Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on defensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Okposo shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Okposo 48.7% (+1.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 63.8%
Defensive zone
Richards 60.8%
Neutral zone
Richards 58.7%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 61.9%
61.9%
38.1%
Richards
Okposo
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Richards
Okposo
Last 8: Richards 6-2 Okposo
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
1
Richards
Okposo
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
1
Richards
Okposo
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Okposo
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
49.1% (1,513)
+1.3%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
50.1% (391)
+0.9%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
39.7% (151)
+1.6%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Okposo shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Okposo is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,523).
Home / Away
Richards
Okposo
Home
51.1% (2,671)
50.2% (990)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
47.1% (1,065)
By Period
Richards
Okposo
P1
49.6%
48.8%
P2
50.3%
49.6%
P3
51.0%
47.3%
OT
50.6%
48.7%
Final 5 min
49.4%
49.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Okposo
48.0%▬
49.0%
48.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2014 | 2 | 15:58 | Offensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Jan 21, 2014 | 3 | 19:46 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 21, 2014 | 3 | 19:39 | Defensive | Kyle Okposo |
| Feb 14, 2013 | 1 | 18:56 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 11, 2012 | 3 | 19:36 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 26, 2011 | 3 | 09:54 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 26, 2011 | 2 | 04:53 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 22, 2011 | 3 | 06:33 | Defensive | Brad Richards |