Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +6.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Richards wins 54.0% vs right-shot opponents — Halpern shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Halpern 57.2% (-6.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 89.6%
Defensive zone
Halpern 53.3%
Neutral zone
Richards 73.5%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 72.8%
72.8%
27.2%
Richards
Halpern
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
5
(7 meetings)
2
5
Richards
Halpern
Last 7: Richards 2-5 Halpern
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
0
3
Richards
Halpern
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
0
2
Richards
Halpern
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
Halpern
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Halpern
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
56.7% (450)
-5.0%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
57.9% (19)
-5.7%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
62.9% (151)
-11.5%
On penalty kill, Halpern has a +11.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Halpern shoots right. Richards is 54.0% vs right-shot opponents (450).
Richards shoots left. Halpern is 58.5% vs left-shot opponents (422).
Home / Away
Richards
Halpern
Home
52.2% (668)
59.9% (327)
Away
51.4% (648)
56.7% (298)
By Period
Richards
Halpern
P1
50.1%
57.8%
P2
52.4%
54.9%
P3
52.9%
62.3%
OT
52.4%
0.0%
Final 5 min
47.3%
65.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
58.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2012 | 3 | 01:58 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 3 | 09:39 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 3 | 01:27 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 1 | 09:20 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 1 | 01:12 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 2 | 14:54 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 1 | 07:05 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |