Scouting Report
Manny Malhotra holds a +10.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 48.5% vs Malhotra 58.3% (-10.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 81.1%
Defensive zone
Malhotra 95.4%
Neutral zone
Malhotra 85.7%
Result
Manny Malhotra favored at 51.8%
48.2%
51.8%
Richards
Malhotra
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
3
(9 meetings)
6
3
Richards
Malhotra
Last 9: Richards 6-3 Malhotra
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
5
0
Richards
Malhotra
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Malhotra
1
2
Richards
Malhotra
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Malhotra
0
1
Richards
Malhotra
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Malhotra
Edge
Even Strength
49.0% (769)
59.3% (674)
-10.3%
Power Play
39.2% (51)
50.0% (4)
-10.8%
Penalty Kill
40.0% (5)
59.2% (228)
-19.2%
On penalty kill, Malhotra has a +19.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malhotra shoots left. Richards is 48.0% vs left-shot opponents (529).
Richards shoots left. Malhotra is 55.7% vs left-shot opponents (576).
Home / Away
Richards
Malhotra
Home
49.8% (424)
62.8% (465)
Away
46.9% (401)
55.6% (441)
By Period
Richards
Malhotra
P1
51.3%
59.3%
P2
44.8%
58.4%
P3
49.2%
59.8%
Final 5 min
46.5%
60.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
48.4%
Malhotra
56.0%▲
53.5%
59.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2014 | 3 | 16:53 | Neutral | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 3 | 13:27 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 2 | 18:56 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 2 | 16:12 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 1 | 17:16 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 1 | 07:04 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 1 | 01:34 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 4, 2014 | 3 | 12:57 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 4, 2014 | 2 | 07:03 | Defensive | Manny Malhotra |