Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +10.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Richards wins 54.0% vs right-shot opponents — Read shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Read 43.0% (+10.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 83.4%
Defensive zone
Richards 60.8%
Neutral zone
Richards 79.4%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 72.1%
72.1%
27.9%
Richards
Read
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Richards
Read
Last 6: Richards 4-2 Read
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
3
0
Richards
Read
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Read
1
2
Richards
Read
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Read
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
43.0% (244)
+8.7%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
36.4% (33)
+15.8%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
34.8% (66)
+16.6%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +16.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Read shoots right. Richards is 54.0% vs right-shot opponents (450).
Richards shoots left. Read is 37.0% vs left-shot opponents (219).
Home / Away
Richards
Read
Home
52.2% (668)
43.4% (166)
Away
51.4% (648)
38.9% (180)
By Period
Richards
Read
P1
50.1%
41.2%
P2
52.4%
43.1%
P3
52.9%
38.1%
OT
52.4%
50.0%
Final 5 min
47.3%
34.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Read
44.0%▲
39.5%
41.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2012 | 2 | 18:27 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 5, 2012 | 3 | 05:20 | Defensive | Matt Read |
| Feb 5, 2012 | 1 | 07:08 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 3 | 13:49 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 1 | 12:22 | Defensive | Matt Read |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 2 | 14:15 | Offensive | Brad Richards |