Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.9% vs 50.9%). Shore wins 58.3% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Shore 50.5% vs Backlund 50.8% (+0.0%)
Offensive zone
Backlund 52.7%
Defensive zone
Backlund 57.5%
Neutral zone
Backlund 50.9%
Result
Mikael Backlund favored at 53.7%
46.3%
53.7%
Shore
Backlund
No head-to-head faceoffs recorded
Situation Matchup
Situation
Shore
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
50.3% (167)
51.9% (1,083)
-1.6%
Power Play
66.7% (3)
51.7% (120)
+15.0%
Penalty Kill
60.0% (5)
44.3% (183)
+15.7%
On penalty kill, Shore has a +15.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Shore is 58.3% vs left-shot opponents (103).
Shore shoots left. Backlund is 52.2% vs left-shot opponents (824).
Home / Away
Shore
Backlund
Home
56.0% (91)
51.9% (673)
Away
45.2% (84)
49.9% (713)
By Period
Shore
Backlund
P1
44.9%
51.4%
P2
54.9%
50.5%
P3
50.9%
51.4%
Final 5 min
54.8%
50.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Shore
52.0%▲
50.5%
50.9%
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
50.9%