Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +1.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Boyle 52.5% vs Richards 53.5% (-1.0%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 77.2%
Defensive zone
Boyle 86.5%
Neutral zone
Boyle 56.0%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 63.9%
36.1%
63.9%
Boyle
Richards
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
3
(5 meetings)
2
3
Boyle
Richards
Last 5: Boyle 2-3 Richards
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
1
2
Boyle
Richards
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Boyle
Richards
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Boyle
Richards
Edge
Even Strength
54.2% (354)
53.2% (752)
+1.0%
Power Play
76.5% (17)
56.5% (85)
+20.0%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (207)
58.6% (70)
-9.8%
On power play, Boyle has a +20.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Richards shoots left. Boyle is 51.2% vs left-shot opponents (381).
Boyle shoots left. Richards is 53.1% vs left-shot opponents (590).
Home / Away
Boyle
Richards
Home
54.8% (272)
57.0% (444)
Away
51.3% (306)
51.0% (463)
By Period
Boyle
Richards
P1
54.4%
53.4%
P2
49.7%
55.8%
P3
54.3%
51.9%
OT
75.0%
66.7%
Final 5 min
53.7%
50.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Boyle
40.0%▼
42.0%
52.9%
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
53.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2013 | 3 | 03:49 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 17, 2013 | 3 | 03:46 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 17, 2013 | 1 | 10:26 | Offensive | Brian Boyle |
| Oct 7, 2013 | 3 | 04:39 | Neutral | Brian Boyle |
| Oct 7, 2013 | 2 | 12:11 | Neutral | Mike Richards |