Jonathan Toews vs Mikael Backlund
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Jonathan Toews holds a +8.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Toews on offensive-zone draws (66% H2H, 64 meetings). Toews wins 56.7% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Toews 57.9% vs Backlund 49.0% (+8.9%)
H2H factor
Toews leads 98-75 in 173 meetings
Offensive zone
Toews 91.0%
Defensive zone
Toews 60.8%
Neutral zone
Toews 81.6%
Result
Jonathan Toews favored at 79.1%
79.1%
20.9%
Toews
Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
98
-
75
(173 meetings)
98
75
Toews
Backlund
Last 10: Toews 6-4 Backlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Toews
42
22
Toews
Backlund
64 total
Defensive Zone
Even
25
25
Toews
Backlund
50 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Toews
31
28
Toews
Backlund
59 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Toews
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
57.2% (13,047)
49.7% (13,410)
+7.5%
Power Play
63.3% (3,252)
51.6% (1,336)
+11.7%
Penalty Kill
53.6% (1,810)
44.0% (2,446)
+9.6%
On power play, Toews has a +11.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Toews is 56.7% vs left-shot opponents (11,653).
Toews shoots left. Backlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (10,953).
Home / Away
Toews
Backlund
Home
59.7% (9,192)
49.7% (8,565)
Away
56.1% (8,948)
48.3% (8,632)
By Period
Toews
Backlund
P1
58.6%
48.5%
P2
57.8%
50.3%
P3
57.3%
48.4%
OT
58.9%
44.1%
Final 5 min
58.2%
48.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Toews
58.0%▼
61.0%
57.9%
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
49.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | 3 | 19:52 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 1 | 18:58 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 3 | 11:30 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 2 | 08:30 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1 | 09:33 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1 | 03:24 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 3 | 05:44 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 3 | 02:17 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 2 | 07:31 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 3 | 15:59 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1 | 19:22 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1 | 01:09 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 8, 2023 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 2 | 03:59 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 2 | 01:02 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 1 | 17:24 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 1 | 14:05 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| 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 |