Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.6% vs 50.6%). Look for Richards on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Laich 50.3% (+0.0%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 76.4%
Defensive zone
Laich 62.9%
Neutral zone
Richards 55.2%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 55.2%
55.2%
44.8%
Richards
Laich
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Richards
Laich
Last 5: Richards 4-1 Laich
Zone Breakdown
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
4
1
Richards
Laich
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Laich
Edge
Even Strength
51.0% (655)
55.0% (60)
-4.0%
Power Play
49.1% (106)
50.0% (2)
-0.9%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (12)
36.8% (19)
+4.9%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +4.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Laich shoots left. Richards is 50.6% vs left-shot opponents (451).
Richards shoots left. Laich is 50.0% vs left-shot opponents (48).
Home / Away
Richards
Laich
Home
51.9% (397)
55.6% (18)
Away
49.2% (376)
49.2% (63)
By Period
Richards
Laich
P1
47.1%
50.0%
P2
54.2%
48.6%
P3
50.0%
57.1%
OT
56.3%
40.0%
Final 5 min
48.2%
53.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.6%
Laich
48.0%▲
44.5%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2013 | 3 | 16:22 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 24, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brooks Laich |
| Mar 24, 2013 | 2 | 13:58 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 24, 2013 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 24, 2013 | 1 | 14:12 | Neutral | Brad Richards |