Casey Cizikas vs Nicklas Backstrom

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Casey Cizikas holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Backstrom on offensive-zone draws (76% H2H, 53 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Cizikas 51.8% vs Backstrom 50.5% (+1.3%)
H2H factor Backstrom leads 86-73 in 159 meetings
Offensive zone Backstrom 79.4%
Defensive zone Cizikas 74.7%
Neutral zone Backstrom 53.8%
Result Nicklas Backstrom favored at 52.9%
47.1%
52.9%
Cizikas Backstrom
Head-to-Head Record
73 - 86 (159 meetings)
73
86
Cizikas Backstrom
Last 10: Cizikas 1-9 Backstrom

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Backstrom
13
40
Cizikas Backstrom
53 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cizikas
36
17
Cizikas Backstrom
53 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backstrom
24
29
Cizikas Backstrom
53 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Cizikas
Backstrom
Edge
Even Strength
53.4% (8,814)
50.4% (11,581)
+3.0%
Power Play
54.9% (175)
52.3% (1,895)
+2.6%
Penalty Kill
44.3% (1,890)
47.0% (889)
-2.7%
On even strength, Cizikas has a +3.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Backstrom shoots left. Cizikas is 52.3% vs left-shot opponents (7,042).
Cizikas shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Home / Away
Cizikas
Backstrom
Home
53.6% (5,448)
52.6% (7,223)
Away
50.1% (5,432)
48.4% (7,173)
By Period
Cizikas
Backstrom
P1
52.9%
50.1%
P2
51.1%
49.7%
P3
51.6%
51.6%
OT
50.0%
52.9%
Final 5 min
50.6%
50.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cizikas
70.0%
58.0%
51.8%
Backstrom
50.0%
48.5%
50.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Apr 10, 2023 3 19:14 Offensive Nicklas Backstrom
Apr 10, 2023 3 18:58 Offensive Casey Cizikas
Apr 10, 2023 3 18:50 Neutral Nicklas Backstrom
Apr 10, 2023 3 08:54 Defensive Nicklas Backstrom
Apr 10, 2023 3 08:49 Defensive Nicklas Backstrom
Apr 10, 2023 2 11:22 Offensive Nicklas Backstrom
Apr 10, 2023 1 06:12 Offensive Nicklas Backstrom
Mar 29, 2023 3 11:27 Neutral Nicklas Backstrom
Mar 29, 2023 3 11:14 Defensive Nicklas Backstrom
Mar 29, 2023 1 14:43 Neutral Nicklas Backstrom
Jan 16, 2023 3 13:25 Defensive Casey Cizikas
Jan 16, 2023 3 00:32 Defensive Casey Cizikas
Jan 16, 2023 2 01:40 Offensive Nicklas Backstrom
Jan 16, 2023 2 01:28 Neutral Nicklas Backstrom
Jan 16, 2023 1 13:19 Neutral Nicklas Backstrom
Apr 28, 2022 3 06:23 Neutral Casey Cizikas
Apr 28, 2022 2 19:39 Defensive Casey Cizikas
Apr 28, 2022 2 10:16 Defensive Casey Cizikas
Apr 26, 2022 3 09:35 Offensive Nicklas Backstrom
Apr 26, 2022 3 07:29 Offensive Nicklas Backstrom