Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +5.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on defensive-zone draws (86% H2H, 7 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Halpern shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Halpern 55.8% (-5.8%)
H2H factor
Halpern leads 10-8 in 18 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 91.2%
Defensive zone
Halpern 69.1%
Neutral zone
Richards 63.1%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 58.4%
58.4%
41.6%
Richards
Halpern
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
10
(18 meetings)
8
10
Richards
Halpern
Last 10: Richards 4-6 Halpern
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
2
3
Richards
Halpern
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
1
6
Richards
Halpern
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
5
1
Richards
Halpern
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Halpern
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
56.5% (1,602)
-6.1%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
52.2% (46)
-1.2%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
54.2% (487)
-12.9%
On penalty kill, Halpern has a +12.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Halpern shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Halpern is 57.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,432).
Home / Away
Richards
Halpern
Home
51.1% (2,671)
56.1% (1,090)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
56.1% (1,062)
By Period
Richards
Halpern
P1
49.6%
56.2%
P2
50.3%
54.9%
P3
51.0%
57.3%
OT
50.6%
50.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
60.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
56.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2014 | 3 | 18:50 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 24, 2014 | 3 | 18:41 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 24, 2014 | 3 | 15:53 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 24, 2014 | 3 | 09:36 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 3 | 06:55 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 2 | 16:08 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 2 | 13:51 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 2 | 09:02 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 1 | 12:34 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| 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 |
| Dec 21, 2010 | 2 | 05:22 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Dec 21, 2010 | 1 | 15:57 | Neutral | Brad Richards |