Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Laughton on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 49.6% vs Laughton 45.1% (+5.7%)
H2H factor
Laughton leads 8-5 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Laughton 70.9%
Defensive zone
Laughton 56.9%
Neutral zone
Laughton 60.9%
Result
Scott Laughton favored at 60.3%
39.7%
60.3%
Richards
Laughton
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
8
(13 meetings)
5
8
Richards
Laughton
Last 10: Richards 4-6 Laughton
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Laughton
0
2
Richards
Laughton
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
3
Richards
Laughton
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Laughton
1
3
Richards
Laughton
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Laughton
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (352)
43.8% (381)
+5.9%
Power Play
42.9% (7)
100.0% (1)
-57.1%
Penalty Kill
49.1% (116)
33.3% (6)
+15.8%
On power play, Laughton has a +57.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Laughton shoots left. Richards is 48.4% vs left-shot opponents (308).
Richards shoots left. Laughton is 45.5% vs left-shot opponents (264).
Home / Away
Richards
Laughton
Home
49.4% (247)
40.1% (172)
Away
49.6% (228)
46.8% (216)
By Period
Richards
Laughton
P1
53.8%
46.1%
P2
47.7%
40.7%
P3
47.3%
44.8%
Final 5 min
44.1%
34.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
49.5%
Laughton
56.0%▬
56.0%
43.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2016 | 3 | 16:55 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 3 | 12:54 | Offensive | Scott Laughton |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 3 | 09:14 | Defensive | Scott Laughton |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 3 | 09:08 | Defensive | Scott Laughton |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 2 | 14:23 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 2 | 06:19 | Offensive | Scott Laughton |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 2 | 01:26 | Defensive | Scott Laughton |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 1 | 11:23 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 1 | 01:58 | Neutral | Scott Laughton |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 3 | 01:16 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 2 | 07:39 | Neutral | Scott Laughton |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 2 | 04:09 | Neutral | Scott Laughton |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 1 | 19:38 | Defensive | Mike Richards |