Nicklas Backstrom vs Ryan Poehling
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Nicklas Backstrom holds a +2.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Poehling on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Poehling 48.3% (+2.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Backstrom 69.0%
Defensive zone
Poehling 79.3%
Neutral zone
Poehling 55.5%
Result
Nicklas Backstrom favored at 52.7%
52.7%
47.3%
Backstrom
Poehling
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
4
(6 meetings)
2
4
Backstrom
Poehling
Last 6: Backstrom 2-4 Poehling
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Backstrom
Poehling
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Poehling
1
3
Backstrom
Poehling
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Poehling
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
49.6% (2,780)
+0.8%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
51.6% (93)
+0.7%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
41.7% (635)
+5.3%
On penalty kill, Backstrom has a +5.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Poehling shoots left. Backstrom is 51.8% vs left-shot opponents (8,966).
Backstrom shoots left. Poehling is 47.4% vs left-shot opponents (2,357).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Poehling
Home
52.6% (7,223)
49.3% (1,706)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
47.2% (1,802)
By Period
Backstrom
Poehling
P1
50.1%
50.8%
P2
49.7%
47.1%
P3
51.6%
47.2%
OT
52.9%
40.0%
Final 5 min
50.5%
48.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Poehling
60.0%▲
53.5%
48.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2023 | 3 | 17:16 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 3 | 05:19 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 3 | 00:38 | Offensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 3 | 00:27 | Neutral | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 2 | 10:00 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 3 | 15:17 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |