Nicklas Backstrom vs Tyler Seguin
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Tyler Seguin holds a +3.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Seguin on neutral-zone draws (63% H2H, 32 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Seguin 53.6% (-3.1%)
H2H factor
Seguin leads 43-29 in 72 meetings
Offensive zone
Backstrom 61.6%
Defensive zone
Backstrom 60.0%
Neutral zone
Backstrom 58.9%
Result
Nicklas Backstrom favored at 60.0%
60.0%
40.0%
Backstrom
Seguin
Head-to-Head Record
29
-
43
(72 meetings)
29
43
Backstrom
Seguin
Last 10: Backstrom 3-7 Seguin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Seguin
10
11
Backstrom
Seguin
21 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Seguin
7
12
Backstrom
Seguin
19 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Seguin
12
20
Backstrom
Seguin
32 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Seguin
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
53.7% (8,071)
-3.3%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
55.9% (810)
-3.6%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
49.3% (762)
-2.3%
On power play, Seguin has a +3.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Seguin shoots right. Backstrom is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (5,430).
Backstrom shoots left. Seguin is 53.4% vs left-shot opponents (6,798).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Seguin
Home
52.6% (7,223)
55.9% (4,759)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
51.4% (4,885)
By Period
Backstrom
Seguin
P1
50.1%
52.8%
P2
49.7%
53.3%
P3
51.6%
54.7%
OT
52.9%
54.7%
Final 5 min
50.5%
54.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Seguin
42.0%▼
54.0%
53.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2022 | 3 | 07:55 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 2 | 12:13 | Defensive | Tyler Seguin |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 2 | 08:56 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 1 | 15:00 | Offensive | Tyler Seguin |
| Mar 20, 2022 | 1 | 01:29 | Neutral | Tyler Seguin |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Tyler Seguin |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 1 | 01:19 | Defensive | Tyler Seguin |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 3 | 17:30 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 3 | 05:57 | Neutral | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 3 | 05:51 | Neutral | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 2 | 18:50 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 1 | 14:00 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 12, 2019 | 1 | 01:19 | Defensive | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 8, 2019 | 3 | 07:26 | Offensive | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 8, 2019 | 3 | 03:52 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Oct 8, 2019 | 2 | 11:01 | Offensive | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 8, 2019 | 2 | 00:17 | Offensive | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 8, 2019 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Tyler Seguin |
| Oct 8, 2019 | 1 | 11:57 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |