Nicklas Backstrom — Faceoff Stats
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All Seasons
Nicklas Backstrom has a 2018-19 faceoff win percentage of 48.6% across 1,439 faceoffs in the 2018-19 season. Best zone: Offensive (50.8%). Ranked #110 in the league.
2018-19 FO%
48.6%
Record
700W - 739L
Total Faceoffs
1,439
League Rank
#110
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
50.8%
232 / 457 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
45.3%
216 / 477 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
49.9%
252 / 505 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
48.5%
1,151 FO
Power Play
50.0%
176 FO
Pen. Kill
48.2%
112 FO
Home
50.8%
783 FO
Away
46.0%
656 FO
P1
49.3%
448 FO
P2
46.6%
455 FO
P3
50.1%
515 FO
OT
42.9%
21 FO
Final 5 min
51.0%
359 FO
vs Left
50.6%
889 FO
vs Right
45.5%
550 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. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 8-1 | 88.9% |
| vs. Kevin Hayes NYR | 11-2 | 84.6% |
| vs. Adrian Kempe LAK | 5-1 | 83.3% |
| vs. Max Domi MTL | 14-4 | 77.8% |
| vs. Johan Larsson BUF | 10-3 | 76.9% |
| vs. Josh Bailey NYI | 6-2 | 75.0% |
| vs. David Kampf CHI | 14-5 | 73.7% |
| vs. Andrew Shaw MTL | 5-2 | 71.4% |
| vs. Ryan Getzlaf ANA | 7-3 | 70.0% |
| vs. Jason Spezza DAL | 4-2 | 66.7% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Bryan Little WPG | 1-5 | 16.7% |
| vs. Matt Duchene OTT | 2-9 | 18.2% |
| vs. Mark Jankowski CGY | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare VGK | 2-8 | 20.0% |
| vs. Auston Matthews TOR | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Brandon Sutter VAN | 2-7 | 22.2% |
| vs. Jordan Staal CAR | 5-16 | 23.8% |
| vs. David Krejci BOS | 2-6 | 25.0% |
| vs. Patrice Bergeron BOS | 8-22 | 26.7% |
| vs. Brandon Dubinsky CBJ | 2-5 | 28.6% |
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% |