Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +9.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Read shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Read 42.2% (+9.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Result
Brad Richards favored at 58.2%
58.2%
41.8%
Richards
Read
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
2
(7 meetings)
5
2
Richards
Read
Last 7: Richards 5-2 Read
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
3
0
Richards
Read
3 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Richards
Read
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Read
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
42.0% (395)
+8.4%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
41.5% (41)
+9.5%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
33.3% (87)
+8.0%
On power play, Richards has a +9.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Read shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Read is 37.5% vs left-shot opponents (341).
Home / Away
Richards
Read
Home
51.1% (2,671)
42.8% (250)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
38.8% (276)
By Period
Richards
Read
P1
49.6%
42.5%
P2
50.3%
41.5%
P3
51.0%
38.1%
OT
50.6%
44.4%
Final 5 min
49.4%
37.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Read
44.0%▲
39.5%
40.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2013 | 3 | 11:05 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| 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 |