Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +6.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Malhotra on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Malhotra 57.7% (-6.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 96.2%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 67.1%
Neutral zone
Richards 70.4%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 68.1%
68.1%
31.9%
Richards
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
4
(5 meetings)
1
4
Richards
Malhotra
Last 5: Richards 1-4 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
1
Richards
Malhotra
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
1
Richards
Malhotra
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
2
Richards
Malhotra
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
60.8% (640)
-9.1%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
62.5% (16)
-10.3%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
52.9% (255)
-1.5%
On power play, Malhotra has a +10.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Richards is 50.7% vs left-shot opponents (866).
Richards shoots left. Malhotra is 57.1% vs left-shot opponents (616).
Home / Away
Richards
Malhotra
Home
52.2% (668)
60.4% (437)
Away
51.4% (648)
56.8% (479)
By Period
Richards
Malhotra
P1
50.1%
56.6%
P2
52.4%
60.9%
P3
52.9%
58.0%
OT
52.4%
50.0%
Final 5 min
47.3%
60.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
58.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2011 | 3 | 02:22 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 18, 2011 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 18, 2011 | 2 | 19:36 | Offensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 18, 2011 | 1 | 11:11 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Oct 18, 2011 | 1 | 07:47 | Neutral | Brad Richards |