Brad Richards vs Sam Gagner

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brad Richards holds a +4.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Gagner shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Richards 50.3% vs Gagner 46.0% (+4.4%)
H2H factor Richards leads 8-4 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone Richards 81.0%
Defensive zone Richards 69.7%
Neutral zone Richards 71.7%
Result Brad Richards favored at 73.4%
73.4%
26.6%
Richards Gagner
Head-to-Head Record
8 - 4 (12 meetings)
8
4
Richards Gagner
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Gagner

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
1
Richards Gagner
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
3
1
Richards Gagner
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
3
2
Richards Gagner
5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Richards
Gagner
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
45.4% (4,699)
+5.0%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
51.5% (928)
-0.5%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
35.0% (226)
+6.3%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +6.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Gagner shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Gagner is 45.4% vs left-shot opponents (4,184).
Home / Away
Richards
Gagner
Home
51.1% (2,671)
48.7% (3,025)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
43.0% (2,843)
By Period
Richards
Gagner
P1
49.6%
44.6%
P2
50.3%
46.1%
P3
51.0%
47.3%
OT
50.6%
42.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
45.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%
49.5%
50.3%
Gagner
48.0%
41.5%
45.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Feb 9, 2015 2 11:27 Defensive Sam Gagner
Feb 9, 2015 2 08:23 Offensive Brad Richards
Feb 9, 2015 2 08:19 Neutral Sam Gagner
Feb 6, 2014 3 05:18 Neutral Sam Gagner
Feb 6, 2014 3 05:04 Offensive Sam Gagner
Feb 6, 2014 1 07:27 Defensive Brad Richards
Jan 26, 2011 2 17:44 Neutral Brad Richards
Jan 26, 2011 1 08:04 Offensive Brad Richards
Jan 11, 2011 3 18:13 Defensive Brad Richards
Jan 11, 2011 3 15:33 Neutral Brad Richards
Jan 11, 2011 3 09:47 Neutral Brad Richards
Jan 11, 2011 1 09:23 Defensive Brad Richards