Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +7.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Richards wins 53.1% vs left-shot opponents — Gomez shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 53.5% vs Gomez 47.0% (+7.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 89.7%
Defensive zone
Richards 83.3%
Neutral zone
Richards 85.9%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 87.4%
87.4%
12.6%
Richards
Gomez
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
2
(9 meetings)
7
2
Richards
Gomez
Last 9: Richards 7-2 Gomez
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
1
Richards
Gomez
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Richards
Gomez
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
Gomez
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Gomez
Edge
Even Strength
53.2% (752)
44.7% (452)
+8.5%
Power Play
56.5% (85)
58.6% (58)
-2.1%
Penalty Kill
58.6% (70)
60.0% (5)
-1.4%
On even strength, Richards has a +8.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Gomez shoots left. Richards is 53.1% vs left-shot opponents (590).
Richards shoots left. Gomez is 46.8% vs left-shot opponents (314).
Home / Away
Richards
Gomez
Home
57.0% (444)
47.6% (252)
Away
51.0% (463)
45.2% (263)
By Period
Richards
Gomez
P1
53.4%
45.1%
P2
55.8%
50.3%
P3
51.9%
43.4%
OT
66.7%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.2%
50.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
53.9%
Gomez
52.0%▲
46.5%
46.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2014 | 3 | 09:54 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 1 | 13:38 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 1 | 13:33 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 1 | 01:27 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Oct 13, 2013 | 2 | 03:48 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 13, 2013 | 2 | 03:41 | Defensive | Scott Gomez |
| Oct 13, 2013 | 1 | 10:10 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Oct 13, 2013 | 1 | 07:19 | Offensive | Scott Gomez |
| Oct 13, 2013 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Mike Richards |