Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +6.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings). Richards wins 57.6% vs right-shot opponents — Sutter shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.6% vs Sutter 44.7% (+6.3%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 13-6 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 93.5%
Defensive zone
Richards 52.5%
Neutral zone
Richards 79.2%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 75.4%
75.4%
24.6%
Richards
Sutter
Head-to-Head Record
13
-
6
(19 meetings)
13
6
Richards
Sutter
Last 10: Richards 7-3 Sutter
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
6
2
Richards
Sutter
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
5
2
Richards
Sutter
7 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Richards
Sutter
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Sutter
Edge
Even Strength
51.3% (885)
44.7% (1,027)
+6.6%
Power Play
50.7% (75)
45.3% (75)
+5.4%
Penalty Kill
33.3% (27)
42.2% (225)
-8.9%
On penalty kill, Sutter has a +8.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sutter shoots right. Richards is 57.6% vs right-shot opponents (255).
Richards shoots left. Sutter is 42.9% vs left-shot opponents (895).
Home / Away
Richards
Sutter
Home
49.9% (527)
44.3% (705)
Away
51.4% (463)
44.4% (644)
By Period
Richards
Sutter
P1
49.2%
41.0%
P2
50.7%
42.1%
P3
52.2%
49.1%
OT
45.5%
50.0%
Final 5 min
53.9%
46.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.6%
Sutter
62.0%▲
57.0%
44.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2010 | OT | 04:40 | Defensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Dec 10, 2010 | OT | 01:41 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Dec 10, 2010 | 3 | 14:54 | Offensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Dec 10, 2010 | 3 | 03:48 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 3 | 14:21 | Neutral | Brandon Sutter |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 3 | 14:07 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 2 | 13:12 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 2 | 13:03 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 2 | 08:57 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 2 | 08:49 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 2 | 00:11 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 1 | 18:49 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 1 | 13:16 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 1 | 09:55 | Defensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 1 | 03:21 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 1 | 03:08 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 1 | 03:00 | Offensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Nov 29, 2010 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brandon Sutter |