Scouting Report
Brad Richardson holds a +2.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on defensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings). Richardson wins 53.7% vs right-shot opponents — Halpern shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richardson 54.7% vs Halpern 52.3% (+2.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Halpern 60.6%
Defensive zone
Halpern 66.2%
Neutral zone
Halpern 64.6%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 64.6%
35.4%
64.6%
Richardson
Halpern
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
5
(8 meetings)
3
5
Richardson
Halpern
Last 8: Richardson 3-5 Halpern
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Richardson
Halpern
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
2
3
Richardson
Halpern
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Halpern
0
1
Richardson
Halpern
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richardson
Halpern
Edge
Even Strength
56.8% (803)
56.1% (426)
+0.7%
Power Play
60.0% (15)
50.0% (10)
+10.0%
Penalty Kill
45.9% (148)
41.3% (126)
+4.6%
On power play, Richardson has a +10.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Halpern shoots right. Richardson is 53.7% vs right-shot opponents (380).
Richardson shoots left. Halpern is 55.4% vs left-shot opponents (390).
Home / Away
Richardson
Halpern
Home
54.6% (577)
51.5% (274)
Away
56.0% (389)
53.8% (288)
By Period
Richardson
Halpern
P1
49.0%
52.4%
P2
60.9%
56.2%
P3
54.6%
48.2%
OT
54.5%
66.7%
Final 5 min
57.1%
58.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richardson
58.0%▬
58.0%
55.2%
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
52.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2014 | 1 | 01:56 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 26, 2014 | 3 | 19:49 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 26, 2014 | 3 | 06:51 | Offensive | Brad Richardson |
| Jan 26, 2014 | 2 | 07:50 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 6, 2013 | 2 | 19:57 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 6, 2013 | 1 | 19:16 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 6, 2013 | 1 | 04:55 | Defensive | Brad Richardson |
| Dec 6, 2013 | 1 | 02:17 | Defensive | Brad Richardson |