.0%
45.2%
OT
50.6%
49.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
46.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3 | 03:56 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 3 | 01:14 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 3 | 01:11 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 03:48 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 01:10 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 3 | 12:52 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 17:31 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 17:27 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 17:23 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 1 | 10:00 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 1 | 03:44 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 6, 2013 | 1 | 00:59 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 3 | 00:35 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 3 | 00:30 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 2 | 19:05 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 2 | 08:56 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1 | 06:45 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1 | 00:30 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2013 | 3 | 10:38 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2013 | 3 | 04:16 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |