Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +4.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Couturier on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Couturier 47.3% (+4.8%)
H2H factor
Couturier leads 11-7 in 18 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 57.0%
Defensive zone
Couturier 77.9%
Neutral zone
Couturier 59.5%
Result
Sean Couturier favored at 64.0%
36.0%
64.0%
Richards
Couturier
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
11
(18 meetings)
7
11
Richards
Couturier
Last 10: Richards 4-6 Couturier
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
2
2
Richards
Couturier
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Couturier
2
6
Richards
Couturier
8 total
Neutral Zone
Even
3
3
Richards
Couturier
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Couturier
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
47.4% (639)
+4.3%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
54.2% (24)
-2.0%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
44.0% (134)
+7.4%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +7.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Couturier shoots left. Richards is 50.7% vs left-shot opponents (866).
Richards shoots left. Couturier is 46.7% vs left-shot opponents (523).
Home / Away
Richards
Couturier
Home
52.2% (668)
46.9% (446)
Away
51.4% (648)
47.2% (358)
By Period
Richards
Couturier
P1
50.1%
42.5%
P2
52.4%
47.1%
P3
52.9%
51.6%
OT
52.4%
25.0%
Final 5 min
47.3%
46.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Couturier
52.0%▬
51.0%
47.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2012 | 3 | 10:46 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 2 | 16:19 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 2 | 13:20 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 2 | 02:39 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 2 | 02:31 | Neutral | Sean Couturier |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 1 | 18:38 | Neutral | Sean Couturier |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 1 | 18:02 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 1 | 15:08 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Apr 3, 2012 | 1 | 04:37 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 11, 2012 | 3 | 12:55 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 5, 2012 | 1 | 12:00 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Feb 5, 2012 | 1 | 11:41 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 5, 2012 | 1 | 09:13 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 3 | 10:54 | Neutral | Sean Couturier |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 1 | 02:20 | Offensive | Sean Couturier |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 3 | 13:35 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 3 | 07:02 | Defensive | Sean Couturier |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 1 | 11:26 | Offensive | Sean Couturier |