Colton Sissons vs Mikael Backlund
2021-22 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Colton Sissons holds a +5.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Sissons on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Sissons wins 59.3% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sissons 55.2% vs Backlund 50.5% (+5.2%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Sissons 67.0%
Defensive zone
Sissons 94.7%
Neutral zone
Sissons 88.0%
Result
Colton Sissons favored at 80.8%
80.8%
19.2%
Sissons
Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
1
(6 meetings)
5
1
Sissons
Backlund
Last 6: Sissons 5-1 Backlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Sissons
2
1
Sissons
Backlund
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sissons
3
0
Sissons
Backlund
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sissons
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
57.0% (923)
51.5% (983)
+5.5%
Power Play
56.8% (44)
49.4% (87)
+7.4%
Penalty Kill
51.7% (325)
45.3% (159)
+6.4%
On power play, Sissons has a +7.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Sissons is 59.3% vs left-shot opponents (863).
Sissons shoots right. Backlund is 49.5% vs right-shot opponents (487).
Home / Away
Sissons
Backlund
Home
55.9% (680)
51.6% (653)
Away
55.4% (612)
49.3% (576)
By Period
Sissons
Backlund
P1
54.2%
50.0%
P2
55.0%
49.8%
P3
58.4%
51.7%
OT
25.0%
53.3%
Final 5 min
56.5%
50.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sissons
60.0%▬
59.0%
55.7%
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2022 | 3 | 13:24 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Apr 19, 2022 | 2 | 03:19 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Nov 2, 2021 | 3 | 18:35 | Offensive | Colton Sissons |
| Nov 2, 2021 | 3 | 15:19 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |
| Nov 2, 2021 | 3 | 04:23 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 2, 2021 | 2 | 02:24 | Defensive | Colton Sissons |