Nicklas Backstrom vs Phillip Danault
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Phillip Danault holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Backstrom on offensive-zone draws (58% H2H, 19 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Danault 53.2% (-2.8%)
H2H factor
Backstrom leads 32-29 in 61 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 60.9%
Defensive zone
Danault 72.9%
Neutral zone
Danault 56.3%
Result
Phillip Danault favored at 56.7%
43.3%
56.7%
Backstrom
Danault
Head-to-Head Record
32
-
29
(61 meetings)
32
29
Backstrom
Danault
Last 10: Backstrom 3-7 Danault
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
11
8
Backstrom
Danault
19 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Danault
10
11
Backstrom
Danault
21 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backstrom
11
10
Backstrom
Danault
21 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Danault
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
53.6% (9,447)
-3.2%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
61.4% (757)
-9.1%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
47.4% (1,702)
-0.4%
On power play, Danault has a +9.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Danault shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Backstrom shoots left. Danault is 52.1% vs left-shot opponents (7,872).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Danault
Home
52.6% (7,223)
54.2% (5,820)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
52.3% (6,086)
By Period
Backstrom
Danault
P1
50.1%
53.7%
P2
49.7%
53.5%
P3
51.6%
52.7%
OT
52.9%
49.3%
Final 5 min
50.5%
52.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Danault
54.0%▼
57.5%
53.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3 | 18:07 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3 | 02:15 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1 | 07:57 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1 | 01:47 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 3 | 16:58 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 2 | 18:04 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 2 | 17:58 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 2 | 15:03 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 2 | 14:45 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 2 | 14:38 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 1 | 19:37 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 1 | 08:47 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 1 | 07:29 | Neutral | Phillip Danault |
| Feb 20, 2020 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 27, 2020 | 2 | 12:42 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |
| Jan 27, 2020 | 1 | 17:28 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Jan 27, 2020 | 1 | 03:29 | Defensive | Phillip Danault |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 3 | 04:13 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 2 | 08:51 | Offensive | Phillip Danault |