Nicklas Backstrom vs Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare holds a +1.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Bellemare on defensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 18 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Bellemare 51.5% (-1.0%)
H2H factor
Bellemare leads 31-27 in 58 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 73.8%
Defensive zone
Bellemare 66.6%
Neutral zone
Backstrom 53.0%
Result
Nicklas Backstrom favored at 55.9%
55.9%
44.1%
Backstrom
Bellemare
Head-to-Head Record
27
-
31
(58 meetings)
27
31
Backstrom
Bellemare
Last 10: Backstrom 5-5 Bellemare
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
17
8
Backstrom
Bellemare
25 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Bellemare
4
14
Backstrom
Bellemare
18 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Bellemare
6
9
Backstrom
Bellemare
15 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Bellemare
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
53.4% (5,002)
-3.0%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
58.2% (98)
-5.9%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
45.0% (1,579)
+2.0%
On power play, Bellemare has a +5.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bellemare shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Backstrom shoots left. Bellemare is 52.8% vs left-shot opponents (4,120).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Bellemare
Home
52.6% (7,223)
53.4% (3,409)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
49.5% (3,270)
By Period
Backstrom
Bellemare
P1
50.1%
52.2%
P2
49.7%
51.5%
P3
51.6%
51.2%
OT
52.9%
34.7%
Final 5 min
50.5%
49.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Bellemare
58.0%▲
54.5%
51.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2023 | 2 | 18:28 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 19:57 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 19:55 | Offensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 09:20 | Neutral | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 2 | 14:59 | Defensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 2 | 03:58 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 1 | 19:07 | Defensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 3 | 11:24 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 2 | 13:04 | Defensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 2 | 11:05 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 1 | 07:47 | Offensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 1 | 07:35 | Offensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Oct 14, 2019 | 3 | 17:29 | Defensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Oct 14, 2019 | 2 | 15:58 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 14, 2019 | 2 | 04:43 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 14, 2019 | 2 | 00:50 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 14, 2019 | 1 | 09:25 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 4, 2018 | 3 | 03:53 | Defensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Dec 4, 2018 | 2 | 15:42 | Defensive | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Dec 4, 2018 | 2 | 15:17 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |