Alex Ovechkin and Mikael Backlund swap jerseys after recent Capitals-Flames game
Add Mikael Backlund to the list of players who have swapped signed jerseys with Alex Ovechkin this season. The Calgary Flames revealed…
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82
GAMES PLAYED
17
GOALS
26
ASSISTS
43
POINTS
17.9
AVG TOI
Player Rating
65
Percentile among forwards
Goal %
50%
52nd percentile among
forwards
Expected Goal %
46%
32nd percentile among
forwards
Shot Attempt %
50%
61st percentile among
forwards
Mikael Backlund: Career stats
| Season | Team | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 09 | CGY | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 66.7 | 61.0 |
| 2009-10 10 | CGY | 20 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12.6 | 47 | 2.1 | 61.9 | 56.7 | 55.9 |
| 2010-11 11 | CGY | 21 | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12.1 | 144 | 6.9 | 53.3 | 56.6 | 57.6 |
| 2011-12 12 | CGY | 22 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15.4 | 85 | 4.7 | 35.9 | 50.8 | 50.2 |
| 2012-13 13 | CGY | 23 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15.1 | 88 | 9.1 | 39.4 | 51.0 | 54.6 |
| 2013-14 14 | CGY | 24 | 76 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 18.5 | 178 | 10.1 | 51.4 | 51.7 | 51.2 |
| 2014-15 15 | CGY | 25 | 52 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 17.7 | 103 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 45.9 | 49.3 |
| 2015-16 16 | CGY | 26 | 82 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 16.4 | 155 | 13.5 | 56.6 | 52.3 | 53.5 |
| 2016-17 17 | CGY | 27 | 81 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 17.6 | 197 | 11.2 | 53.1 | 54.6 | 51.7 |
| 2017-18 18 | CGY | 28 | 82 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 19.0 | 214 | 6.5 | 40.4 | 56.2 | 53.0 |
| 2018-19 19 | CGY | 29 | 77 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 17.9 | 205 | 10.2 | 61.2 | 55.3 | 52.5 |
| 2019-20 20 | CGY | 30 | 70 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 17.9 | 157 | 10.2 | 51.0 | 51.1 | 51.4 |
| 2020-21 21 | CGY | 31 | 54 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 17.6 | 144 | 6.3 | 49.3 | 54.4 | 56.4 |
| 2021-22 22 | CGY | 32 | 82 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 17.1 | 214 | 5.6 | 59.3 | 57.4 | 54.7 |
| 2022-23 23 | CGY | 33 | 82 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 18.2 | 260 | 7.3 | 61.4 | 60.9 | 60.1 |
| 2023-24 24 | CGY | 34 | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 19.2 | 209 | 7.2 | 45.4 | 53.9 | 51.9 |
| 2024-25 25 | CGY | 35 | 76 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 18.7 | 175 | 8.6 | 54.7 | 52.9 | 52.1 |
| 2025-26 26 | CGY | 36 | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 17.9 | 186 | 9.1 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 46.9 |
| Career | — | 1148 | 232 | 374 | 606 | 17.3 | 2762 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
Mikael Backlund: On-ice rates 2025-26
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Expected Goals
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Emoji placement represents the rate of events that happen, both by the player's team and their opponents, when the player is on the ice during five-on-five. Current season only.
Mikael Backlund: Player rating per season
The player rating is a comparison of the player’s on-ice impact compared to other players in that position. The number is a weighted rolling average from previous seasons, and it ranges from 0 to 100.
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