John Tavares vs Mikael Backlund

2017-18 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

John Tavares holds a +2.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on neutral-zone draws (78% H2H, 9 meetings). Tavares wins 54.4% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Tavares 52.7% vs Backlund 50.0% (+2.9%)
H2H factor Tavares leads 15-7 in 22 meetings
Offensive zone Tavares 83.2%
Defensive zone Backlund 51.5%
Neutral zone Tavares 61.5%
Result John Tavares favored at 63.3%
63.3%
36.7%
Tavares Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
15 - 7 (22 meetings)
15
7
Tavares Backlund
Last 10: Tavares 5-5 Backlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Even
3
3
Tavares Backlund
6 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
5
2
Tavares Backlund
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
7
2
Tavares Backlund
9 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Tavares
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
52.9% (1,239)
51.1% (1,070)
+1.8%
Power Play
54.7% (309)
50.5% (91)
+4.2%
Penalty Kill
50.0% (178)
45.2% (248)
+4.8%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +4.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Tavares is 54.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,124).
Tavares shoots left. Backlund is 47.3% vs left-shot opponents (844).
Home / Away
Tavares
Backlund
Home
55.0% (864)
49.3% (702)
Away
50.8% (862)
50.7% (708)
By Period
Tavares
Backlund
P1
51.8%
46.3%
P2
51.4%
53.8%
P3
54.5%
49.9%
OT
66.7%
45.0%
Final 5 min
52.8%
51.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%
54.5%
52.9%
Backlund
52.0%
48.0%
50.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 11, 2018 3 15:34 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 11, 2018 3 12:23 Defensive John Tavares
Mar 11, 2018 3 10:58 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 11, 2018 3 10:11 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Mar 11, 2018 3 10:01 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Mar 11, 2018 3 03:08 Defensive John Tavares
Mar 11, 2018 3 00:00 Neutral John Tavares
Mar 11, 2018 2 19:08 Defensive John Tavares
Mar 11, 2018 2 18:52 Neutral John Tavares
Mar 11, 2018 2 09:55 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 11, 2018 2 03:15 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 11, 2018 1 13:09 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 3 18:55 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 3 04:15 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 3 00:00 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 2 18:43 Offensive John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 2 15:58 Offensive John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 2 11:40 Offensive John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 2 11:18 Defensive John Tavares
Feb 11, 2018 2 04:27 Neutral John Tavares