Brad Richards vs Evgeni Malkin

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
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