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Mikael Backlund

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 206 lb
Born: Mar 17, 1989 (age 37)
Birthplace: Vasteras, Sweden
Draft: 2007, CGY, round 1, 24th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 16; CGY
TOI: 294; 18:22 a game
CF%: 45.9; 276–325
xGF%: 41.6; 13.2–18.6
GF%: 30.8; 8–18

2026-27 individual

G: 2
A1: 3
A2: 0
P: 5
iSF: 41
Sh%: 4.9
ixG: 4.41
G−ixG: -2.41

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	4.9	7.7	-2.8	13.3
On-ice Sh%	6.1	9.1	-3.0	11.7
PDO	94.9	98.5	-3.6	100.3
G−ixG	-2.41	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.7. Within what chance gives: at the 8.0% expected of him, his 41 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts39.4 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net49.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 294 min.

His attempts

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Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 62 unblocked · 41 SOG · 2 G · 3.98 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	16	11	1	9.1	20.6
High slot	7	2	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	18	12	1	8.3	9.9
Point and perimeter	17	12	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	2	2	0	0.0	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 CGY	CGY	70	1256	50.3	51.1	49.9	+0.8	64.15	64.39	10.3	89.9	100.2
2020-21 CGY	CGY	54	950	52.1	45.1	49.4	-4.6	47.27	48.42	9.6	87.0	96.6
2021-22 CGY	CGY	82	1404	54.9	52.4	54.8	-2.4	77.90	64.23	7.8	91.2	99.0
2022-23 CGY	CGY	82	1489	58.3	57.0	56.2	+2.3	93.75	73.16	9.2	90.1	99.2
2023-24 CGY	CGY	82	1577	51.2	43.0	48.8	-1.7	86.32	90.46	8.5	87.9	96.4
2024-25 CGY	CGY	76	1424	49.3	45.7	46.9	-1.2	72.59	82.03	9.2	89.4	98.7
2025-26 CGY	CGY	82	1472	46.6	45.4	43.4	-3.6	67.82	88.33	9.4	90.1	99.4
2026-27 CGY	CGY	16	294	45.9	30.8	41.6	-8.0	13.23	18.56	6.1	88.9	94.9
Total CGY	CGY	544	9866	51.6	48.1	49.7	-1.8	523.03	529.58	9.0	89.4	98.4

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Backlund without	Without Backlund	With	Backlund without	Without Backlund	With	Backlund without	Without Backlund	With	Backlund without	Without Backlund
FarabeeJoel Farabee LW	190	46*	53	49.0 9.0–9.4	52.8* 2.1–1.8	55.2 -6.2	51.0 204–196	54.9* 50–41	47.9 +3.1	30.0 3–7	75.0* 3–1	66.7 2–1
CoronatoMatt Coronato RW	118	118	138	45.5 5.3–6.4	54.4 -8.9	44.2 +1.3	45.7 112–133	57.7 -12.0	48.3 -2.6	71.4 5–2	14.3 1–6	20.0 2–8
WhitecloudZach Whitecloud D	105	131	191	56.9 5.7–4.3	43.9 +12.9	42.4 +14.5	53.1 120–106	50.6 +2.5	49.2 +3.9	20.0 1–4	55.6 5–4	40.0 8–12
BahlKevin Bahl D	95	141	200	43.5 4.4–5.7	54.9 -11.3	58.2 -14.7	47.8 98–107	54.5 -6.7	57.5 -9.7	25.0 2–6	66.7 4–2	60.0 6–4
NemecSimon Nemec D	91	146	245	37.8 3.5–5.8	58.2 -20.4	51.6 -13.8	48.5 95–101	53.9 -5.4	54.0 -5.6	50.0 4–4	33.3 2–4	35.0 7–13
MiddletonJake Middleton D	75	162	206	58.8 4.0–2.8	45.7 +13.1	40.2 +18.6	50.7 75–73	52.2 -1.5	42.9 +7.8	100.0 2–0	33.3 4–8	31.8 7–15
SharangovichYegor Sharangovich C	60	176	163	55.0 2.5–2.1	48.3 +6.7	50.9 +4.1	61.3 73–46	48.7 +12.7	54.4 +6.9	33.3 1–2	45.5 5–6	45.0 9–11
KuznetsovYan Kuznetsov D	54	182	206	53.8 2.3–1.9	48.8 +5.1	51.0 +2.8	60.7 65–42	49.2 +11.5	51.4 +9.4	66.7 2–1	36.4 4–7	33.3 7–14

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 14 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 vs PHI · W 4-3 OT	vs PHI	W 4-3 OT	43.8	0.0	31.4	19	0.62	1.36	0.0	92.3	92.3
2026-11-06 vs ANA · L 3-5	vs ANA	L 3-5	32.4	0.0	35.8	20	0.68	1.22	0.0	91.7	91.7
2026-11-04 @ SEA · L 1-2 OT	@ SEA	L 1-2 OT	38.2	–	27.3	19	0.37	0.99	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-02 @ SJS · W 2-1	@ SJS	W 2-1	25.5	–	25.1	21	0.45	1.35	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-31 @ COL · L 2-5	@ COL	L 2-5	45.5	33.3	39.3	19	0.93	1.43	11.1	85.7	96.8
2026-10-30 vs SEA · W 6-2	vs SEA	W 6-2	57.1	66.7	41.9	18	0.45	0.62	28.6	90.0	118.6
2026-10-28 @ EDM · L 0-4	@ EDM	L 0-4	50.0	0.0	46.7	19	1.24	1.42	0.0	85.7	85.7
2026-10-26 vs TOR · W 5-2	vs TOR	W 5-2	46.4	66.7	50.6	19	1.07	1.05	33.3	80.0	113.3
2026-10-18 vs CAR · W 3-2	vs CAR	W 3-2	55.9	100.0	42.5	14	0.66	0.90	10.0	100.0	110.0
2026-10-15 @ VGK · L 2-6	@ VGK	L 2-6	44.4	0.0	32.3	19	0.76	1.58	0.0	86.7	86.7
2026-10-13 @ ANA · W 4-2	@ ANA	W 4-2	44.9	33.3	51.2	21	1.96	1.87	11.1	77.8	88.9
2026-10-10 vs ANA · L 2-4	vs ANA	L 2-4	56.8	0.0	37.4	19	0.51	0.85	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-10-08 vs COL · L 3-7	vs COL	L 3-7	67.5	50.0	61.2	18	1.41	0.89	7.1	87.5	94.6
2026-10-04 @ SEA · L 1-6	@ SEA	L 1-6	53.7	0.0	59.2	15	0.99	0.69	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-03 @ VAN · L 1-4	@ VAN	L 1-4	35.1	–	27.3	19	0.46	1.22	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-01 vs SEA · L 1-6	vs SEA	L 1-6	43.3	0.0	36.9	17	0.65	1.11	0.0	77.8	77.8