Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +3.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Crosby 53.9% (-3.7%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 10-5 in 15 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 59.3%
Defensive zone
Crosby 86.6%
Neutral zone
Crosby 80.0%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 71.6%
28.4%
71.6%
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
8
0
Richards
Crosby
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
2
4
Richards
Crosby
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
0
1
Richards
Crosby
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
51.0% (655)
52.4% (594)
-1.4%
Power Play
49.1% (106)
57.9% (178)
-8.8%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (12)
62.9% (62)
-21.2%
On penalty kill, Crosby has a +21.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Richards is 50.6% vs left-shot opponents (451).
Richards shoots left. Crosby is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (440).
Home / Away
Richards
Crosby
Home
51.9% (397)
54.6% (421)
Away
49.2% (376)
54.0% (413)
By Period
Richards
Crosby
P1
47.1%
56.3%
P2
54.2%
52.5%
P3
50.0%
54.6%
OT
56.3%
37.5%
Final 5 min
48.2%
50.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.6%
Crosby
64.0%▲
54.5%
54.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2013 | 3 | 10:54 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 3 | 07:58 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 3 | 03:46 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 2 | 01:11 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 2 | 01:01 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 1 | 17:10 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 1 | 16:52 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 3 | 14:36 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 3 | 06:26 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 2 | 14:57 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 11:28 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 09:25 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 09:19 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 20, 2013 | 2 | 06:08 | Offensive | Brad Richards |