Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 51.7% vs Crosby 50.1% (+1.7%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 10-5 in 15 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 53.7%
Defensive zone
Richards 54.6%
Neutral zone
Richards 52.0%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 50.1%
50.1%
49.9%
Richards
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
10
-
5
(15 meetings)
10
5
Richards
Crosby
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
5
1
Richards
Crosby
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Richards
Crosby
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
4
3
Richards
Crosby
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
51.7% (1,084)
49.3% (335)
+2.4%
Power Play
52.2% (180)
54.7% (106)
-2.5%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (37)
28.6% (7)
+22.8%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +22.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Richards is 50.7% vs left-shot opponents (866).
Richards shoots left. Crosby is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (295).
Home / Away
Richards
Crosby
Home
52.2% (668)
57.1% (240)
Away
51.4% (648)
42.3% (213)
By Period
Richards
Crosby
P1
50.1%
55.0%
P2
52.4%
46.3%
P3
52.9%
50.0%
OT
52.4%
33.3%
Final 5 min
47.3%
57.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
51.8%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2012 | 3 | 10:28 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 3 | 07:35 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 3 | 07:27 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 2 | 19:47 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 2 | 19:37 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 2 | 17:56 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 2 | 04:48 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 2 | 04:46 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 15, 2012 | 1 | 15:44 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2011 | 3 | 16:56 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 29, 2011 | 3 | 09:07 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2011 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2011 | 2 | 17:35 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Nov 29, 2011 | 2 | 11:47 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2011 | 1 | 05:19 | Offensive | Brad Richards |