Mike Richards vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +5.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on defensive-zone draws (79% H2H, 14 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Nugent-Hopkins 44.7% (+5.8%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 22-15 in 37 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 76.4%
Defensive zone
Richards 84.1%
Neutral zone
Richards 75.4%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 78.9%
78.9%
21.1%
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
Head-to-Head Record
22
-
15
(37 meetings)
22
15
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
Last 10: Richards 5-5 Nugent-Hopkins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nugent-Hopkins
4
5
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
11
3
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
14 total
Neutral Zone
Even
7
7
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
14 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
Edge
Even Strength
50.0% (3,722)
44.9% (8,714)
+5.1%
Power Play
54.6% (445)
50.3% (829)
+4.3%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (502)
37.8% (875)
+13.6%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +13.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Richards is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (3,122).
Richards shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 44.6% vs left-shot opponents (6,805).
Home / Away
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
Home
50.8% (2,363)
46.4% (5,318)
Away
50.3% (2,336)
42.9% (5,112)
By Period
Richards
Nugent-Hopkins
P1
49.6%
45.1%
P2
52.3%
43.8%
P3
49.3%
45.2%
OT
58.0%
43.5%
Final 5 min
48.8%
43.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Nugent-Hopkins
48.0%▲
46.5%
44.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2014 | 2 | 17:11 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 2 | 04:48 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 1 | 13:32 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 1 | 05:40 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Apr 10, 2014 | 2 | 09:18 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Apr 10, 2014 | 1 | 09:00 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Mar 9, 2014 | 3 | 05:09 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Mar 9, 2014 | 1 | 01:36 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Mar 9, 2014 | 1 | 01:13 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Dec 17, 2013 | 3 | 17:14 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Dec 17, 2013 | 1 | 11:33 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 17, 2013 | 1 | 11:23 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 3 | 13:46 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 12:42 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 3 | 12:26 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Apr 6, 2013 | 2 | 14:03 | Neutral | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 19, 2013 | 1 | 03:26 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 19, 2013 | 1 | 00:30 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Jan 24, 2013 | OT | 02:32 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Jan 24, 2013 | 3 | 16:38 | Neutral | Mike Richards |