Scouting Report
David Backes holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Backes on offensive-zone draws (59% H2H, 22 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backes 50.7% vs Legwand 48.0% (+2.8%)
H2H factor
Legwand leads 44-41 in 85 meetings
Offensive zone
Legwand 56.7%
Defensive zone
Legwand 52.4%
Neutral zone
Legwand 58.2%
Result
David Legwand favored at 55.8%
44.2%
55.8%
Backes
Legwand
Head-to-Head Record
41
-
44
(85 meetings)
41
44
Backes
Legwand
Last 10: Backes 5-5 Legwand
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backes
13
9
Backes
Legwand
22 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Legwand
13
16
Backes
Legwand
29 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Legwand
15
19
Backes
Legwand
34 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backes
Legwand
Edge
Even Strength
51.1% (5,772)
47.7% (4,202)
+3.4%
Power Play
50.8% (1,082)
55.6% (516)
-4.8%
Penalty Kill
47.4% (930)
41.6% (481)
+5.8%
On penalty kill, Backes has a +5.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Legwand shoots left. Backes is 50.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,704).
Backes shoots right. Legwand is 47.7% vs right-shot opponents (1,811).
Home / Away
Backes
Legwand
Home
50.6% (3,936)
50.2% (2,607)
Away
50.7% (3,895)
45.6% (2,611)
By Period
Backes
Legwand
P1
50.1%
49.8%
P2
51.5%
48.0%
P3
50.8%
46.6%
OT
42.9%
35.6%
Final 5 min
51.9%
47.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backes
56.0%▲
49.5%
50.7%
Legwand
42.0%▬
43.0%
47.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2014 | 3 | 03:45 | Offensive | David Legwand |
| Nov 25, 2014 | 3 | 01:07 | Defensive | David Legwand |
| Nov 22, 2014 | 3 | 05:13 | Defensive | David Legwand |
| Nov 22, 2014 | 2 | 03:17 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Nov 22, 2014 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | David Legwand |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 2 | 09:20 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 2 | 04:26 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 1 | 17:35 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 1 | 17:23 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 1 | 00:44 | Offensive | David Legwand |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 1 | 00:34 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Oct 26, 2013 | 3 | 17:48 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Oct 26, 2013 | 3 | 16:34 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Oct 26, 2013 | 3 | 08:06 | Offensive | David Legwand |
| Oct 26, 2013 | 2 | 12:52 | Offensive | David Legwand |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 2 | 16:29 | Defensive | David Legwand |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 2 | 07:10 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 1 | 05:43 | Neutral | David Legwand |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 1 | 02:05 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Apr 9, 2013 | 3 | 19:09 | Neutral | David Backes |