Scouting Report
Nate Thompson holds a +3.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Thompson on neutral-zone draws (71% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.6% vs Thompson 53.7% (-3.6%)
H2H factor
Thompson leads 10-6 in 16 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 85.5%
Defensive zone
Thompson 60.6%
Neutral zone
Richards 65.3%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 62.3%
62.3%
37.7%
Richards
Thompson
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
10
(16 meetings)
6
10
Richards
Thompson
Last 10: Richards 4-6 Thompson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Thompson
1
3
Richards
Thompson
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
3
2
Richards
Thompson
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Thompson
2
5
Richards
Thompson
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Thompson
Edge
Even Strength
51.3% (885)
56.1% (478)
-4.8%
Power Play
50.7% (75)
57.1% (14)
-6.4%
Penalty Kill
33.3% (27)
47.6% (164)
-14.3%
On penalty kill, Thompson has a +14.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Thompson shoots left. Richards is 48.2% vs left-shot opponents (735).
Richards shoots left. Thompson is 57.7% vs left-shot opponents (430).
Home / Away
Richards
Thompson
Home
49.9% (527)
55.2% (315)
Away
51.4% (463)
53.3% (349)
By Period
Richards
Thompson
P1
49.2%
57.5%
P2
50.7%
54.2%
P3
52.2%
51.1%
OT
45.5%
54.5%
Final 5 min
53.9%
50.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.6%
Thompson
64.0%▲
59.0%
54.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2010 | 3 | 12:47 | Offensive | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 3 | 10:12 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 3 | 07:52 | Defensive | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 3 | 06:46 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 3 | 06:41 | Offensive | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 3 | 00:06 | Neutral | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 2 | 19:15 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 2 | 18:06 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 2 | 06:39 | Offensive | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 2 | 06:31 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 1 | 19:46 | Neutral | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 1 | 16:21 | Neutral | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 1 | 07:38 | Defensive | Nate Thompson |
| Oct 18, 2010 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nate Thompson |