Scouting Report
Mark Letestu holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Letestu on neutral-zone draws (86% H2H, 7 meetings). Letestu wins 53.0% vs left-shot opponents — Richards shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Letestu 52.1% vs Richards 50.5% (+1.6%)
H2H factor
Letestu leads 14-9 in 23 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 55.1%
Defensive zone
Letestu 66.6%
Neutral zone
Letestu 59.5%
Result
Mark Letestu favored at 55.0%
55.0%
45.0%
Letestu
Richards
Head-to-Head Record
14
-
9
(23 meetings)
14
9
Letestu
Richards
Last 10: Letestu 4-6 Richards
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
5
5
Letestu
Richards
10 total
Defensive Zone
Even
3
3
Letestu
Richards
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Letestu
6
1
Letestu
Richards
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Letestu
Richards
Edge
Even Strength
53.3% (4,565)
50.0% (3,722)
+3.3%
Power Play
56.0% (687)
54.6% (445)
+1.4%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (1,005)
51.4% (502)
-7.2%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +7.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Richards shoots left. Letestu is 53.0% vs left-shot opponents (4,419).
Letestu shoots right. Richards is 51.3% vs right-shot opponents (1,577).
Home / Away
Letestu
Richards
Home
54.0% (3,024)
50.8% (2,363)
Away
50.4% (3,249)
50.3% (2,336)
By Period
Letestu
Richards
P1
51.5%
49.6%
P2
55.0%
52.3%
P3
49.8%
49.3%
OT
51.8%
58.0%
Final 5 min
50.7%
48.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Letestu
58.0%▲
54.5%
52.1%
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2014 | 3 | 06:46 | Neutral | Mark Letestu |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 2 | 07:59 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 6, 2014 | 3 | 12:06 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Jan 21, 2014 | 3 | 18:54 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Jan 21, 2014 | 2 | 17:56 | Defensive | Mark Letestu |
| Apr 18, 2013 | 2 | 18:41 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 15, 2013 | 2 | 14:28 | Offensive | Mark Letestu |
| Feb 5, 2013 | 2 | 03:21 | Defensive | Mark Letestu |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 3 | 16:53 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 2 | 15:30 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 2 | 08:35 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 2 | 03:07 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mark Letestu |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 1 | 11:05 | Offensive | Mark Letestu |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 1 | 08:44 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 1 | 00:12 | Offensive | Mark Letestu |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mark Letestu |
| Mar 29, 2011 | 2 | 01:14 | Neutral | Mark Letestu |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 1 | 07:31 | Offensive | Mark Letestu |
| Oct 16, 2010 | 3 | 03:13 | Neutral | Mark Letestu |