Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.3% vs 50.8%). Look for Brent on offensive-zone draws (64% H2H, 14 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Brent shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Brent 50.7% (-0.5%)
H2H factor
Brent leads 15-7 in 22 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 84.6%
Defensive zone
Brent 56.8%
Neutral zone
Richards 61.1%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 73.6%
73.6%
26.4%
Richards
Brent
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
15
(22 meetings)
7
15
Richards
Brent
Last 10: Richards 3-7 Brent
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Brent
5
9
Richards
Brent
14 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Brent
1
2
Richards
Brent
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Brent
1
4
Richards
Brent
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Brent
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
50.2% (1,234)
+0.2%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
58.2% (91)
-7.2%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
51.7% (267)
-10.4%
On penalty kill, Brent has a +10.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Brent shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Brent is 50.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,058).
Home / Away
Richards
Brent
Home
51.1% (2,671)
51.6% (779)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
50.0% (820)
By Period
Richards
Brent
P1
49.6%
54.2%
P2
50.3%
49.3%
P3
51.0%
48.8%
OT
50.6%
50.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
52.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Brent
62.0%▲
51.5%
50.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 19:46 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 14:42 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 10:23 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 01:06 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 2 | 13:07 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 2 | 13:01 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 1 | 17:22 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 2 | 14:08 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Mar 13, 2012 | 1 | 19:24 | Defensive | Tim Brent |
| Nov 11, 2011 | 2 | 07:34 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 11, 2011 | 1 | 13:56 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 3 | 14:32 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 3 | 06:38 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 3 | 03:52 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 3 | 03:43 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 2 | 17:51 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 2 | 16:21 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 2 | 01:55 | Defensive | Tim Brent |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 1 | 10:52 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Nov 22, 2010 | 1 | 07:27 | Neutral | Brad Richards |