Mikael Backlund vs Ryan O'Reilly

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Scouting Report

Ryan O'Reilly holds a +7.0% FO% edge overall. Look for O'Reilly on offensive-zone draws (68% H2H, 57 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Backlund 49.0% vs O'Reilly 56.0% (-7.0%)
H2H factor O'Reilly leads 99-64 in 163 meetings
Offensive zone Backlund 88.5%
Defensive zone Backlund 78.7%
Neutral zone Backlund 83.4%
Result Mikael Backlund favored at 83.7%
83.7%
16.3%
Backlund O'Reilly
Head-to-Head Record
64 - 99 (163 meetings)
64
99
Backlund O'Reilly
Last 10: Backlund 5-5 O'Reilly

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: O'Reilly
18
39
Backlund O'Reilly
57 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
27
24
Backlund O'Reilly
51 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: O'Reilly
19
36
Backlund O'Reilly
55 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Backlund
O'Reilly
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (13,410)
56.2% (15,260)
-6.5%
Power Play
51.6% (1,336)
58.8% (3,445)
-7.2%
Penalty Kill
44.0% (2,446)
51.4% (2,811)
-7.4%
On penalty kill, O'Reilly has a +7.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
O'Reilly shoots left. Backlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (10,953).
Backlund shoots left. O'Reilly is 56.2% vs left-shot opponents (13,860).
Home / Away
Backlund
O'Reilly
Home
49.7% (8,565)
57.6% (10,762)
Away
48.3% (8,632)
54.4% (10,787)
By Period
Backlund
O'Reilly
P1
48.5%
55.6%
P2
50.3%
57.0%
P3
48.4%
55.1%
OT
44.1%
62.2%
Final 5 min
48.3%
55.3%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backlund
52.0%
48.0%
49.0%
O'Reilly
54.0%
55.5%
56.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 3, 2026 3 12:25 Defensive Ryan O'Reilly
Jan 3, 2026 3 08:37 Defensive Ryan O'Reilly
Jan 3, 2026 3 00:00 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Jan 3, 2026 2 09:52 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Jan 3, 2026 2 06:04 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Jan 3, 2026 2 03:23 Offensive Mikael Backlund
Jan 3, 2026 2 03:03 Neutral Ryan O'Reilly
Jan 3, 2026 2 00:00 Neutral Ryan O'Reilly
Jan 3, 2026 1 13:15 Neutral Ryan O'Reilly
Jan 3, 2026 1 11:32 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Jan 3, 2026 1 09:29 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Jan 3, 2026 1 00:00 Neutral Ryan O'Reilly
Dec 2, 2025 1 13:48 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Nov 1, 2025 2 08:13 Offensive Ryan O'Reilly
Nov 1, 2025 1 08:46 Neutral Ryan O'Reilly
Nov 1, 2025 1 05:26 Offensive Ryan O'Reilly
Nov 1, 2025 1 02:24 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Nov 1, 2025 1 02:15 Offensive Ryan O'Reilly
Jan 4, 2025 3 13:00 Defensive Ryan O'Reilly
Jan 4, 2025 2 11:19 Offensive Ryan O'Reilly