Luke Glendening vs Nicklas Backstrom
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Luke Glendening holds a +5.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Glendening on defensive-zone draws (84% H2H, 32 meetings). Glendening wins 55.2% vs left-shot opponents — Backstrom shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Glendening 55.6% vs Backstrom 50.5% (+5.1%)
H2H factor
Backstrom leads 44-40 in 84 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 80.6%
Defensive zone
Glendening 90.3%
Neutral zone
Backstrom 54.6%
Result
Luke Glendening favored at 52.3%
52.3%
47.7%
Glendening
Backstrom
Head-to-Head Record
40
-
44
(84 meetings)
40
44
Glendening
Backstrom
Last 10: Glendening 10-0 Backstrom
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
6
27
Glendening
Backstrom
33 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Glendening
27
5
Glendening
Backstrom
32 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backstrom
7
12
Glendening
Backstrom
19 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Glendening
Backstrom
Edge
Even Strength
57.9% (7,770)
50.4% (11,581)
+7.5%
Power Play
56.4% (195)
52.3% (1,895)
+4.1%
Penalty Kill
48.6% (2,498)
47.0% (889)
+1.6%
On even strength, Glendening has a +7.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backstrom shoots left. Glendening is 55.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,244).
Glendening shoots right. Backstrom is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (5,430).
Home / Away
Glendening
Backstrom
Home
55.4% (5,255)
52.6% (7,223)
Away
55.9% (5,208)
48.4% (7,173)
By Period
Glendening
Backstrom
P1
56.1%
50.1%
P2
54.5%
49.7%
P3
56.5%
51.6%
OT
48.9%
52.9%
Final 5 min
54.7%
50.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Glendening
56.0%▲
50.5%
55.6%
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2022 | 3 | 14:45 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 2 | 19:11 | Neutral | Luke Glendening |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Luke Glendening |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 1 | 14:50 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 1 | 05:04 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 1 | 00:11 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 2 | 03:14 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 3 | 13:43 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 3 | 13:28 | Offensive | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 3 | 03:50 | Neutral | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 2 | 19:26 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 2 | 07:21 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 2 | 06:48 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 1 | 09:47 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 1 | 05:31 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 1 | 03:23 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 1 | 03:13 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 1 | 03:10 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Dec 11, 2018 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Luke Glendening |