Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +4.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on defensive-zone draws (89% H2H, 9 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Malkin 45.9% vs Richards 50.5% (-4.7%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 15-7 in 22 meetings
Offensive zone
Malkin 86.8%
Defensive zone
Malkin 64.4%
Neutral zone
Malkin 70.3%
Result
Evgeni Malkin favored at 70.9%
70.9%
29.1%
Malkin
Richards
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
15
(22 meetings)
7
15
Malkin
Richards
Last 10: Malkin 2-8 Richards
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Malkin
3
1
Malkin
Richards
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
1
8
Malkin
Richards
9 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
3
6
Malkin
Richards
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Malkin
Richards
Edge
Even Strength
45.6% (10,081)
50.0% (3,722)
-4.4%
Power Play
50.1% (668)
54.6% (445)
-4.5%
Penalty Kill
32.2% (59)
51.4% (502)
-19.2%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +19.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Richards shoots left. Malkin is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,274).
Malkin shoots left. Richards is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (3,122).
Home / Away
Malkin
Richards
Home
47.6% (5,395)
50.8% (2,363)
Away
44.0% (5,436)
50.3% (2,336)
By Period
Malkin
Richards
P1
45.9%
49.6%
P2
46.2%
52.3%
P3
45.2%
49.3%
OT
49.0%
58.0%
Final 5 min
46.0%
48.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Malkin
36.0%▼
46.0%
45.8%
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2016 | 3 | 07:10 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 1, 2016 | 3 | 05:25 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Mar 1, 2016 | 2 | 03:45 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Oct 30, 2014 | 2 | 04:00 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 30, 2014 | 1 | 10:50 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Oct 30, 2014 | 1 | 10:42 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Jan 30, 2014 | 3 | 15:54 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Jan 30, 2014 | 3 | 12:18 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Nov 5, 2011 | OT | 02:09 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 5, 2011 | OT | 00:04 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2011 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 17:03 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 13:49 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 10:06 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 2 | 13:34 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 2 | 10:10 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 2 | 00:29 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 1 | 15:04 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 1 | 12:39 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 1 | 09:08 | Defensive | Mike Richards |