Anze Kopitar vs Mikael Backlund

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Anze Kopitar holds a +7.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (91% H2H, 11 meetings). Kopitar wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Kopitar 56.3% vs Backlund 49.8% (+7.0%)
H2H factor Kopitar leads 16-11 in 27 meetings
Offensive zone Kopitar 94.3%
Defensive zone Kopitar 54.8%
Neutral zone Kopitar 76.4%
Result Anze Kopitar favored at 74.9%
74.9%
25.1%
Kopitar Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
16 - 11 (27 meetings)
16
11
Kopitar Backlund
Last 10: Kopitar 5-5 Backlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
10
1
Kopitar Backlund
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
3
8
Kopitar Backlund
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
3
2
Kopitar Backlund
5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Kopitar
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
56.1% (749)
50.5% (944)
+5.6%
Power Play
63.3% (215)
51.5% (66)
+11.8%
Penalty Kill
51.6% (155)
47.1% (297)
+4.5%
On power play, Kopitar has a +11.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Kopitar is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (761).
Kopitar shoots left. Backlund is 49.9% vs left-shot opponents (938).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Backlund
Home
57.3% (553)
48.1% (636)
Away
56.4% (566)
51.4% (671)
By Period
Kopitar
Backlund
P1
56.5%
45.4%
P2
58.0%
54.1%
P3
56.1%
49.2%
OT
57.9%
55.6%
Final 5 min
56.3%
48.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
72.0%
60.0%
56.8%
Backlund
50.0%
50.0%
49.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 24, 2026 3 17:18 Neutral Anze Kopitar
Mar 24, 2026 3 06:07 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 24, 2026 3 02:20 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Mar 24, 2026 3 00:17 Neutral Anze Kopitar
Mar 24, 2026 2 18:45 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 24, 2026 2 16:18 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Mar 24, 2026 2 05:30 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Mar 24, 2026 2 04:00 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 24, 2026 1 17:13 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Mar 24, 2026 1 16:50 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Mar 24, 2026 1 10:08 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Feb 28, 2026 3 10:03 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Feb 28, 2026 3 00:24 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Feb 28, 2026 2 14:27 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Feb 28, 2026 2 11:03 Neutral Mikael Backlund
Feb 28, 2026 2 03:11 Defensive Mikael Backlund
Feb 28, 2026 1 17:58 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Feb 28, 2026 1 17:55 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Feb 28, 2026 1 06:14 Neutral Anze Kopitar
Dec 13, 2025 2 17:18 Defensive Anze Kopitar