Mikael Backlund — Faceoff Stats

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

Mikael Backlund has a 2010-11 faceoff win percentage of 48.0% across 664 faceoffs in the 2010-11 season. Best zone: Neutral (50.0%). Ranked #106 in the league.

2010-11 FO%
48.0%
Record
319W - 345L
Total Faceoffs
664
League Rank
#106

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
48.7%
95 / 195 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
44.6%
86 / 193 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
50.0%
138 / 276 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
48.9%
568 FO
Power Play
52.3%
44 FO
Pen. Kill
32.7%
49 FO
Home
50.8%
327 FO
Away
45.4%
337 FO
P1
53.0%
232 FO
P2
47.8%
203 FO
P3
43.8%
226 FO
OT
0.0%
3 FO
Final 5 min
51.6%
153 FO
vs Left
48.6%
459 FO
vs Right
46.8%
205 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Calgary Flames 70 49.7% 613 1,233 23.7% 75.6% 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. Alexandre Bolduc VAN 5-0 100.0%
vs. Michal Handzus LAK 8-2 80.0%
vs. Kyle Wellwood SJS 4-1 80.0%
vs. Vernon Fiddler PHX 7-2 77.8%
vs. Shawn Horcoff EDM 6-2 75.0%
vs. Andrew Ebbett PHX 6-2 75.0%
vs. Kyle Brodziak MIN 5-2 71.4%
vs. John Madden MIN 9-4 69.2%
vs. Antoine Vermette CBJ 4-2 66.7%
vs. Valtteri Filppula DET 4-2 66.7%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Jay McClement STL 1-6 14.3%
vs. Jonathan Toews CHI 1-5 16.7%
vs. Joe Pavelski SJS 3-14 17.6%
vs. Manny Malhotra VAN 2-8 20.0%
vs. Mike Richards PHI 1-4 20.0%
vs. Anze Kopitar LAK 1-4 20.0%
vs. Jerred Smithson NSH 2-6 25.0%
vs. Pavel Datsyuk DET 2-5 28.6%
vs. Chris VandeVelde EDM 2-5 28.6%
vs. Matt Cullen MIN 2-4 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 97.3%
Teddy Blueger vs PIT, VAN, VGK 50.0% 4,716 96.6%
Maxim Lapierre vs VAN, STL, PIT, MTL, ANA 51.4% 2,539 96.6%
Vernon Fiddler vs DAL, PHX, NJD, NSH 52.2% 6,557 96.3%
Shane Pinto vs OTT 50.3% 3,040 95.8%
Adam Lowry vs WPG 51.6% 11,724 95.7%
Brandon Sutter vs VAN, PIT, CAR 50.2% 10,083 95.6%
Nic Dowd vs WSH, LAK, VAN, VGK 50.7% 7,809 95.6%
Radek Faksa vs DAL, STL 52.4% 8,344 95.4%

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