Nicklas Backstrom vs Sam Reinhart
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Nicklas Backstrom holds a +7.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Backstrom on neutral-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Reinhart 43.3% (+7.4%)
H2H factor
Backstrom leads 9-4 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 90.4%
Defensive zone
Backstrom 82.8%
Neutral zone
Backstrom 89.5%
Result
Nicklas Backstrom favored at 88.8%
88.8%
11.2%
Backstrom
Reinhart
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
4
(13 meetings)
9
4
Backstrom
Reinhart
Last 10: Backstrom 7-3 Reinhart
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Reinhart
2
3
Backstrom
Reinhart
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
2
0
Backstrom
Reinhart
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backstrom
5
1
Backstrom
Reinhart
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Reinhart
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
42.5% (2,173)
+7.9%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
46.5% (525)
+5.8%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
41.3% (339)
+5.7%
On even strength, Backstrom has a +7.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Reinhart shoots right. Backstrom is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (5,430).
Backstrom shoots left. Reinhart is 41.5% vs left-shot opponents (2,283).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Reinhart
Home
52.6% (7,223)
44.9% (1,528)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
41.2% (1,509)
By Period
Backstrom
Reinhart
P1
50.1%
44.5%
P2
49.7%
40.5%
P3
51.6%
44.5%
OT
52.9%
43.5%
Final 5 min
50.5%
42.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Reinhart
40.0%▬
39.0%
43.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2023 | 2 | 19:56 | Offensive | Sam Reinhart |
| Feb 16, 2023 | 2 | 17:03 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 16, 2023 | 2 | 10:09 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 16, 2023 | 2 | 07:26 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 15, 2021 | 2 | 12:01 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 3 | 17:04 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 3 | 05:54 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 2 | 15:00 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 2 | 10:35 | Offensive | Sam Reinhart |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 1 | 09:03 | Offensive | Sam Reinhart |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 1 | 02:39 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 15, 2021 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sam Reinhart |
| Nov 7, 2017 | 2 | 01:17 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |