Scouting Report
Jim Slater holds a +6.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Slater wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Richards shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Slater 56.7% vs Richards 50.5% (+6.5%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 7-5 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 85.7%
Defensive zone
Slater 79.8%
Neutral zone
Richards 61.0%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 61.1%
38.9%
61.1%
Slater
Richards
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
7
(12 meetings)
5
7
Slater
Richards
Last 10: Slater 4-6 Richards
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
0
5
Slater
Richards
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Slater
3
0
Slater
Richards
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Slater
Richards
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Slater
Richards
Edge
Even Strength
58.9% (1,983)
50.0% (3,722)
+8.9%
Power Play
65.2% (46)
54.6% (445)
+10.6%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (722)
51.4% (502)
+0.0%
On power play, Slater has a +10.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Richards shoots left. Slater is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,721).
Slater shoots left. Richards is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (3,122).
Home / Away
Slater
Richards
Home
60.9% (1,436)
50.8% (2,363)
Away
52.7% (1,329)
50.3% (2,336)
By Period
Slater
Richards
P1
57.0%
49.6%
P2
55.6%
52.3%
P3
58.4%
49.3%
OT
50.0%
58.0%
Final 5 min
58.1%
48.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Slater
74.0%▲
65.0%
57.0%
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2015 | 2 | 11:55 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Jan 10, 2015 | 1 | 11:26 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Jan 10, 2015 | 1 | 08:04 | Neutral | Jim Slater |
| Oct 12, 2014 | 3 | 10:09 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 12, 2014 | 2 | 14:10 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Oct 12, 2014 | 1 | 02:14 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 3 | 16:59 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 3 | 04:59 | Neutral | Jim Slater |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 1 | 10:22 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 2 | 01:45 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 1 | 14:07 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 1 | 12:08 | Defensive | Jim Slater |