Scouting Report
Jim Slater holds a +2.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Slater 54.1% (-2.6%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 9-5 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 70.9%
Defensive zone
Slater 92.7%
Neutral zone
Slater 74.0%
Result
Jim Slater favored at 63.3%
36.7%
63.3%
Richards
Slater
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
5
(14 meetings)
9
5
Richards
Slater
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Slater
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
5
0
Richards
Slater
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Slater
1
3
Richards
Slater
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
3
2
Richards
Slater
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Slater
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
55.5% (884)
-3.8%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
68.0% (25)
-15.8%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
50.0% (246)
+1.4%
On power play, Slater has a +15.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Slater shoots left. Richards is 50.7% vs left-shot opponents (866).
Richards shoots left. Slater is 54.7% vs left-shot opponents (750).
Home / Away
Richards
Slater
Home
52.2% (668)
58.1% (594)
Away
51.4% (648)
50.6% (571)
By Period
Richards
Slater
P1
50.1%
53.6%
P2
52.4%
52.3%
P3
52.9%
57.2%
OT
52.4%
25.0%
Final 5 min
47.3%
56.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Slater
74.0%▲
65.0%
54.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2012 | 3 | 18:41 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 3 | 08:46 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 2 | 18:52 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 2 | 08:19 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 2 | 04:54 | Neutral | Jim Slater |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 1 | 08:49 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Jan 24, 2012 | 3 | 06:29 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Jan 24, 2012 | 3 | 03:49 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 24, 2012 | 2 | 10:20 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Jan 24, 2012 | 2 | 07:27 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 6, 2011 | 3 | 08:31 | Neutral | Jim Slater |
| Nov 6, 2011 | 1 | 03:03 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 6, 2011 | 1 | 02:39 | Neutral | Brad Richards |