Mike Richards vs Rickard Rakell
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +5.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 9 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Rakell 44.9% (+5.8%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 11-7 in 18 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 65.8%
Defensive zone
Richards 90.3%
Neutral zone
Richards 75.6%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 78.8%
78.8%
21.2%
Richards
Rakell
Head-to-Head Record
11
-
7
(18 meetings)
11
7
Richards
Rakell
Last 10: Richards 5-5 Rakell
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Rakell
1
2
Richards
Rakell
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
2
Richards
Rakell
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
6
3
Richards
Rakell
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Rakell
Edge
Even Strength
50.0% (3,722)
44.4% (1,864)
+5.6%
Power Play
54.6% (445)
50.3% (197)
+4.3%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (502)
21.7% (23)
+29.7%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +29.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Rakell shoots right. Richards is 51.3% vs right-shot opponents (1,577).
Richards shoots left. Rakell is 44.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,334).
Home / Away
Richards
Rakell
Home
50.8% (2,363)
46.7% (1,041)
Away
50.3% (2,336)
42.7% (1,044)
By Period
Richards
Rakell
P1
49.6%
45.6%
P2
52.3%
42.1%
P3
49.3%
46.4%
OT
58.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
48.8%
44.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Rakell
40.0%▲
37.0%
44.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2016 | 2 | 03:50 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Mar 7, 2016 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Mar 7, 2016 | 1 | 19:01 | Neutral | Rickard Rakell |
| Mar 7, 2016 | 1 | 18:43 | Offensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Jan 17, 2015 | 3 | 13:51 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Jan 17, 2015 | 3 | 13:48 | Neutral | Rickard Rakell |
| Jan 17, 2015 | 3 | 06:40 | Offensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Jan 17, 2015 | 3 | 02:39 | Defensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Jan 17, 2015 | 2 | 14:19 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Jan 17, 2015 | 1 | 16:35 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Nov 15, 2014 | 3 | 10:23 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 15, 2014 | 1 | 04:18 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 12, 2014 | 3 | 15:08 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Nov 12, 2014 | 1 | 14:39 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 3 | 03:07 | Neutral | Rickard Rakell |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 2 | 12:07 | Defensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 2 | 05:51 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 1 | 00:46 | Defensive | Mike Richards |