David Backes vs Mikael Granlund
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
David Backes holds a +2.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Backes on neutral-zone draws (62% H2H, 13 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backes 50.7% vs Granlund 48.6% (+2.1%)
H2H factor
Backes leads 18-16 in 34 meetings
Offensive zone
Granlund 53.5%
Defensive zone
Backes 55.1%
Neutral zone
Backes 52.9%
Result
David Backes favored at 52.2%
52.2%
47.8%
Backes
Granlund
Head-to-Head Record
18
-
16
(34 meetings)
18
16
Backes
Granlund
Last 10: Backes 7-3 Granlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
4
4
Backes
Granlund
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Granlund
6
7
Backes
Granlund
13 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backes
8
5
Backes
Granlund
13 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backes
Granlund
Edge
Even Strength
51.1% (5,772)
48.6% (6,765)
+2.5%
Power Play
50.8% (1,082)
53.0% (760)
-2.2%
Penalty Kill
47.4% (930)
43.6% (635)
+3.8%
On penalty kill, Backes has a +3.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Granlund shoots left. Backes is 50.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,704).
Backes shoots right. Granlund is 49.2% vs right-shot opponents (2,967).
Home / Away
Backes
Granlund
Home
50.6% (3,936)
51.0% (3,905)
Away
50.7% (3,895)
46.4% (4,255)
By Period
Backes
Granlund
P1
50.1%
48.8%
P2
51.5%
48.7%
P3
50.8%
48.5%
OT
42.9%
43.3%
Final 5 min
51.9%
47.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backes
56.0%▲
49.5%
50.7%
Granlund
62.0%▲
54.5%
48.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2016 | 3 | 16:28 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 3 | 13:47 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 2 | 15:57 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 1 | 05:19 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Feb 6, 2016 | 2 | 18:14 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Feb 6, 2016 | 2 | 15:14 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Feb 6, 2016 | 1 | 10:10 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1 | 19:36 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1 | 16:42 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Oct 31, 2015 | OT | 03:38 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 3 | 16:50 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 3 | 04:46 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 1 | 17:15 | Neutral | Mikael Granlund |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 3 | 10:13 | Offensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 3 | 03:45 | Defensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 2 | 08:15 | Offensive | Mikael Granlund |
| Mar 14, 2015 | 3 | 13:44 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Mar 14, 2015 | 3 | 07:09 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Mar 14, 2015 | 2 | 13:59 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Mar 14, 2015 | 1 | 18:59 | Neutral | David Backes |