Scouting Report
Michal Handzus holds a +1.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (91% H2H, 11 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.6% vs Handzus 51.6% (-1.1%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 23-12 in 35 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 55.1%
Defensive zone
Handzus 78.3%
Neutral zone
Handzus 58.7%
Result
Michal Handzus favored at 60.5%
39.5%
60.5%
Richards
Handzus
Head-to-Head Record
23
-
12
(35 meetings)
23
12
Richards
Handzus
Last 10: Richards 5-5 Handzus
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
10
1
Richards
Handzus
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Handzus
3
8
Richards
Handzus
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
10
3
Richards
Handzus
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Handzus
Edge
Even Strength
51.3% (885)
51.2% (873)
+0.1%
Power Play
50.7% (75)
60.1% (178)
-9.4%
Penalty Kill
33.3% (27)
46.5% (241)
-13.2%
On penalty kill, Handzus has a +13.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Handzus shoots left. Richards is 48.2% vs left-shot opponents (735).
Richards shoots left. Handzus is 50.2% vs left-shot opponents (914).
Home / Away
Richards
Handzus
Home
49.9% (527)
51.8% (681)
Away
51.4% (463)
51.5% (631)
By Period
Richards
Handzus
P1
49.2%
49.4%
P2
50.7%
57.5%
P3
52.2%
47.8%
OT
45.5%
47.4%
Final 5 min
53.9%
52.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.6%
Handzus
50.0%▼
51.5%
51.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2011 | 3 | 13:13 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 2 | 14:21 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 2 | 07:03 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 2 | 00:55 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 14:03 | Neutral | Michal Handzus |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 13:40 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 04:46 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 13, 2011 | 3 | 19:55 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 13, 2011 | 3 | 19:39 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 13, 2011 | 3 | 18:04 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Mar 13, 2011 | 3 | 07:44 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 13, 2011 | 2 | 15:06 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Mar 13, 2011 | 2 | 11:25 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 13, 2011 | 1 | 13:42 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Jan 17, 2011 | 2 | 01:30 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Nov 11, 2010 | 3 | 18:52 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 11, 2010 | 3 | 18:41 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 11, 2010 | 3 | 13:29 | Offensive | Brad Richards |