Brad Richards vs Mika Zibanejad
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.3% vs 50.0%). Look for Zibanejad on neutral-zone draws (73% H2H, 11 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Zibanejad shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Zibanejad 50.0% (+0.3%)
H2H factor
Zibanejad leads 15-8 in 23 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 77.8%
Defensive zone
Zibanejad 62.3%
Neutral zone
Richards 57.3%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 57.6%
57.6%
42.4%
Richards
Zibanejad
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
15
(23 meetings)
8
15
Richards
Zibanejad
Last 10: Richards 3-7 Zibanejad
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Zibanejad
2
4
Richards
Zibanejad
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
3
3
Richards
Zibanejad
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Zibanejad
3
8
Richards
Zibanejad
11 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Zibanejad
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
50.9% (11,756)
-0.5%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
52.2% (1,852)
-1.2%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
41.6% (1,796)
-0.3%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zibanejad shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).
Richards shoots left. Zibanejad is 50.2% vs left-shot opponents (10,710).
Home / Away
Richards
Zibanejad
Home
51.1% (2,671)
51.6% (7,603)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
48.3% (7,802)
By Period
Richards
Zibanejad
P1
49.6%
50.4%
P2
50.3%
49.7%
P3
51.0%
49.9%
OT
50.6%
48.7%
Final 5 min
49.4%
48.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Zibanejad
58.0%▲
53.0%
50.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2016 | OT | 03:53 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 3 | 13:34 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 3 | 13:26 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 3 | 13:20 | Offensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 3 | 10:43 | Defensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 2 | 17:19 | Defensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 1 | 04:05 | Offensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 1 | 01:39 | Neutral | Brad Richards |
| Feb 20, 2016 | 1 | 01:26 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |
| Feb 10, 2016 | 1 | 19:00 | Defensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Feb 10, 2016 | 1 | 14:05 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 30, 2014 | 3 | 13:50 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 3 | 12:04 | Offensive | Mika Zibanejad |
| Apr 5, 2014 | 2 | 00:24 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 2 | 15:48 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 2 | 01:51 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 12:44 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |
| Jan 18, 2014 | 3 | 14:57 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 18, 2014 | 2 | 19:48 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |
| Jan 18, 2014 | 1 | 11:53 | Neutral | Mika Zibanejad |