Jonathan Toews vs Mikael Backlund

2012-13 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Jonathan Toews holds a +12.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Backlund on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Toews wins 60.8% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Toews 59.0% vs Backlund 48.1% (+12.2%)
H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Toews 61.1%
Defensive zone Backlund 57.4%
Neutral zone Backlund 53.5%
Result Jonathan Toews favored at 53.3%
53.3%
46.7%
Toews Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
4 - 4 (8 meetings)
4
4
Toews Backlund
Last 8: Toews 4-4 Backlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
1
3
Toews Backlund
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Toews
1
0
Toews Backlund
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Toews
2
1
Toews Backlund
3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Toews
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
57.3% (736)
47.3% (357)
+10.0%
Power Play
71.4% (133)
55.0% (40)
+16.4%
Penalty Kill
66.1% (62)
30.0% (10)
+36.1%
On penalty kill, Toews has a +36.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Toews is 60.8% vs left-shot opponents (627).
Toews shoots left. Backlund is 48.3% vs left-shot opponents (286).
Home / Away
Toews
Backlund
Home
61.0% (479)
45.0% (211)
Away
58.8% (454)
50.5% (196)
By Period
Toews
Backlund
P1
61.3%
47.6%
P2
57.9%
53.0%
P3
59.3%
41.2%
OT
73.3%
100.0%
Final 5 min
60.1%
52.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Toews
58.0%
61.0%
59.9%
Backlund
52.0%
48.0%
47.7%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Apr 26, 2013 2 07:27 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Apr 26, 2013 2 03:44 Offensive Jonathan Toews
Apr 26, 2013 1 18:26 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 26, 2013 2 17:48 Neutral Jonathan Toews
Mar 26, 2013 2 12:11 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 26, 2013 1 18:21 Defensive Jonathan Toews
Mar 26, 2013 1 07:29 Neutral Jonathan Toews
Mar 26, 2013 1 04:54 Neutral Mikael Backlund