Mikael Backlund — Faceoff Stats

Calgary Flames· C·Shoots L·Born Mar 17, 1989·2010–2026

Mikael Backlund has a 2025-26 faceoff win percentage of 49.7% across 1,220 faceoffs in the 2025-26 season. Best zone: Defensive (75.4%). Ranked #96 in the league.

2025-26 FO%
49.7%
Record
606W - 614L
Total Faceoffs
1,220
League Rank
#96

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
23.7%
105 / 443 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
75.4%
325 / 431 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
50.9%
176 / 346 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
50.0%
880 FO
Power Play
53.1%
64 FO
Pen. Kill
47.8%
276 FO
Home
48.0%
567 FO
Away
51.1%
653 FO
P1
45.0%
362 FO
P2
54.7%
417 FO
P3
49.0%
429 FO
OT
41.7%
12 FO
Final 5 min
47.7%
302 FO
vs Left
49.9%
860 FO
vs Right
49.2%
360 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Calgary Flames 69 49.7% 606 1,220 23.7% 75.4% 50.9%
2024-25 Calgary Flames 76 48.4% 703 1,452 29.4% 68.9% 48.3%
2023-24 Calgary Flames 82 50.3% 778 1,547 34.1% 66.9% 50.3%
2022-23 Calgary Flames 82 50.9% 705 1,386 47.4% 52.2% 53.5%
2021-22 Calgary Flames 82 50.5% 621 1,229 45.0% 56.6% 50.4%
2020-21 Calgary Flames 54 51.9% 387 745 47.6% 52.2% 56.8%
2019-20 Calgary Flames 68 47.3% 368 778 46.9% 45.2% 49.6%
2018-19 Calgary Flames 77 49.6% 511 1,031 51.6% 48.8% 48.5%
2017-18 Calgary Flames 82 50.0% 705 1,410 38.2% 61.3% 51.5%
2016-17 Calgary Flames 81 48.1% 711 1,479 31.1% 65.8% 50.3%
2015-16 Calgary Flames 82 47.2% 539 1,143 37.9% 54.2% 49.6%
2014-15 Calgary Flames 52 48.3% 423 875 36.8% 60.9% 47.9%
2013-14 Calgary Flames 76 47.5% 628 1,322 43.7% 50.9% 47.9%
2012-13 Calgary Flames 32 47.7% 194 407 46.5% 50.8% 46.0%
2011-12 Calgary Flames 41 45.4% 225 496 33.3% 55.8% 46.4%
2010-11 Calgary Flames 73 48.0% 319 664 48.7% 44.6% 50.0%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Frank Nazar CHI 5-1 83.3%
vs. Jason Zucker BUF 4-1 80.0%
vs. Nick Paul TBL 4-1 80.0%
vs. Jansen Harkins ANA 4-1 80.0%
vs. Michael McCarron NSH 6-2 75.0%
vs. Matt Duchene DAL 5-2 71.4%
vs. Evan Rodrigues FLA 5-2 71.4%
vs. Fraser Minten BOS 5-2 71.4%
vs. Noah Cates PHI 7-3 70.0%
vs. Steven Stamkos NSH 4-2 66.7%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Ridly Greig OTT 0-8 0.0%
vs. Cody Glass NJD 1-4 20.0%
vs. Dylan Strome WSH 4-14 22.2%
vs. Brayden Schenn STL 3-9 25.0%
vs. John Tavares TOR 2-5 28.6%
vs. Aatu Raty VAN 2-5 28.6%
vs. Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI 4-9 30.8%
vs. Adam Henrique EDM 3-6 33.3%
vs. Jack Eichel VGK 4-8 33.3%
vs. Auston Matthews TOR 3-6 33.3%

Similar Players

Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
Kyle Brodziak vs MIN, STL, EDM 49.7% 8,133 97.8%
David Kampf vs TOR, CHI, VAN 51.5% 6,849 97.2%
Teddy Blueger vs PIT, VAN, VGK 50.0% 4,716 96.6%
Maxim Lapierre vs VAN, STL, PIT, MTL, ANA 51.4% 2,539 96.5%
Vernon Fiddler vs DAL, PHX, NJD, NSH 52.2% 6,557 96.2%
Shane Pinto vs OTT 50.3% 3,040 95.6%
Nic Dowd vs WSH, LAK, VAN, VGK 50.7% 7,805 95.5%
Riley Sheahan vs DET, PIT, SEA, EDM, BUF, FLA 50.1% 6,358 95.4%
Brandon Sutter vs VAN, PIT, CAR 50.2% 10,083 95.4%
Radek Faksa vs DAL, STL 52.4% 8,344 95.3%

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