Mike Richards vs Tomas Plekanec
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.5% vs 50.1%). Look for Plekanec on defensive-zone draws (57% H2H, 14 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Plekanec 50.1% (+0.4%)
H2H factor
Plekanec leads 25-24 in 49 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 61.0%
Defensive zone
Plekanec 56.9%
Neutral zone
Richards 51.5%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 53.4%
53.4%
46.6%
Richards
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
24
-
25
(49 meetings)
24
25
Richards
Plekanec
Last 10: Richards 5-5 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
11
11
Richards
Plekanec
22 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
6
8
Richards
Plekanec
14 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
7
6
Richards
Plekanec
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
50.0% (3,722)
50.8% (8,558)
-0.8%
Power Play
54.6% (445)
51.3% (1,151)
+3.3%
Penalty Kill
51.4% (502)
46.0% (1,924)
+5.4%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +5.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. Richards is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (3,122).
Richards shoots left. Plekanec is 49.0% vs left-shot opponents (7,049).
Home / Away
Richards
Plekanec
Home
50.8% (2,363)
51.1% (5,909)
Away
50.3% (2,336)
49.1% (5,818)
By Period
Richards
Plekanec
P1
49.6%
52.5%
P2
52.3%
48.9%
P3
49.3%
49.0%
OT
58.0%
51.1%
Final 5 min
48.8%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2016 | 2 | 18:17 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 24, 2016 | 2 | 06:16 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 24, 2016 | 1 | 17:17 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 24, 2016 | 1 | 17:11 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Feb 24, 2016 | 1 | 10:04 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 12, 2014 | 2 | 18:44 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 12, 2014 | 2 | 10:35 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 12, 2014 | 1 | 17:39 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 3 | 07:40 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 2 | 17:19 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 2 | 00:38 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 1 | 16:07 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 1 | 15:59 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 1 | 12:53 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 1 | 12:45 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 10, 2013 | 3 | 09:52 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Dec 10, 2013 | 3 | 01:07 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 10, 2013 | 2 | 12:07 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Dec 10, 2013 | 1 | 05:34 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Jan 25, 2011 | 3 | 17:40 | Neutral | Mike Richards |