Nicklas Backstrom vs Sean Monahan
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.5% vs 51.3%). Look for Monahan on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 27 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Monahan 51.2% (-0.8%)
H2H factor
Monahan leads 44-34 in 78 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 53.0%
Defensive zone
Backstrom 61.0%
Neutral zone
Backstrom 58.4%
Result
Nicklas Backstrom favored at 57.2%
57.2%
42.8%
Backstrom
Monahan
Head-to-Head Record
34
-
44
(78 meetings)
34
44
Backstrom
Monahan
Last 10: Backstrom 1-9 Monahan
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Monahan
9
18
Backstrom
Monahan
27 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
13
9
Backstrom
Monahan
22 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Monahan
12
17
Backstrom
Monahan
29 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Monahan
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
51.1% (11,197)
-0.7%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
53.6% (2,558)
-1.3%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
46.0% (733)
+1.0%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Monahan shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Backstrom shoots left. Monahan is 51.7% vs left-shot opponents (9,187).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Monahan
Home
52.6% (7,223)
52.3% (7,234)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
50.2% (7,254)
By Period
Backstrom
Monahan
P1
50.1%
51.0%
P2
49.7%
51.6%
P3
51.6%
51.1%
OT
52.9%
53.7%
Final 5 min
50.5%
50.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Monahan
58.0%▲
53.0%
51.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2023 | 2 | 18:16 | Defensive | Sean Monahan |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 1 | 05:35 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 8, 2022 | 2 | 01:49 | Defensive | Sean Monahan |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 2 | 07:26 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 1 | 13:30 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 1 | 05:40 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 1 | 02:59 | Defensive | Sean Monahan |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 3 | 17:53 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 2 | 16:35 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 2 | 02:41 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 1 | 13:12 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 1 | 05:55 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 3 | 19:03 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 3 | 11:21 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 3 | 04:18 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 3 | 04:06 | Offensive | Sean Monahan |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 2 | 15:42 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 1 | 19:24 | Neutral | Sean Monahan |