Scouting Report
Dylan Strome holds a +5.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Strome on offensive-zone draws (91% H2H, 11 meetings). Strome wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Strome 53.4% vs Backlund 48.5% (+5.3%)
H2H factor
Backlund leads 12-12 in 24 meetings
Offensive zone
Strome 89.6%
Defensive zone
Backlund 89.4%
Neutral zone
Backlund 53.6%
Result
Dylan Strome favored at 52.8%
52.8%
47.2%
Strome
Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
12
-
12
(24 meetings)
12
12
Strome
Backlund
Last 10: Strome 3-7 Backlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Strome
10
1
Strome
Backlund
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
0
9
Strome
Backlund
9 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Strome
Backlund
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Strome
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
52.6% (968)
50.4% (1,032)
+2.2%
Power Play
56.9% (311)
52.3% (107)
+4.6%
Penalty Kill
62.5% (8)
40.6% (313)
+21.9%
On penalty kill, Strome has a +21.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Strome is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (938).
Strome shoots left. Backlund is 47.7% vs left-shot opponents (1,014).
Home / Away
Strome
Backlund
Home
53.4% (653)
48.7% (749)
Away
53.9% (634)
48.1% (703)
By Period
Strome
Backlund
P1
49.3%
50.4%
P2
54.6%
50.1%
P3
56.7%
45.8%
OT
62.5%
30.8%
Final 5 min
56.9%
50.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Strome
44.0%▼
55.0%
53.7%
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
48.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3 | 18:35 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3 | 16:47 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3 | 14:23 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3 | 10:35 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3 | 10:29 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3 | 04:32 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2 | 19:39 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2 | 08:58 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2 | 06:25 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2 | 06:01 | Neutral | Dylan Strome |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2 | 05:52 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2 | 01:11 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 1 | 02:09 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 3 | 12:55 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 3 | 08:43 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 3 | 02:49 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 2 | 14:54 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 2 | 14:45 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 2 | 12:17 | Neutral | Dylan Strome |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 2 | 04:07 | Offensive | Dylan Strome |