Colton Sissons vs Nicklas Backstrom
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Colton Sissons holds a +3.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Sissons on defensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 10 meetings). Sissons wins 54.1% vs left-shot opponents — Backstrom shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sissons 53.8% vs Backstrom 50.5% (+3.4%)
H2H factor
Sissons leads 15-8 in 23 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 66.1%
Defensive zone
Sissons 93.6%
Neutral zone
Sissons 71.8%
Result
Colton Sissons favored at 64.8%
64.8%
35.2%
Sissons
Backstrom
Head-to-Head Record
15
-
8
(23 meetings)
15
8
Sissons
Backstrom
Last 10: Sissons 9-1 Backstrom
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
4
6
Sissons
Backstrom
10 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sissons
8
2
Sissons
Backstrom
10 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sissons
3
0
Sissons
Backstrom
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sissons
Backstrom
Edge
Even Strength
55.4% (6,070)
50.4% (11,581)
+5.0%
Power Play
55.4% (455)
52.3% (1,895)
+3.1%
Penalty Kill
48.5% (1,889)
47.0% (889)
+1.5%
On even strength, Sissons has a +5.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backstrom shoots left. Sissons is 54.1% vs left-shot opponents (5,960).
Sissons shoots right. Backstrom is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (5,430).
Home / Away
Sissons
Backstrom
Home
54.1% (4,241)
52.6% (7,223)
Away
53.7% (4,173)
48.4% (7,173)
By Period
Sissons
Backstrom
P1
53.8%
50.1%
P2
53.2%
49.7%
P3
54.7%
51.6%
OT
49.1%
52.9%
Final 5 min
53.9%
50.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sissons
60.0%▬
59.0%
53.9%
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2022 | 3 | 11:36 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Feb 15, 2022 | 3 | 11:27 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 15, 2022 | 3 | 03:54 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Feb 15, 2022 | 2 | 06:25 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Feb 15, 2022 | 1 | 18:58 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 10, 2019 | 3 | 19:43 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 10, 2019 | 3 | 18:01 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Oct 10, 2019 | 3 | 03:43 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Jan 15, 2019 | 3 | 16:49 | Neutral | Colton Sissons |
| Jan 15, 2019 | 3 | 03:18 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Jan 15, 2019 | 3 | 03:06 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 15, 2019 | 2 | 09:57 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Jan 15, 2019 | 2 | 00:15 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Jan 15, 2019 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Colton Sissons |
| Jan 15, 2019 | 1 | 00:17 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 5, 2018 | 3 | 19:45 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 5, 2018 | 3 | 02:25 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 5, 2018 | 2 | 03:53 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Nov 14, 2017 | 3 | 09:02 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Nov 14, 2017 | 2 | 03:44 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |