Scouting Report
Brad Richardson holds a +4.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richardson 53.4% vs Staal 49.6% (+4.5%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 6-4 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 88.5%
Defensive zone
Richardson 68.4%
Neutral zone
Staal 66.9%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 70.6%
29.4%
70.6%
Richardson
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
6
(10 meetings)
4
6
Richardson
Staal
Last 10: Richardson 4-6 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
2
3
Richardson
Staal
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Richardson
Staal
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
1
2
Richardson
Staal
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richardson
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
55.4% (525)
49.6% (779)
+5.8%
Power Play
57.9% (19)
49.7% (179)
+8.2%
Penalty Kill
46.5% (114)
48.8% (41)
-2.3%
On power play, Richardson has a +8.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Richardson is 52.3% vs left-shot opponents (409).
Richardson shoots left. Staal is 50.3% vs left-shot opponents (622).
Home / Away
Richardson
Staal
Home
56.7% (344)
52.0% (542)
Away
51.0% (314)
46.6% (457)
By Period
Richardson
Staal
P1
48.8%
44.2%
P2
54.1%
50.3%
P3
58.4%
52.9%
OT
100.0%
68.8%
Final 5 min
53.1%
47.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richardson
58.0%▬
58.0%
54.0%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
49.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2019 | 3 | 04:22 | Neutral | Brad Richardson |
| Dec 19, 2019 | 2 | 17:47 | Offensive | Brad Richardson |
| Dec 19, 2019 | 1 | 15:23 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 19, 2019 | 1 | 05:38 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 14, 2019 | 3 | 11:24 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 14, 2019 | 3 | 00:57 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Nov 14, 2019 | 1 | 15:30 | Defensive | Brad Richardson |
| Nov 14, 2019 | 1 | 13:28 | Offensive | Brad Richardson |
| Nov 9, 2019 | 3 | 11:57 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Nov 9, 2019 | 1 | 11:41 | Offensive | Eric Staal |