Gaetan Haas vs Mikael Backlund

2020-21 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Mikael Backlund holds a +6.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Backlund on offensive-zone draws (86% H2H, 7 meetings). Haas wins 44.3% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Haas 46.6% vs Backlund 51.7% (-6.5%)
H2H factor Backlund leads 12-6 in 18 meetings
Offensive zone Haas 70.8%
Defensive zone Haas 72.7%
Neutral zone Haas 69.2%
Result Gaetan Haas favored at 70.6%
70.6%
29.4%
Haas Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
6 - 12 (18 meetings)
6
12
Haas Backlund
Last 10: Haas 2-8 Backlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
1
6
Haas Backlund
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Haas
3
1
Haas Backlund
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backlund
2
5
Haas Backlund
7 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Haas
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
44.2% (240)
53.2% (602)
-9.0%
Power Play
50.0% (8)
56.1% (66)
-6.1%
Penalty Kill
50.0% (58)
39.0% (77)
+11.0%
On penalty kill, Haas has a +11.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Haas is 44.3% vs left-shot opponents (212).
Haas shoots right. Backlund is 60.3% vs right-shot opponents (224).
Home / Away
Haas
Backlund
Home
46.8% (190)
51.5% (400)
Away
43.1% (116)
52.5% (345)
By Period
Haas
Backlund
P1
43.6%
50.0%
P2
42.1%
56.4%
P3
50.5%
48.9%
Final 5 min
51.5%
51.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Haas
54.0%
48.5%
45.4%
Backlund
52.0%
48.0%
51.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
May 1, 2021 1 17:05 Offensive Mikael Backlund
May 1, 2021 1 04:46 Neutral Gaetan Haas
Apr 29, 2021 1 10:50 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Apr 10, 2021 3 17:35 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Apr 10, 2021 3 00:23 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Apr 10, 2021 2 11:28 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Apr 10, 2021 1 13:19 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Mar 17, 2021 2 19:39 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 17, 2021 2 19:34 Defensive Gaetan Haas
Mar 15, 2021 3 03:25 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Mar 6, 2021 2 15:08 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 6, 2021 2 05:27 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Feb 20, 2021 2 19:23 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Feb 20, 2021 2 14:07 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Feb 20, 2021 2 06:05 Defensive Gaetan Haas
Feb 20, 2021 1 16:12 Offensive Gaetan Haas
Feb 20, 2021 1 10:55 Defensive Gaetan Haas
Feb 20, 2021 1 05:41 Neutral Gaetan Haas