Who wins more faceoffs, Logan Stankoven or Mikael Backlund?

Logan Stankoven leads the head-to-head 5-3 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Logan Stankoven's faceoff record against Mikael Backlund?

Logan Stankoven is 5-3 against Mikael Backlund in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 3-0, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 1-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Logan Stankoven or Mikael Backlund?

Mikael Backlund is the predicted winner with a 66.0% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Logan Stankoven vs Mikael Backlund

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All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Mikael Backlund holds a +4.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Stankoven on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Stankoven wins 43.6% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Stankoven 45.0% vs Backlund 49.0% (-4.5%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Stankoven 54.2%

Defensive zone Backlund 89.7%

Neutral zone Backlund 70.4%

Result Mikael Backlund favored at 66.0%

34.0%

66.0%

Stankoven Backlund

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 3 (8 meetings)

Stankoven Backlund

Last 8: Stankoven 5-3 Backlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Stankoven

Stankoven Backlund

3 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Stankoven Backlund

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Backlund

Stankoven Backlund

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Stankoven

Backlund

Edge

Even Strength

44.5% (916)

49.7% (13,463)

-5.2%

Power Play

44.4% (108)

51.5% (1,338)

-7.1%

Penalty Kill

42.9% (7)

43.9% (2,465)

-1.0%

On power play, Backlund has a +7.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Backlund shoots left. Stankoven is 43.6% vs left-shot opponents (730).

Stankoven shoots right. Backlund is 49.5% vs right-shot opponents (6,251).

Home / Away

Stankoven

Backlund

Home

44.9% (555)

49.7% (8,621)

Away

44.1% (476)

48.3% (8,650)

By Period

Stankoven

Backlund

44.6%

48.5%

43.0%

50.3%

46.4%

48.4%

0.0%

45.1%

Final 5 min

40.5%

48.4%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Stankoven

42.0%▬

42.5%

44.5%

Backlund

50.0%▬

50.0%

49.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 7, 2026	3	13:20	Defensive	Mikael Backlund
Mar 7, 2026	3	10:10	Defensive	Logan Stankoven
Mar 7, 2026	3	00:00	Neutral	Logan Stankoven
Mar 7, 2026	2	04:11	Neutral	Mikael Backlund
Mar 7, 2026	2	00:54	Offensive	Logan Stankoven
Mar 7, 2026	1	00:44	Neutral	Mikael Backlund
Nov 30, 2025	3	19:03	Offensive	Logan Stankoven
Nov 30, 2025	1	04:48	Offensive	Logan Stankoven

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