Brad Richards vs Rickard Rakell
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Brad Richards holds a +5.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Rakell on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Rakell shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Rakell 44.8% (+5.8%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 7-6 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 72.8%
Defensive zone
Richards 62.5%
Neutral zone
Richards 58.4%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 64.9%
64.9%
35.1%
Richards
Rakell
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
6
(13 meetings)
7
6
Richards
Rakell
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Rakell
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
3
2
Richards
Rakell
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Rakell
0
3
Richards
Rakell
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
4
1
Richards
Rakell
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Rakell
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
44.2% (1,886)
+6.2%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
50.2% (203)
+0.8%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
21.7% (23)
+19.6%
On penalty kill, Richards has a +19.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Rakell shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Rakell is 44.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,344).
Home / Away
Richards
Rakell
Home
51.1% (2,671)
46.6% (1,055)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
42.4% (1,058)
By Period
Richards
Rakell
P1
49.6%
45.6%
P2
50.3%
41.9%
P3
51.0%
46.1%
OT
50.6%
50.0%
Final 5 min
49.4%
44.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Rakell
38.0%▲
35.0%
44.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2016 | 3 | 07:43 | Defensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Jan 30, 2015 | 3 | 13:25 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Jan 30, 2015 | 1 | 00:33 | Defensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 1 | 00:53 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 28, 2014 | 1 | 17:28 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Oct 28, 2014 | 1 | 10:17 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 4, 2013 | 3 | 11:41 | Defensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Nov 4, 2013 | 3 | 09:38 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Nov 4, 2013 | 2 | 14:58 | Neutral | Rickard Rakell |
| Nov 4, 2013 | 2 | 06:01 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Nov 4, 2013 | 2 | 01:49 | Offensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Nov 4, 2013 | 1 | 12:02 | Offensive | Rickard Rakell |
| Nov 4, 2013 | 1 | 01:09 | Offensive | Brad Richards |