Scouting Report
Victor Rask holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Rask on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 49.7% vs Rask 51.1% (-1.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 73.8%
Defensive zone
Richards 58.5%
Neutral zone
Richards 60.0%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 62.9%
62.9%
37.1%
Richards
Rask
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
6
(8 meetings)
2
6
Richards
Rask
Last 8: Richards 2-6 Rask
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Rask
0
2
Richards
Rask
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Rask
0
3
Richards
Rask
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
2
1
Richards
Rask
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Rask
Edge
Even Strength
47.2% (218)
51.7% (862)
-4.5%
Power Play
64.5% (31)
45.3% (64)
+19.2%
Penalty Kill
100.0% (1)
44.4% (9)
+55.6%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +55.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Rask shoots left. Richards is 47.1% vs left-shot opponents (157).
Richards shoots left. Rask is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (585).
Home / Away
Richards
Rask
Home
52.0% (123)
53.6% (466)
Away
47.2% (127)
48.8% (469)
By Period
Richards
Rask
P1
56.3%
52.4%
P2
42.0%
50.5%
P3
50.6%
50.8%
OT
100.0%
53.3%
Final 5 min
56.3%
49.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
49.6%
Rask
60.0%▲
49.5%
51.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2015 | 3 | 01:59 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 2 | 17:25 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 2 | 07:36 | Defensive | Victor Rask |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 3 | 15:21 | Offensive | Victor Rask |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 3 | 05:39 | Defensive | Victor Rask |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 3 | 00:26 | Neutral | Victor Rask |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 2 | 10:39 | Offensive | Victor Rask |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 1 | 08:58 | Defensive | Victor Rask |