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2016-17 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #11 MIKAEL BACKLUND Calgary Flames · Center
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #2017-08474150
Mikael Backlund in action
11 C Center
94 OVR
Mikael Backlund Calgary Flames
2016-17 · 81 GP · 22 G · 31 A · 53 PTS
2017-18
2015-16

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.64 a game, 84th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
81
G
22
A
31
P
53
+/-
+9
PIM
36
PPP
16
SHP
3
GWG
7
S
197
TOI
17:36
HIT
55
BLK
41
TK
57
FO%
48.1%

2016-17 ranks

  • 3rd Points on the Flames
  • 2nd Goals on the Flames
  • 4th Assists on the Flames
  • 5th Plus/Minus on the Flames
  • 4th Corsi For % on the Flames

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2016-17. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 87

Goals / 60
0.93

75th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
8.29

78th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 87

Points / 60
2.23

78th percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
1.30

78th percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.20

82nd percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 98

Corsi For %
54.5%

90th percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
2.40

88th percentile of forwards

Physicality 57

Hits / 60
2.31

26th percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
1.73

46th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
1.51

50th percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2016-17 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

L 93OVR Matthew Tkachuk Flames 13 of his goals RC R 88OVR Michael Frolik Flames 12 of his goals D 96OVR Dougie Hamilton Flames 8 of his goals D 96OVR Mark Giordano Flames 6 of his goals

Set up most

R 88OVR Michael Frolik Flames Set up 12 goals D 96OVR Dougie Hamilton Flames Set up 5 goals L 93OVR Matthew Tkachuk Flames Set up 4 goals RC C 63OVR Sam Bennett Flames Set up 3 goals
Scored on most
Roberto Luongo 3 goals Calvin Pickard 3 goals John Gibson 2 goals
Best game
December 27, 2016 vs COL: 2G · 1A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2016-17, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

R 61OVR Shane Doan Coyotes Hit him 2 times D 47OVR Kevin Bieksa Ducks Hit him 2 times R 76OVR Alexandre Burrows Senators Hit him 2 times C 83OVR Ryan Getzlaf Ducks Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

D 47OVR Kevin Bieksa Ducks Hit by him 2 times D 61OVR Korbinian Holzer Ducks Hit by him 2 times R 65OVR Timo Meier Sharks Hit by him 2 times RC R 61OVR Shane Doan Coyotes Hit by him 1 time

Faced most on the draw

C 89OVR Martin Hanzal Wild Won 15 of 41 C 95OVR Jeff Carter Kings Won 15 of 32 C 93OVR Patrice Bergeron Bruins Won 12 of 31 C 71OVR Anze Kopitar Kings Won 13 of 30

2016-17 Calgary Flames

45-33-4 · 94 points · 15th of 30

Top teammates

D 96OVR Mark Giordano Flames 81 GP · 12 G · 27 A · 39 PTS D 96OVR Dougie Hamilton Flames 81 GP · 13 G · 37 A · 50 PTS L 93OVR Matthew Tkachuk Flames 76 GP · 13 G · 35 A · 48 PTS RC C 90OVR Sean Monahan Flames 82 GP · 27 G · 31 A · 58 PTS R 88OVR Michael Frolik Flames 82 GP · 17 G · 27 A · 44 PTS L 88OVR Johnny Gaudreau Flames 72 GP · 18 G · 43 A · 61 PTS