Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.5% vs 50.8%). Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (88% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Brent 50.7% (-0.3%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 8-4 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 56.7%
Defensive zone
Brent 60.4%
Neutral zone
Brent 52.9%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 53.5%
53.5%
46.5%
Richards
Brent
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
4
(12 meetings)
8
4
Richards
Brent
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Brent
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
7
1
Richards
Brent
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Brent
1
3
Richards
Brent
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Brent
Edge
Even Strength
50.0% (3,722)
50.2% (1,234)
-0.2%
Power Play
54.6% (445)
58.2% (91)
-3.6%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (502)
51.7% (267)
-0.3%
On power play, Brent has a +3.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Brent shoots right. Richards is 51.3% vs right-shot opponents (1,577).
Richards shoots left. Brent is 50.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,058).
Home / Away
Richards
Brent
Home
50.8% (2,363)
51.6% (779)
Away
50.3% (2,336)
50.0% (820)
By Period
Richards
Brent
P1
49.6%
54.2%
P2
52.3%
49.3%
P3
49.3%
48.8%
OT
58.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
48.8%
52.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Brent
62.0%▲
51.5%
50.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2012 | 2 | 18:28 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Mar 10, 2011 | 2 | 12:10 | Offensive | Tim Brent |
| Mar 10, 2011 | 2 | 06:59 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 10, 2011 | 1 | 19:49 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 10, 2011 | 1 | 15:57 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Mar 3, 2011 | 3 | 13:42 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Mar 3, 2011 | 1 | 15:54 | Neutral | Tim Brent |
| Dec 9, 2010 | 3 | 08:11 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 9, 2010 | 2 | 15:04 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 9, 2010 | 1 | 11:07 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 23, 2010 | 3 | 10:35 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 23, 2010 | 1 | 18:14 | Offensive | Mike Richards |