Lucas Wallmark vs Nicklas Backstrom
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.2% vs 50.5%). Look for Backstrom on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 10 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Wallmark 50.2% vs Backstrom 50.5% (-0.3%)
H2H factor
Backstrom leads 21-14 in 35 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 58.8%
Defensive zone
Wallmark 70.0%
Neutral zone
Wallmark 57.4%
Result
Lucas Wallmark favored at 55.6%
55.6%
44.4%
Wallmark
Backstrom
Head-to-Head Record
14
-
21
(35 meetings)
14
21
Wallmark
Backstrom
Last 10: Wallmark 3-7 Backstrom
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
2
8
Wallmark
Backstrom
10 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Wallmark
5
3
Wallmark
Backstrom
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backstrom
7
10
Wallmark
Backstrom
17 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Wallmark
Backstrom
Edge
Even Strength
50.5% (1,852)
50.4% (11,581)
+0.1%
Power Play
56.3% (103)
52.3% (1,895)
+4.0%
Penalty Kill
44.9% (216)
47.0% (889)
-2.1%
On power play, Wallmark has a +4.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backstrom shoots left. Wallmark is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (1,391).
Wallmark shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Home / Away
Wallmark
Backstrom
Home
50.8% (1,070)
52.6% (7,223)
Away
49.6% (1,101)
48.4% (7,173)
By Period
Wallmark
Backstrom
P1
51.4%
50.1%
P2
50.8%
49.7%
P3
48.7%
51.6%
OT
0.0%
52.9%
Final 5 min
50.4%
50.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Wallmark
44.0%▬
44.5%
50.2%
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2020 | 3 | 19:51 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 13, 2020 | 2 | 08:30 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 13, 2020 | 1 | 07:11 | Defensive | Lucas Wallmark |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 2 | 09:24 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 2 | 08:27 | Defensive | Lucas Wallmark |
| Oct 5, 2019 | 1 | 16:20 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 5, 2019 | 1 | 09:25 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 26, 2019 | 3 | 09:49 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 26, 2019 | 3 | 04:31 | Neutral | Lucas Wallmark |
| Mar 26, 2019 | 2 | 01:38 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 26, 2019 | 2 | 01:24 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 27, 2018 | 3 | 19:24 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 27, 2018 | 3 | 19:09 | Neutral | Lucas Wallmark |
| Dec 27, 2018 | 3 | 00:07 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 27, 2018 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 27, 2018 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Lucas Wallmark |
| Dec 27, 2018 | 1 | 16:22 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 27, 2018 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 14, 2018 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 14, 2018 | 3 | 19:47 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |