Eric Staal vs Mikael Backlund

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Eric Staal holds a +1.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 37 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Staal 50.6% vs Backlund 49.0% (+1.6%)
H2H factor Staal leads 54-41 in 95 meetings
Offensive zone Staal 70.9%
Defensive zone Backlund 66.3%
Neutral zone Staal 51.9%
Result Eric Staal favored at 55.7%
55.7%
44.3%
Staal Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
54 - 41 (95 meetings)
54
41
Staal Backlund
Last 10: Staal 4-6 Backlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
22
15
Staal Backlund
37 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
9
10
Staal Backlund
19 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Staal
23
16
Staal Backlund
39 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Staal
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (10,347)
49.7% (13,410)
+0.8%
Power Play
53.5% (2,023)
51.6% (1,336)
+1.9%
Penalty Kill
44.2% (781)
44.0% (2,446)
+0.2%

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Staal shoots left. Backlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (10,953).
Home / Away
Staal
Backlund
Home
52.6% (6,558)
49.7% (8,565)
Away
48.6% (6,664)
48.3% (8,632)
By Period
Staal
Backlund
P1
50.0%
48.5%
P2
51.1%
50.3%
P3
50.4%
48.4%
OT
55.2%
44.1%
Final 5 min
50.6%
48.3%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Staal
44.0%
47.0%
50.6%
Backlund
52.0%
48.0%
49.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Nov 29, 2022 3 18:54 Neutral Eric Staal
Nov 19, 2022 3 02:30 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Nov 19, 2022 2 10:56 Neutral Eric Staal
Nov 19, 2022 2 04:58 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Nov 19, 2022 2 04:53 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Nov 19, 2022 1 02:51 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Nov 19, 2022 1 02:45 Defensive Eric Staal
Apr 26, 2021 1 15:25 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Apr 26, 2021 1 12:17 Neutral Eric Staal
Apr 24, 2021 3 18:51 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Apr 24, 2021 3 17:31 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Apr 24, 2021 3 10:14 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Apr 24, 2021 2 07:12 Offensive Eric Staal
Apr 16, 2021 3 12:24 Offensive Eric Staal
Apr 14, 2021 1 06:55 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Mar 2, 2019 3 14:08 Neutral Eric Staal
Mar 2, 2019 3 02:59 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 2, 2019 3 00:00 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Mar 2, 2019 2 10:06 Neutral Eric Staal
Mar 2, 2019 1 18:26 Defensive Eric Staal