Scouting Report
Travis Zajac holds a +6.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Zajac on defensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.5% vs Zajac 56.7% (-6.8%)
H2H factor
Zajac leads 6-4 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 77.9%
Defensive zone
Richards 64.5%
Neutral zone
Richards 65.4%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 67.4%
67.4%
32.6%
Richards
Zajac
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
6
(10 meetings)
4
6
Richards
Zajac
Last 10: Richards 4-6 Zajac
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
0
Richards
Zajac
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
1
4
Richards
Zajac
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Zajac
1
2
Richards
Zajac
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Zajac
Edge
Even Strength
51.0% (655)
56.6% (641)
-5.6%
Power Play
49.1% (106)
64.9% (148)
-15.8%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (12)
51.1% (92)
-9.4%
On power play, Zajac has a +15.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zajac shoots right. Richards is 50.6% vs right-shot opponents (322).
Richards shoots left. Zajac is 55.8% vs left-shot opponents (556).
Home / Away
Richards
Zajac
Home
51.9% (397)
57.2% (444)
Away
49.2% (376)
57.7% (437)
By Period
Richards
Zajac
P1
47.1%
54.4%
P2
54.2%
61.5%
P3
50.0%
56.0%
OT
56.3%
75.0%
Final 5 min
48.2%
55.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.6%
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
57.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2013 | 3 | 00:47 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Apr 27, 2013 | 1 | 12:19 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Apr 21, 2013 | 1 | 14:42 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Apr 21, 2013 | 1 | 07:05 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Apr 21, 2013 | 1 | 04:55 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 19, 2013 | 2 | 02:41 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 19, 2013 | 1 | 17:13 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Mar 19, 2013 | 1 | 15:15 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 5, 2013 | 2 | 06:59 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 5, 2013 | 1 | 07:33 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |