Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.3% vs 51.0%). Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — White shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs White 51.0% (-0.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 77.0%
Defensive zone
White 74.8%
Neutral zone
White 56.6%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 52.3%
52.3%
47.7%
Richards
White
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
2
(9 meetings)
7
2
Richards
White
Last 9: Richards 7-2 White
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
0
Richards
White
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: White
1
2
Richards
White
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
White
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
White
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
50.6% (1,030)
-0.2%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
66.7% (30)
-15.7%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
50.7% (148)
-9.4%
On power play, White has a +15.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
White shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. White is 48.2% vs left-shot opponents (844).
Home / Away
Richards
White
Home
51.1% (2,671)
53.5% (593)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
48.7% (618)
By Period
Richards
White
P1
49.6%
52.4%
P2
50.3%
50.7%
P3
51.0%
49.9%
Final 5 min
49.4%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
White
48.0%▲
46.0%
51.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2015 | 3 | 15:55 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Oct 28, 2013 | 3 | 06:03 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 23, 2013 | 2 | 11:30 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 23, 2013 | 1 | 15:01 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 23, 2013 | 1 | 08:07 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 19, 2013 | 3 | 18:35 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 19, 2013 | 3 | 16:54 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 19, 2013 | 2 | 08:08 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 19, 2013 | 2 | 00:47 | Offensive | Brad Richards |