Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +6.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 19 meetings). Giroux wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Richards shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.8% vs Richards 50.5% (+6.4%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 26-20 in 46 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 92.1%
Defensive zone
Giroux 85.2%
Neutral zone
Giroux 86.4%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 88.2%
88.2%
11.8%
Giroux
Richards
Head-to-Head Record
26
-
20
(46 meetings)
26
20
Giroux
Richards
Last 10: Giroux 4-6 Richards
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
12
7
Giroux
Richards
19 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
8
11
Giroux
Richards
19 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Giroux
6
2
Giroux
Richards
8 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Richards
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,861)
50.0% (3,722)
+5.8%
Power Play
60.5% (4,075)
54.6% (445)
+5.9%
Penalty Kill
57.4% (2,518)
51.4% (502)
+6.0%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +6.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Richards shoots left. Giroux is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (14,370).
Giroux shoots right. Richards is 51.3% vs right-shot opponents (1,577).
Home / Away
Giroux
Richards
Home
59.2% (10,252)
50.8% (2,363)
Away
54.5% (10,242)
50.3% (2,336)
By Period
Giroux
Richards
P1
57.5%
49.6%
P2
56.2%
52.3%
P3
57.3%
49.3%
OT
51.4%
58.0%
Final 5 min
58.5%
48.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
56.9%
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2016 | 3 | 13:42 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 30, 2016 | 3 | 01:28 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 30, 2016 | 1 | 12:45 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 30, 2016 | 1 | 04:17 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 30, 2016 | 1 | 00:51 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 30, 2016 | 1 | 00:40 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 3 | 06:02 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 3 | 05:05 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 2 | 09:59 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 2 | 04:58 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 1 | 06:04 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 3 | 11:13 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 3 | 05:10 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 2 | 18:47 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 1 | 07:08 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 1 | 04:48 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 6, 2014 | 3 | 04:09 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Dec 6, 2014 | 2 | 09:25 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 6, 2014 | 2 | 05:32 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 6, 2014 | 2 | 05:23 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |