Jonathan Toews vs Nicklas Backstrom
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Jonathan Toews holds a +7.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Toews on offensive-zone draws (64% H2H, 39 meetings). Toews wins 56.7% vs left-shot opponents — Backstrom shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Toews 57.9% vs Backstrom 50.5% (+7.4%)
H2H factor
Toews leads 66-48 in 114 meetings
Offensive zone
Toews 88.3%
Defensive zone
Toews 83.8%
Neutral zone
Toews 83.4%
Result
Jonathan Toews favored at 85.1%
85.1%
14.9%
Toews
Backstrom
Head-to-Head Record
66
-
48
(114 meetings)
66
48
Toews
Backstrom
Last 10: Toews 8-2 Backstrom
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Toews
25
14
Toews
Backstrom
39 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Toews
16
12
Toews
Backstrom
28 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Toews
25
22
Toews
Backstrom
47 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Toews
Backstrom
Edge
Even Strength
57.2% (13,047)
50.4% (11,581)
+6.8%
Power Play
63.3% (3,252)
52.3% (1,895)
+11.0%
Penalty Kill
53.6% (1,810)
47.0% (889)
+6.6%
On power play, Toews has a +11.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backstrom shoots left. Toews is 56.7% vs left-shot opponents (11,653).
Toews shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Home / Away
Toews
Backstrom
Home
59.7% (9,192)
52.6% (7,223)
Away
56.1% (8,948)
48.4% (7,173)
By Period
Toews
Backstrom
P1
58.6%
50.1%
P2
57.8%
49.7%
P3
57.3%
51.6%
OT
58.9%
52.9%
Final 5 min
58.2%
50.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Toews
58.0%▼
61.0%
57.9%
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2021 | 3 | 18:21 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 3 | 16:44 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 3 | 00:58 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 2 | 14:13 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 2 | 12:05 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 1 | 09:56 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 1 | 09:41 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 3 | 19:16 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 3 | 19:10 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 3 | 13:38 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 2 | 18:41 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2019 | 1 | 17:37 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 3 | 14:07 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 3 | 14:03 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 3 | 03:09 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 1 | 05:16 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Nov 21, 2018 | 3 | 17:55 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Nov 21, 2018 | 3 | 17:49 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Nov 21, 2018 | 3 | 17:22 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Nov 21, 2018 | 3 | 17:11 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |