Nicklas Backstrom — Faceoff Stats

Washington Capitals· C·Shoots L·Born Nov 23, 1987·2010–2024

Nicklas Backstrom has a 2010-11 faceoff win percentage of 52.5% across 1,315 faceoffs in the 2010-11 season. Best zone: Offensive (64.8%). Ranked #51 in the league.

2010-11 FO%
52.5%
Record
690W - 625L
Total Faceoffs
1,315
League Rank
#51

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
64.8%
254 / 392 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
41.3%
178 / 431 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
52.4%
258 / 492 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
52.1%
940 FO
Power Play
51.3%
267 FO
Pen. Kill
55.4%
83 FO
Home
53.6%
638 FO
Away
51.4%
677 FO
P1
54.8%
407 FO
P2
50.5%
434 FO
P3
52.0%
452 FO
OT
59.1%
22 FO
Final 5 min
51.7%
333 FO
vs Left
53.6%
768 FO
vs Right
50.8%
547 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2023-24 Washington Capitals 8 52.4% 44 84 54.2% 32.0% 65.7%
2022-23 Washington Capitals 39 50.4% 259 514 50.0% 41.9% 58.2%
2021-22 Washington Capitals 47 46.4% 301 649 62.5% 31.6% 45.4%
2020-21 Washington Capitals 55 48.3% 353 731 53.1% 40.7% 51.4%
2019-20 Washington Capitals 61 49.2% 516 1,048 56.2% 44.0% 48.0%
2018-19 Washington Capitals 80 48.6% 700 1,439 50.8% 45.3% 49.9%
2017-18 Washington Capitals 81 51.2% 702 1,371 57.4% 45.1% 50.9%
2016-17 Washington Capitals 82 51.4% 685 1,333 56.7% 42.5% 53.7%
2015-16 Washington Capitals 75 48.6% 659 1,357 47.5% 49.0% 49.3%
2014-15 Washington Capitals 82 53.6% 862 1,609 58.8% 47.1% 54.9%
2013-14 Washington Capitals 82 50.5% 714 1,415 61.5% 44.1% 45.7%
2012-13 Washington Capitals 48 51.4% 432 840 51.3% 44.1% 59.1%
2011-12 Washington Capitals 42 51.1% 353 691 62.5% 39.1% 51.3%
2010-11 Washington Capitals 77 52.5% 690 1,315 64.8% 41.3% 52.4%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Manny Malhotra VAN 7-1 87.5%
vs. Scott Gomez MTL 6-1 85.7%
vs. Cody McCormick BUF 5-1 83.3%
vs. Vincent Lecavalier TBL 7-2 77.8%
vs. Ryan Kesler VAN 10-3 76.9%
vs. Adam Burish DAL 6-2 75.0%
vs. Mikko Koivu MIN 11-4 73.3%
vs. David Legwand NSH 8-3 72.7%
vs. Tuomo Ruutu CAR 5-2 71.4%
vs. Ryan Getzlaf ANA 10-4 71.4%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Jeff Halpern MTL 1-7 12.5%
vs. Anze Kopitar LAK 1-5 16.7%
vs. Kris Versteeg TOR 1-4 20.0%
vs. Ryan O'Reilly COL 1-4 20.0%
vs. Matt Duchene COL 2-7 22.2%
vs. Bryan Little ATL 7-17 29.2%
vs. Tim Brent TOR 3-7 30.0%
vs. Joe Pavelski SJS 3-7 30.0%
vs. Jeff Carter PHI 2-4 33.3%
vs. Jason Spezza OTT 7-13 35.0%

Similar Players

Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
John Tavares vs NYI, TOR 54.4% 21,040 98.3%
Ryan Johansen vs NSH, CBJ, COL 53.4% 14,159 97.3%
Jamie Benn vs DAL 53.0% 9,035 97.2%
Sean Monahan vs CGY, CBJ, MTL, WPG 51.3% 14,702 96.8%
Jason Spezza vs DAL, OTT, TOR 54.7% 10,398 96.7%
Patrice Bergeron vs BOS 59.2% 19,958 96.4%
Auston Matthews vs TOR 53.9% 10,310 96.2%
Joe Thornton vs SJS, FLA, TOR 54.3% 8,490 96.1%
Eric Staal vs CAR, MIN, FLA, BUF, MTL, NYR 50.6% 13,222 95.7%
Roope Hintz vs DAL 53.9% 4,510 95.7%

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