Anze Kopitar vs Nicklas Backstrom
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +4.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on neutral-zone draws (59% H2H, 54 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.5% vs left-shot opponents — Backstrom shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 54.5% vs Backstrom 50.5% (+4.0%)
H2H factor
Kopitar leads 63-51 in 114 meetings
Offensive zone
Kopitar 60.6%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 79.4%
Neutral zone
Kopitar 69.8%
Result
Anze Kopitar favored at 69.9%
69.9%
30.1%
Kopitar
Backstrom
Head-to-Head Record
63
-
51
(114 meetings)
63
51
Kopitar
Backstrom
Last 10: Kopitar 7-3 Backstrom
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
17
13
Kopitar
Backstrom
30 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
14
16
Kopitar
Backstrom
30 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
32
22
Kopitar
Backstrom
54 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Backstrom
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,723)
50.4% (11,581)
+4.2%
Power Play
59.2% (3,582)
52.3% (1,895)
+6.9%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,941)
47.0% (889)
+1.4%
On power play, Kopitar has a +6.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backstrom shoots left. Kopitar is 55.5% vs left-shot opponents (15,150).
Kopitar shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Backstrom
Home
55.3% (11,643)
52.6% (7,223)
Away
53.7% (11,651)
48.4% (7,173)
By Period
Kopitar
Backstrom
P1
54.5%
50.1%
P2
54.9%
49.7%
P3
53.9%
51.6%
OT
59.2%
52.9%
Final 5 min
54.9%
50.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
54.5%
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3 | 01:15 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2 | 11:39 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1 | 14:51 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 3 | 17:27 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 3 | 14:22 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 3 | 09:37 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 3 | 02:34 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 3 | 02:26 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 1 | 10:18 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 3 | 18:59 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 3 | 14:43 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 3 | 11:12 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 1 | 13:17 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 1 | 05:43 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 18, 2019 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 11, 2019 | 3 | 18:19 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 11, 2019 | 3 | 14:36 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 11, 2019 | 3 | 14:27 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |