Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +6.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Kennedy shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Kennedy 45.0% (+6.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 91.7%
Defensive zone
Richards 73.9%
Neutral zone
Richards 74.6%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 84.0%
84.0%
16.0%
Richards
Kennedy
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
0
(9 meetings)
9
0
Richards
Kennedy
Last 9: Richards 9-0 Kennedy
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
5
0
Richards
Kennedy
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
Kennedy
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
Kennedy
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Kennedy
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
43.7% (311)
+6.7%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
46.3% (80)
+4.7%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
25.0% (8)
+16.3%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +16.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kennedy shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Kennedy is 42.2% vs left-shot opponents (306).
Home / Away
Richards
Kennedy
Home
51.1% (2,671)
43.2% (192)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
44.2% (208)
By Period
Richards
Kennedy
P1
49.6%
39.2%
P2
50.3%
41.0%
P3
51.0%
50.0%
OT
50.6%
54.5%
Final 5 min
49.4%
41.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Kennedy
38.0%▼
41.0%
43.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2013 | 1 | 16:33 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 8, 2013 | 1 | 08:53 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2013 | 2 | 02:47 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2013 | 1 | 01:56 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Apr 3, 2013 | 1 | 01:45 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 1 | 17:35 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 2 | 07:11 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 1 | 18:10 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 3, 2010 | 1 | 00:44 | Offensive | Brad Richards |