Scouting Report
Sidney Crosby holds a +3.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 23 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Crosby 53.5% (-3.2%)
H2H factor
Richards leads 33-23 in 56 meetings
Offensive zone
Crosby 67.1%
Defensive zone
Crosby 68.1%
Neutral zone
Crosby 70.5%
Result
Sidney Crosby favored at 68.4%
31.6%
68.4%
Richards
Crosby
Head-to-Head Record
33
-
23
(56 meetings)
33
23
Richards
Crosby
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Crosby
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
19
4
Richards
Crosby
23 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Crosby
6
10
Richards
Crosby
16 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Crosby
8
9
Richards
Crosby
17 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Crosby
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
52.8% (18,031)
-2.4%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
57.4% (4,741)
-6.4%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
47.0% (766)
-5.7%
On power play, Crosby has a +6.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Crosby shoots left. Richards is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (3,377).
Richards shoots left. Crosby is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (14,886).
Home / Away
Richards
Crosby
Home
51.1% (2,671)
55.0% (11,998)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
52.0% (11,559)
By Period
Richards
Crosby
P1
49.6%
53.6%
P2
50.3%
53.8%
P3
51.0%
53.3%
OT
50.6%
49.6%
Final 5 min
49.4%
52.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Crosby
46.0%▼
54.0%
53.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2016 | 3 | 07:29 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 18, 2016 | 3 | 01:20 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 18, 2016 | 2 | 18:06 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3 | 12:43 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 2 | 17:36 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 2 | 14:00 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 15, 2015 | 1 | 14:30 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 21, 2015 | 2 | 15:34 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | OT | 03:12 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 3 | 05:15 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 19:58 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 19:52 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 2 | 04:21 | Defensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Feb 7, 2014 | 1 | 01:04 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 3 | 11:53 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 3 | 07:43 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 3 | 04:23 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 3 | 04:14 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 2 | 18:11 | Offensive | Sidney Crosby |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 1 | 00:15 | Neutral | Sidney Crosby |