Scouting Report
Ryan White holds a +2.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Backlund on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backlund 49.0% vs White 51.0% (-2.0%)
H2H factor
Backlund leads 8-5 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
White 50.1%
Defensive zone
Backlund 52.1%
Neutral zone
White 52.4%
Result
Mikael Backlund favored at 50.7%
50.7%
49.3%
Backlund
White
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
5
(13 meetings)
8
5
Backlund
White
Last 10: Backlund 5-5 White
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
4
2
Backlund
White
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
3
3
Backlund
White
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backlund
1
0
Backlund
White
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backlund
White
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (13,410)
50.6% (1,030)
-0.9%
Power Play
51.6% (1,336)
66.7% (30)
-15.1%
Penalty Kill
44.0% (2,446)
50.7% (148)
-6.7%
On power play, White has a +15.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
White shoots right. Backlund is 49.5% vs right-shot opponents (6,244).
Backlund shoots left. White is 48.2% vs left-shot opponents (844).
Home / Away
Backlund
White
Home
49.7% (8,565)
53.5% (593)
Away
48.3% (8,632)
48.7% (618)
By Period
Backlund
White
P1
48.5%
52.4%
P2
50.3%
50.7%
P3
48.4%
49.9%
Final 5 min
48.3%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
49.0%
White
48.0%▲
46.0%
51.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2016 | 2 | 13:40 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Dec 8, 2016 | 2 | 13:38 | Offensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 2 | 08:53 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 1 | 02:49 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 19, 2015 | 1 | 11:41 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 19, 2015 | 1 | 09:31 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 3, 2015 | 2 | 17:18 | Offensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 16:45 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 14:44 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 07:23 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 07:20 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 1 | 01:24 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 9, 2013 | 3 | 08:44 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |