Scouting Report
Jim Slater holds a +6.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (89% H2H, 9 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Slater 56.7% (-6.7%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 14-8 in 22 meetings
Offensive zone
Slater 51.8%
Defensive zone
Slater 97.0%
Neutral zone
Slater 91.8%
Result
Jim Slater favored at 76.9%
23.1%
76.9%
Richards
Slater
Head-to-Head Record
14
-
8
(22 meetings)
14
8
Richards
Slater
Last 10: Richards 7-3 Slater
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
8
1
Richards
Slater
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Slater
1
5
Richards
Slater
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
5
2
Richards
Slater
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Slater
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
58.9% (1,983)
-8.5%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
65.2% (46)
-14.2%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
51.4% (722)
-10.1%
On power play, Slater has a +14.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Slater shoots left. Richards is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (3,377).
Richards shoots left. Slater is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,721).
Home / Away
Richards
Slater
Home
51.1% (2,671)
60.9% (1,436)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
52.7% (1,329)
By Period
Richards
Slater
P1
49.6%
57.0%
P2
50.3%
55.6%
P3
51.0%
58.4%
OT
50.6%
50.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
58.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Slater
74.0%▲
65.0%
57.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2015 | 3 | 15:45 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 2 | 15:50 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Jan 16, 2015 | 3 | 05:39 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Jan 16, 2015 | 2 | 09:14 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 14, 2014 | 1 | 01:11 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 26, 2013 | 3 | 19:46 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 26, 2013 | 3 | 19:24 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 26, 2013 | 1 | 16:40 | Offensive | Jim Slater |
| 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 |