Scouting Report
Ryan White holds a +2.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Backlund on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backlund 49.0% vs White 51.0% (-2.0%)
H2H factor
Backlund leads 8-5 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
White 50.8%
Defensive zone
Backlund 52.0%
Neutral zone
White 53.2%
Result
Mikael Backlund favored at 50.3%
50.3%
49.7%
Backlund
White
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
5
(13 meetings)
8
5
Backlund
White
Last 10: Backlund 5-5 White
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backlund
4
2
Backlund
White
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
3
3
Backlund
White
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Backlund
1
0
Backlund
White
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backlund
White
Edge
Even Strength
49.7% (13,463)
50.6% (1,030)
-0.9%
Power Play
51.5% (1,338)
66.7% (30)
-15.2%
Penalty Kill
43.9% (2,465)
50.7% (148)
-6.8%
On power play, White has a +15.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
White shoots right. Backlund is 49.5% vs right-shot opponents (6,251).
Backlund shoots left. White is 48.2% vs left-shot opponents (844).
Home / Away
Backlund
White
Home
49.7% (8,621)
53.5% (593)
Away
48.3% (8,650)
48.7% (618)
By Period
Backlund
White
P1
48.5%
52.4%
P2
50.3%
50.7%
P3
48.4%
49.9%
Final 5 min
48.4%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backlund
50.0%▬
50.0%
49.0%
White
48.0%▲
46.0%
51.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2016 | 2 | 13:40 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Dec 8, 2016 | 2 | 13:38 | Offensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 2 | 08:53 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 1 | 02:49 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 19, 2015 | 1 | 11:41 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 19, 2015 | 1 | 09:31 | Neutral | Mikael Backlund |
| Mar 3, 2015 | 2 | 17:18 | Offensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 16:45 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 14:44 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 07:23 | Defensive | Ryan White |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 3 | 07:20 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Feb 4, 2014 | 1 | 01:24 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Oct 9, 2013 | 3 | 08:44 | Offensive | Mikael Backlund |