Scouting Report
Mike Richards holds a +3.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 49.6% vs Sundqvist 47.7% (+3.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Richards 60.7%
Defensive zone
Richards 85.5%
Neutral zone
Richards 70.0%
Result
Mike Richards favored at 67.5%
67.5%
32.5%
Richards
Sundqvist
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Richards
Sundqvist
Last 5: Richards 4-1 Sundqvist
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
2
1
Richards
Sundqvist
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Richards
1
0
Richards
Sundqvist
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Richards
1
0
Richards
Sundqvist
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Sundqvist
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (352)
44.3% (131)
+5.4%
Power Play
42.9% (7)
100.0% (2)
-57.1%
Penalty Kill
49.1% (116)
66.7% (6)
-17.6%
On power play, Sundqvist has a +57.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sundqvist shoots right. Richards is 51.5% vs right-shot opponents (167).
Richards shoots left. Sundqvist is 47.9% vs left-shot opponents (73).
Home / Away
Richards
Sundqvist
Home
49.4% (247)
40.4% (57)
Away
49.6% (228)
50.0% (82)
By Period
Richards
Sundqvist
P1
53.8%
30.6%
P2
47.7%
46.9%
P3
47.3%
55.6%
Final 5 min
44.1%
45.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
58.0%▲
48.0%
49.5%
Sundqvist
44.0%▼
49.5%
46.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2016 | 3 | 19:25 | Offensive | Oskar Sundqvist |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 3 | 04:48 | Defensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 1 | 11:54 | Offensive | Mike Richards |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 1 | 11:40 | Neutral | Mike Richards |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 1 | 05:56 | Offensive | Mike Richards |