Brad Richards vs Manny Malhotra
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +9.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on defensive-zone draws (93% H2H, 14 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Malhotra 59.8% (-9.7%)
H2H factor
Malhotra leads 25-18 in 43 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 94.2%
Defensive zone
Richards 50.6%
Neutral zone
Richards 83.1%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 75.9%
75.9%
24.1%
Richards
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
18
-
25
(43 meetings)
18
25
Richards
Malhotra
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
12
1
Richards
Malhotra
13 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
13
Richards
Malhotra
14 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
5
11
Richards
Malhotra
16 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
61.0% (3,017)
-10.6%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
65.7% (102)
-14.7%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
57.1% (989)
-15.8%
On penalty kill, Malhotra has a +15.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Richards is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (3,377).
Richards shoots left. Malhotra is 58.3% vs left-shot opponents (2,727).
Home / Away
Richards
Malhotra
Home
51.1% (2,671)
62.0% (2,073)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
58.0% (2,060)
By Period
Richards
Malhotra
P1
49.6%
58.7%
P2
50.3%
61.1%
P3
51.0%
60.3%
OT
50.6%
59.3%
Final 5 min
49.4%
58.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
60.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2014 | 3 | 16:53 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 3 | 13:27 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 2 | 18:56 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 2 | 16:12 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 1 | 17:16 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 1 | 07:04 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 1 | 01:34 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 4, 2014 | 3 | 12:57 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 4, 2014 | 2 | 07:03 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Apr 8, 2014 | 3 | 13:16 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Apr 8, 2014 | 2 | 13:08 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 8, 2014 | 2 | 01:40 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Apr 8, 2014 | 1 | 15:35 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 1 | 05:49 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Mar 7, 2014 | 1 | 03:57 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 7, 2014 | 1 | 02:21 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 3 | 05:51 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 2 | 13:36 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 1 | 12:00 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 1 | 06:19 | Neutral | Brad Richards |