Brad Richards vs Nick Bjugstad

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brad Richards holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 14 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Bjugstad shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Richards 50.3% vs Bjugstad 48.9% (+1.4%)
H2H factor Richards leads 20-16 in 36 meetings
Offensive zone Richards 79.3%
Defensive zone Bjugstad 62.5%
Neutral zone Richards 53.9%
Result Brad Richards favored at 58.8%
58.8%
41.2%
Richards Bjugstad
Head-to-Head Record
20 - 16 (36 meetings)
20
16
Richards Bjugstad
Last 10: Richards 4-6 Bjugstad

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
10
4
Richards Bjugstad
14 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Bjugstad
3
8
Richards Bjugstad
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
7
4
Richards Bjugstad
11 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Richards
Bjugstad
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
48.6% (6,634)
+1.8%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
55.2% (829)
-4.2%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
44.3% (614)
-3.0%
On power play, Bjugstad has a +4.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Bjugstad shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Bjugstad is 50.4% vs left-shot opponents (5,747).
Home / Away
Richards
Bjugstad
Home
51.1% (2,671)
49.8% (4,020)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
48.1% (4,057)
By Period
Richards
Bjugstad
P1
49.6%
49.0%
P2
50.3%
49.1%
P3
51.0%
48.4%
OT
50.6%
61.3%
Final 5 min
49.4%
47.3%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%
49.5%
50.3%
Bjugstad
40.0%
48.0%
48.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 19, 2016 1 05:07 Defensive Nick Bjugstad
Feb 8, 2016 2 05:28 Defensive Nick Bjugstad
Feb 8, 2016 2 05:15 Offensive Brad Richards
Feb 8, 2016 2 01:51 Offensive Nick Bjugstad
Feb 8, 2016 1 01:32 Offensive Brad Richards
Nov 29, 2015 3 00:00 Neutral Nick Bjugstad
Feb 26, 2015 3 01:12 Offensive Brad Richards
Feb 24, 2015 3 07:21 Offensive Brad Richards
Dec 31, 2013 3 00:50 Defensive Nick Bjugstad
Dec 31, 2013 2 00:23 Neutral Nick Bjugstad
Dec 31, 2013 1 15:38 Defensive Nick Bjugstad
Nov 27, 2013 3 18:00 Offensive Nick Bjugstad
Nov 27, 2013 2 18:28 Defensive Nick Bjugstad
Nov 27, 2013 2 16:58 Offensive Brad Richards
Nov 27, 2013 2 05:37 Neutral Nick Bjugstad
Nov 27, 2013 2 01:26 Offensive Nick Bjugstad
Nov 27, 2013 2 01:24 Defensive Brad Richards
Nov 27, 2013 1 18:52 Neutral Brad Richards
Nov 27, 2013 1 12:13 Neutral Brad Richards
Nov 27, 2013 1 10:41 Offensive Brad Richards