Nicklas Backstrom vs Saku Koivu
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Saku Koivu holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Koivu on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Koivu 51.8% (-1.3%)
H2H factor
Koivu leads 17-15 in 32 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 71.6%
Defensive zone
Koivu 69.8%
Neutral zone
Backstrom 51.4%
Result
Saku Koivu favored at 54.7%
45.3%
54.7%
Backstrom
Koivu
Head-to-Head Record
15
-
17
(32 meetings)
15
17
Backstrom
Koivu
Last 10: Backstrom 6-4 Koivu
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Koivu
2
3
Backstrom
Koivu
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
7
7
Backstrom
Koivu
14 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Koivu
6
7
Backstrom
Koivu
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Koivu
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
51.9% (3,221)
-1.5%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
59.3% (437)
-7.0%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
48.0% (764)
-1.0%
On power play, Koivu has a +7.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Koivu shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Backstrom shoots left. Koivu is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (3,153).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Koivu
Home
52.6% (7,223)
53.5% (2,281)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
50.1% (2,209)
By Period
Backstrom
Koivu
P1
50.1%
51.1%
P2
49.7%
52.6%
P3
51.6%
51.8%
OT
52.9%
52.3%
Final 5 min
50.5%
55.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Koivu
46.0%▼
50.0%
51.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2014 | 3 | 11:17 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 3 | 11:11 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 19:07 | Defensive | Saku Koivu |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 19:03 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 09:46 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 09:26 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 03:16 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 03:10 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 23, 2013 | 3 | 14:31 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 23, 2013 | 3 | 14:24 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Dec 23, 2013 | 2 | 11:16 | Offensive | Saku Koivu |
| Dec 23, 2013 | 1 | 07:21 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Dec 23, 2013 | 1 | 00:27 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Nov 1, 2011 | 3 | 19:18 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Nov 1, 2011 | 3 | 09:13 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Nov 1, 2011 | 3 | 08:04 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Nov 1, 2011 | 3 | 06:16 | Offensive | Saku Koivu |
| Nov 1, 2011 | 2 | 08:30 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |