David Backes vs Rickard Rakell

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

David Backes holds a +6.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Rakell on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Backes 50.7% vs Rakell 44.8% (+6.2%)
H2H factor Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Rakell 86.9%
Defensive zone Rakell 69.1%
Neutral zone Rakell 75.3%
Result Rickard Rakell favored at 80.1%
19.9%
80.1%
Backes Rakell
Head-to-Head Record
1 - 5 (6 meetings)
1
5
Backes Rakell
Last 6: Backes 1-5 Rakell

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Rakell
0
3
Backes Rakell
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Backes
1
0
Backes Rakell
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Rakell
0
2
Backes Rakell
2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Backes
Rakell
Edge
Even Strength
51.1% (5,772)
44.2% (1,886)
+6.9%
Power Play
50.8% (1,082)
50.2% (203)
+0.6%
Penalty Kill
47.4% (930)
21.7% (23)
+25.7%
On penalty kill, Backes has a +25.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Rakell shoots right. Backes is 51.8% vs right-shot opponents (2,127).
Backes shoots right. Rakell is 44.0% vs right-shot opponents (769).
Home / Away
Backes
Rakell
Home
50.6% (3,936)
46.6% (1,055)
Away
50.7% (3,895)
42.4% (1,058)
By Period
Backes
Rakell
P1
50.1%
45.6%
P2
51.5%
41.9%
P3
50.8%
46.1%
OT
42.9%
50.0%
Final 5 min
51.9%
44.7%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backes
56.0%
49.5%
50.7%
Rakell
38.0%
35.0%
44.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 11, 2016 3 12:21 Offensive Rickard Rakell
Jan 8, 2016 2 11:07 Neutral Rickard Rakell
Jan 8, 2016 1 12:35 Defensive David Backes
Jan 8, 2016 1 08:54 Offensive Rickard Rakell
Oct 29, 2015 2 04:30 Offensive Rickard Rakell
Oct 29, 2015 2 01:30 Neutral Rickard Rakell