Chris Thorburn vs Mike Richards
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Chris Thorburn holds a +3.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Thorburn wins 53.2% vs left-shot opponents — Richards shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Thorburn 53.0% vs Richards 50.5% (+3.0%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Thorburn 56.5%
Defensive zone
Richards 60.4%
Neutral zone
Richards 52.9%
Result
Chris Thorburn favored at 51.3%
51.3%
48.7%
Thorburn
Richards
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
6
(9 meetings)
3
6
Thorburn
Richards
Last 9: Thorburn 3-6 Richards
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
1
3
Thorburn
Richards
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
2
3
Thorburn
Richards
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Thorburn
Richards
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (504)
50.0% (3,722)
+5.8%
Power Play
44.4% (18)
54.6% (445)
-10.2%
Penalty Kill
42.9% (91)
51.4% (502)
-8.5%
On power play, Richards has a +10.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Richards shoots left. Thorburn is 53.2% vs left-shot opponents (436).
Thorburn shoots right. Richards is 51.3% vs right-shot opponents (1,577).
Home / Away
Thorburn
Richards
Home
55.7% (305)
50.8% (2,363)
Away
51.3% (308)
50.3% (2,336)
By Period
Thorburn
Richards
P1
54.9%
49.6%
P2
55.1%
52.3%
P3
51.1%
49.3%
OT
20.0%
58.0%
Final 5 min
47.8%
48.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Thorburn
52.0%▼
57.0%
53.5%
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2 | 19:42 | Neutral | Chris Thorburn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1 | 00:40 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 17, 2011 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Mar 12, 2011 | 3 | 12:53 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 12, 2011 | 2 | 13:47 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Jan 14, 2011 | 3 | 08:16 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Jan 14, 2011 | 2 | 17:34 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Jan 14, 2011 | 2 | 08:12 | Offensive | Chris Thorburn |
| Jan 14, 2011 | 2 | 07:49 | Neutral | Chris Thorburn |