Mikael Backlund — Faceoff Stats

Calgary Flames· C·Shoots L·Born Mar 17, 1989·2010–2026

Mikael Backlund has a 2014-15 faceoff win percentage of 47.9% across 1,032 faceoffs in the 2014-15 season. Best zone: Defensive (60.5%). Ranked #118 in the league.

2014-15 FO%
47.9%
Record
494W - 538L
Total Faceoffs
1,032
League Rank
#118

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
37.0%
128 / 346 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
60.5%
201 / 332 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
46.6%
165 / 354 faceoffs

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Calgary Flames 53 50.7% 488 962 24.6% 76.6% 51.1%
2024-25 Calgary Flames 76 48.4% 703 1,452 29.4% 68.9% 48.3%
2023-24 Calgary Flames 82 50.3% 778 1,547 34.1% 66.9% 50.3%
2022-23 Calgary Flames 82 50.9% 705 1,386 47.4% 52.2% 53.5%
2021-22 Calgary Flames 94 51.0% 740 1,450 45.6% 56.3% 51.6%
2020-21 Calgary Flames 54 51.9% 387 745 47.6% 52.2% 56.8%
2019-20 Calgary Flames 68 47.3% 368 778 46.9% 45.2% 49.6%
2018-19 Calgary Flames 82 49.5% 548 1,106 51.2% 49.3% 48.4%
2017-18 Calgary Flames 82 50.0% 705 1,410 38.2% 61.3% 51.5%
2016-17 Calgary Flames 85 48.2% 755 1,566 30.7% 65.9% 50.6%
2015-16 Calgary Flames 82 47.2% 539 1,143 37.9% 54.2% 49.6%
2014-15 Calgary Flames 63 47.9% 494 1,032 37.0% 60.5% 46.6%
2013-14 Calgary Flames 76 47.5% 628 1,322 43.7% 50.9% 47.9%
2012-13 Calgary Flames 32 47.7% 194 407 46.5% 50.8% 46.0%
2011-12 Calgary Flames 41 45.4% 225 496 33.3% 55.8% 46.4%
2010-11 Calgary Flames 73 48.0% 319 664 48.7% 44.6% 50.0%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Pavel Datsyuk DET 6-1 85.7%
vs. Jay McClement CAR 5-1 83.3%
vs. Boyd Gordon EDM 5-1 83.3%
vs. Scott Gomez NJD 4-1 80.0%
vs. Brad Richards CHI 4-1 80.0%
vs. Derek Roy EDM 12-3 80.0%
vs. Mark Scheifele WPG 9-3 75.0%
vs. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare PHI 6-2 75.0%
vs. Paul Gaustad NSH 6-3 66.7%
vs. Derek Stepan NYR 4-2 66.7%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Mike Fisher NSH 0-5 0.0%
vs. Nick Bjugstad FLA 0-7 0.0%
vs. Claude Giroux PHI 1-12 7.7%
vs. Riley Sheahan DET 1-6 14.3%
vs. Steve Ott STL 1-4 20.0%
vs. Dave Bolland FLA 1-4 20.0%
vs. Nick Foligno CBJ 3-8 27.3%
vs. Evgeni Malkin PIT 2-5 28.6%
vs. Anze Kopitar LAK 4-10 28.6%
vs. John Tavares NYI 2-5 28.6%

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