Nicklas Backstrom vs Tuomo Ruutu
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Nicklas Backstrom holds a +10.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Backstrom on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Ruutu 41.0% (+10.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Backstrom 84.2%
Defensive zone
Backstrom 87.1%
Neutral zone
Backstrom 88.7%
Result
Nicklas Backstrom favored at 87.6%
87.6%
12.4%
Backstrom
Ruutu
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
2
(7 meetings)
5
2
Backstrom
Ruutu
Last 7: Backstrom 5-2 Ruutu
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Ruutu
0
1
Backstrom
Ruutu
1 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Backstrom
Ruutu
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backstrom
4
0
Backstrom
Ruutu
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Ruutu
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
40.3% (688)
+10.1%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
37.8% (119)
+14.5%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
36.4% (11)
+10.6%
On power play, Backstrom has a +14.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Ruutu shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Backstrom shoots left. Ruutu is 40.5% vs left-shot opponents (533).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Ruutu
Home
52.6% (7,223)
42.2% (438)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
37.4% (388)
By Period
Backstrom
Ruutu
P1
50.1%
37.9%
P2
49.7%
40.7%
P3
51.6%
41.3%
OT
52.9%
40.0%
Final 5 min
50.5%
45.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Ruutu
38.0%▲
36.5%
40.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2011 | OT | 03:08 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 29, 2011 | 2 | 18:39 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 29, 2011 | 2 | 14:54 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 29, 2011 | 2 | 00:26 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Nov 24, 2010 | 3 | 17:22 | Offensive | Tuomo Ruutu |
| Nov 24, 2010 | 3 | 15:21 | Defensive | Tuomo Ruutu |
| Oct 27, 2010 | 1 | 17:40 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |