Nicklas Backstrom — Faceoff Stats

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

Nicklas Backstrom has a 2012-13 faceoff win percentage of 51.4% across 840 faceoffs in the 2012-13 season. Best zone: Neutral (59.1%). Ranked #58 in the league.

2012-13 FO%
51.4%
Record
432W - 408L
Total Faceoffs
840
League Rank
#58

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
51.3%
139 / 271 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
44.1%
127 / 288 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
59.1%
166 / 281 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
51.2%
654 FO
Power Play
50.9%
110 FO
Pen. Kill
53.9%
76 FO
Home
52.0%
400 FO
Away
50.9%
440 FO
P1
51.6%
252 FO
P2
51.1%
280 FO
P3
50.7%
288 FO
OT
65.0%
20 FO
Final 5 min
52.3%
197 FO
vs Left
53.0%
491 FO
vs Right
49.3%
349 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. Brad Richards NYR 13-0 100.0%
vs. Chris Kelly BOS 5-1 83.3%
vs. Riley Nash CAR 4-1 80.0%
vs. Lars Eller MTL 4-1 80.0%
vs. John Tavares NYI 9-3 75.0%
vs. Sean Couturier PHI 9-3 75.0%
vs. Max Talbot PHI 4-2 66.7%
vs. Evgeni Malkin PIT 4-2 66.7%
vs. Kyle Okposo NYI 6-3 66.7%
vs. Cody Hodgson BUF 10-5 66.7%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Joe Vitale PIT 0-5 0.0%
vs. Jeff Halpern NYR 1-7 12.5%
vs. Nazem Kadri TOR 2-7 22.2%
vs. Tyler Bozak TOR 8-18 30.8%
vs. Shawn Matthias FLA 2-4 33.3%
vs. Nate Thompson TBL 6-10 37.5%
vs. Alexander Burmistrov WPG 3-5 37.5%
vs. Keith Aucoin NYI 2-3 40.0%
vs. Travis Zajac NJD 10-15 40.0%
vs. Tyler Johnson TBL 2-3 40.0%

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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