Anze Kopitar vs Mikael Backlund

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Scouting Report

Anze Kopitar holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (63% H2H, 105 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.5% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Kopitar 54.5% vs Backlund 49.0% (+5.6%)
H2H factor Kopitar leads 174-144 in 318 meetings
Offensive zone Kopitar 82.6%
Defensive zone Kopitar 61.8%
Neutral zone Kopitar 71.2%
Result Anze Kopitar favored at 71.6%
71.6%
28.4%
Kopitar Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
174 - 144 (318 meetings)
174
144
Kopitar Backlund
Last 10: Kopitar 5-5 Backlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
66
39
Kopitar Backlund
105 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
56
57
Kopitar Backlund
113 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
52
48
Kopitar Backlund
100 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Kopitar
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,761)
49.7% (13,463)
+4.9%
Power Play
59.2% (3,590)
51.5% (1,338)
+7.7%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,946)
43.9% (2,465)
+4.5%
On power play, Kopitar has a +7.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Kopitar is 55.5% vs left-shot opponents (15,187).
Kopitar shoots left. Backlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (11,020).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Backlund
Home
55.3% (11,663)
49.7% (8,621)
Away
53.8% (11,682)
48.3% (8,650)
By Period
Kopitar
Backlund
P1
54.5%
48.5%
P2
54.9%
50.3%
P3
53.9%
48.4%
OT
59.3%
45.1%
Final 5 min
55.0%
48.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
72.0%
60.0%
54.6%
Backlund
50.0%
50.0%
49.0%

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