Who wins more faceoffs, Mikael Backlund or William Karlsson?

Mikael Backlund leads the head-to-head 11-9 across 20 faceoffs.

What is Mikael Backlund's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Mikael Backlund is 11-9 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-6, Defensive 10-2, Neutral 1-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Mikael Backlund or William Karlsson?

William Karlsson is the predicted winner with a 55.8% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Mikael Backlund vs William Karlsson

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2024-25 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +9.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Backlund on defensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 12 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Backlund 48.5% vs Karlsson 57.1% (-9.7%)

H2H factor Backlund leads 11-9 in 20 meetings

Offensive zone Karlsson 87.7%

Defensive zone Backlund 61.4%

Neutral zone Karlsson 63.4%

Result William Karlsson favored at 55.8%

44.2%

55.8%

Backlund Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

11 - 9 (20 meetings)

Backlund Karlsson

Last 10: Backlund 7-3 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Backlund Karlsson

6 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Backlund

Backlund Karlsson

12 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Backlund Karlsson

2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Backlund

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

50.4% (1,032)

58.6% (597)

-8.2%

Power Play

52.3% (107)

57.9% (57)

-5.6%

Penalty Kill

40.6% (313)

51.9% (52)

-11.3%

On penalty kill, Karlsson has a +11.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Backlund is 47.7% vs left-shot opponents (1,014).

Backlund shoots left. Karlsson is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (467).

Home / Away

Backlund

Karlsson

Home

48.7% (749)

59.6% (344)

Away

48.1% (703)

56.6% (362)

By Period

Backlund

Karlsson

50.4%

53.1%

50.1%

62.1%

45.8%

60.1%

30.8%

33.3%

Final 5 min

50.5%

61.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Backlund

44.0%▬

44.0%

48.4%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

58.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Apr 5, 2025	3	18:31	Defensive	Mikael Backlund
Apr 5, 2025	3	05:00	Defensive	Mikael Backlund
Apr 5, 2025	3	04:54	Offensive	William Karlsson
Apr 5, 2025	2	18:20	Neutral	Mikael Backlund
Apr 5, 2025	2	13:20	Defensive	Mikael Backlund
Apr 5, 2025	1	10:00	Offensive	William Karlsson
Dec 29, 2024	3	05:05	Defensive	William Karlsson
Dec 29, 2024	2	09:00	Defensive	Mikael Backlund
Dec 29, 2024	1	10:01	Defensive	Mikael Backlund
Dec 29, 2024	1	06:16	Defensive	Mikael Backlund

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