Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +4.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on defensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Richards wins 46.3% vs left-shot opponents — Richards shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 49.8% vs Richards 53.5% (-4.1%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 56.2%
Defensive zone
Richards 83.0%
Neutral zone
Richards 77.8%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 73.8%
26.2%
73.8%
Richards
Richards
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
2
(7 meetings)
5
2
Richards
Richards
Last 7: Richards 5-2 Richards
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
Richards
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
1
Richards
Richards
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Richards
Richards
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Richards
Edge
Even Strength
49.8% (950)
53.2% (752)
-3.4%
Power Play
53.6% (69)
56.5% (85)
-2.9%
Penalty Kill
20.0% (10)
58.6% (70)
-38.6%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +38.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Richards shoots left. Richards is 46.3% vs left-shot opponents (639).
Richards shoots left. Richards is 53.1% vs left-shot opponents (590).
Home / Away
Richards
Richards
Home
51.1% (532)
57.0% (444)
Away
48.3% (497)
51.0% (463)
By Period
Richards
Richards
P1
48.6%
53.4%
P2
51.0%
55.8%
P3
49.8%
51.9%
OT
43.8%
66.7%
Final 5 min
50.0%
50.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
49.8%
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
53.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2013 | 3 | 18:13 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 17, 2013 | 2 | 19:32 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 17, 2013 | 2 | 06:23 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 17, 2013 | 2 | 06:12 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Nov 17, 2013 | 2 | 00:54 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 17, 2013 | 1 | 19:29 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 7, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |