Jonathan Toews vs Mikael Backlund
2021-22 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Jonathan Toews holds a +8.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Backlund on offensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 7 meetings). Toews wins 56.2% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Toews 58.4% vs Backlund 50.5% (+8.5%)
H2H factor
Backlund leads 9-9 in 18 meetings
Offensive zone
Backlund 56.4%
Defensive zone
Backlund 56.5%
Neutral zone
Backlund 56.1%
Result
Mikael Backlund favored at 56.4%
43.6%
56.4%
Toews
Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
9
(18 meetings)
9
9
Toews
Backlund
Last 10: Toews 7-3 Backlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
2
5
Toews
Backlund
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Toews
5
2
Toews
Backlund
7 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Toews
Backlund
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Toews
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
58.0% (901)
51.5% (983)
+6.5%
Power Play
69.5% (226)
49.4% (87)
+20.1%
Penalty Kill
51.7% (209)
45.3% (159)
+6.4%
On power play, Toews has a +20.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Toews is 56.2% vs left-shot opponents (821).
Toews shoots left. Backlund is 51.2% vs left-shot opponents (742).
Home / Away
Toews
Backlund
Home
59.3% (637)
51.6% (653)
Away
58.7% (699)
49.3% (576)
By Period
Toews
Backlund
P1
61.5%
50.0%
P2
55.2%
49.8%
P3
60.0%
51.7%
OT
70.6%
53.3%
Final 5 min
57.9%
50.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Toews
58.0%▼
61.0%
59.0%
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2022 | 3 | 11:24 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 3 | 08:40 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 2 | 17:58 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 2 | 07:29 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 1 | 13:23 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 1 | 06:33 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 1 | 06:23 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 1 | 14:42 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 1 | 07:24 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 1 | 03:59 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 3 | 13:49 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 3 | 04:12 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 3 | 00:46 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 2 | 17:43 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 2 | 14:26 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 2 | 03:51 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 23, 2021 | 1 | 14:55 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |