Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +2.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on defensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Sharp 48.3% (+2.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Sharp 59.7%
Defensive zone
Richards 85.9%
Neutral zone
Richards 62.9%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 74.4%
74.4%
25.6%
Richards
Sharp
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Richards
Sharp
Last 6: Richards 4-2 Sharp
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
1
0
Richards
Sharp
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
3
1
Richards
Sharp
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sharp
0
1
Richards
Sharp
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Sharp
Edge
Even Strength
50.0% (776)
47.7% (239)
+2.3%
Power Play
50.0% (130)
52.2% (46)
-2.2%
Penalty Kill
54.5% (145)
20.0% (5)
+34.5%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +34.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sharp shoots right. Richards is 51.0% vs right-shot opponents (302).
Richards shoots left. Sharp is 44.4% vs left-shot opponents (214).
Home / Away
Richards
Sharp
Home
47.2% (549)
53.6% (151)
Away
54.1% (518)
41.4% (140)
By Period
Richards
Sharp
P1
52.5%
46.9%
P2
50.9%
46.2%
P3
47.5%
48.4%
OT
59.1%
66.7%
Final 5 min
50.4%
39.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Sharp
60.0%▲
52.5%
47.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2012 | OT | 00:20 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 11, 2012 | 2 | 08:32 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 3 | 03:18 | Defensive | Patrick Sharp |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 2 | 06:49 | Neutral | Patrick Sharp |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 1 | 12:01 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 1 | 01:39 | Defensive | Mike Richards |