Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (51.8% vs 51.1%).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Josefson 50.9% (+0.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 62.5%
Defensive zone
Josefson 60.4%
Neutral zone
Josefson 53.3%
Result
Jacob Josefson favored at 55.1%
44.9%
55.1%
Richards
Josefson
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
4
(7 meetings)
3
4
Richards
Josefson
Last 7: Richards 3-4 Josefson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Josefson
0
1
Richards
Josefson
1 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Richards
Josefson
4 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Richards
Josefson
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Josefson
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
51.5% (301)
+0.2%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
50.0% (8)
+2.2%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
46.2% (39)
+5.2%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +5.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Josefson shoots left. Richards is 50.7% vs left-shot opponents (866).
Richards shoots left. Josefson is 52.7% vs left-shot opponents (258).
Home / Away
Richards
Josefson
Home
52.2% (668)
53.7% (216)
Away
51.4% (648)
47.1% (138)
By Period
Richards
Josefson
P1
50.1%
51.9%
P2
52.4%
50.8%
P3
52.9%
50.4%
OT
52.4%
100.0%
Final 5 min
47.3%
52.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Josefson
42.0%▼
44.0%
51.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2012 | 2 | 13:26 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 2 | 10:27 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 2 | 06:56 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 27, 2012 | 1 | 13:36 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 27, 2012 | 1 | 13:25 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 2 | 13:16 | Offensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 1 | 09:38 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |