Nicklas Backstrom vs Ryan Strome
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Nicklas Backstrom holds a +5.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Strome on neutral-zone draws (55% H2H, 31 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backstrom 50.5% vs Strome 44.6% (+5.9%)
H2H factor
Strome leads 58-53 in 111 meetings
Offensive zone
Strome 60.2%
Defensive zone
Strome 59.1%
Neutral zone
Strome 58.4%
Result
Ryan Strome favored at 59.3%
40.7%
59.3%
Backstrom
Strome
Head-to-Head Record
53
-
58
(111 meetings)
53
58
Backstrom
Strome
Last 10: Backstrom 7-3 Strome
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
21
21
Backstrom
Strome
42 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Strome
18
20
Backstrom
Strome
38 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Strome
14
17
Backstrom
Strome
31 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backstrom
Strome
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (11,581)
44.2% (6,887)
+6.2%
Power Play
52.3% (1,895)
49.2% (855)
+3.1%
Penalty Kill
47.0% (889)
41.5% (410)
+5.5%
On even strength, Backstrom has a +6.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Strome shoots right. Backstrom is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (5,430).
Backstrom shoots left. Strome is 45.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,773).
Home / Away
Backstrom
Strome
Home
52.6% (7,223)
44.4% (4,077)
Away
48.4% (7,173)
44.8% (4,075)
By Period
Backstrom
Strome
P1
50.1%
43.9%
P2
49.7%
45.4%
P3
51.6%
44.4%
OT
52.9%
46.3%
Final 5 min
50.5%
44.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backstrom
50.0%▲
48.5%
50.5%
Strome
50.0%▲
45.0%
44.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2023 | 3 | 06:19 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 1, 2023 | 2 | 17:20 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 1, 2023 | 1 | 19:54 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 3 | 03:44 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 2 | 18:07 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 2 | 06:08 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 24, 2022 | 2 | 05:11 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Feb 24, 2022 | 1 | 16:24 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| May 5, 2021 | 2 | 08:06 | Offensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| May 5, 2021 | 2 | 06:53 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| May 5, 2021 | 1 | 13:14 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| May 3, 2021 | 3 | 05:52 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| May 3, 2021 | 1 | 05:15 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 3 | 18:43 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 1 | 17:55 | Defensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 3 | 19:31 | Defensive | Nicklas Backstrom |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 3 | 18:21 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 3 | 15:57 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 3 | 14:01 | Offensive | Ryan Strome |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 3 | 09:41 | Neutral | Ryan Strome |