Jonathan Toews vs Mikael Backlund
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Jonathan Toews holds a +8.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Toews on offensive-zone draws (66% H2H, 64 meetings). Toews wins 56.8% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Toews 57.9% vs Backlund 49.0% (+8.9%)
H2H factor
Toews leads 98-75 in 173 meetings
Offensive zone
Toews 92.2%
Defensive zone
Toews 64.5%
Neutral zone
Toews 83.8%
Result
Jonathan Toews favored at 81.4%
81.4%
18.6%
Toews
Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
98
-
75
(173 meetings)
98
75
Toews
Backlund
Last 10: Toews 6-4 Backlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Toews
42
22
Toews
Backlund
64 total
Defensive Zone
Even
25
25
Toews
Backlund
50 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Toews
31
28
Toews
Backlund
59 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Toews
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
57.2% (13,079)
49.7% (13,463)
+7.5%
Power Play
63.3% (3,254)
51.5% (1,338)
+11.8%
Penalty Kill
53.6% (1,810)
43.9% (2,465)
+9.7%
On power play, Toews has a +11.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Toews is 56.8% vs left-shot opponents (11,675).
Toews shoots left. Backlund is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (11,020).
Home / Away
Toews
Backlund
Home
59.7% (9,212)
49.7% (8,621)
Away
56.1% (8,962)
48.3% (8,650)
By Period
Toews
Backlund
P1
58.6%
48.5%
P2
57.9%
50.3%
P3
57.3%
48.4%
OT
58.9%
45.1%
Final 5 min
58.2%
48.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Toews
62.0%▼
63.5%
57.9%
Backlund
50.0%▬
50.0%
49.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | 3 | 19:52 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 1 | 18:58 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 3 | 11:30 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 2 | 08:30 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1 | 09:33 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1 | 03:24 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 3 | 05:44 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 3 | 02:17 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 2 | 07:31 | Neutral | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 3 | 15:59 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1 | 19:22 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1 | 01:09 | Defensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Jan 8, 2023 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 2 | 03:59 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 2 | 01:02 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 1 | 17:24 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 8, 2023 | 1 | 14:05 | Offensive | Jonathan Toews |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 3 | 11:24 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 3 | 08:40 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 2 | 17:58 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |