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2023-24 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #11 MIKAEL BACKLUND Calgary Flames · Center
NM Season grade
7
Card #2024-08474150
Mikael Backlund in action
11 C Center
74 OVR
Mikael Backlund Calgary Flames
2023-24 · 82 GP · 15 G · 24 A · 39 PTS
2024-25
2022-23

Season Report

7 Near Mint 7

Game Score 0.51 a game, 65th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
82
G
15
A
24
P
39
+/-
-4
PIM
24
PPP
3
SHP
2
GWG
2
S
209
TOI
19:14
HIT
70
BLK
33
TK
61
FO%
50.3%

2023-24 ranks

  • 3rd Corsi For % on the Flames

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2023-24. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 68

Goals / 60
0.57

31st percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
7.95

71st percentile of forwards

Hardest Shot
95.9 mph

92nd percentile of forwards

High-Danger Shots / 60
2.13

40th percentile of forwards

Goals Above Expected / 60
-0.13

23rd percentile of forwards

Playmaking 65

Points / 60
1.48

37th percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
0.91

44th percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.04

43rd percentile of forwards

Skating 86

Top Speed
22.6 mph

68th percentile of forwards

Bursts 20+ mph / GP
1.46

61st percentile of forwards

Distance / GP
3.2 mi

92nd percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 98

Corsi For %
53.7%

84th percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
2.32

86th percentile of forwards

Physicality 50

Hits / 60
2.66

30th percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
1.26

15th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
0.91

21st percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2023-24 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

L 93OVR Blake Coleman Flames 6 of his goals L 75OVR Andrew Mangiapane Flames 4 of his goals D 99OVR MacKenzie Weegar Flames 4 of his goals D 68OVR Chris Tanev Stars 2 of his goals

Set up most

L 93OVR Blake Coleman Flames Set up 9 goals L 75OVR Andrew Mangiapane Flames Set up 3 goals D 99OVR MacKenzie Weegar Flames Set up 2 goals D 87OVR Rasmus Andersson Flames Set up 2 goals
Scored on most
Cayden Primeau 2 goals Philipp Grubauer 1 goal Anthony Stolarz 1 goal
Best game
March 16, 2024 vs MTL: 2G · 1A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2023-24, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

D 75OVR Brock Faber Wild Hit him 3 times RC D 89OVR Darnell Nurse Oilers Hit him 2 times D 72OVR Jake Middleton Wild Hit him 2 times D 57OVR Dante Fabbro Predators Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

C 69OVR Colton Sissons Predators Hit by him 2 times D 57OVR Andreas Englund Kings Hit by him 2 times L 42OVR Sammy Blais Blues Hit by him 2 times R 52OVR Nathan Bastian Devils Hit by him 2 times

Faced most on the draw

C 84OVR Anze Kopitar Kings Won 21 of 41 C 86OVR Robert Thomas Blues Won 23 of 40 C 97OVR Leon Draisaitl Oilers Won 21 of 37 C 83OVR Mark Scheifele Jets Won 9 of 28

2023-24 Calgary Flames

38-39-5 · 81 points · 24th of 32

Top teammates

D 99OVR MacKenzie Weegar Flames 82 GP · 20 G · 32 A · 52 PTS L 93OVR Blake Coleman Flames 78 GP · 30 G · 24 A · 54 PTS C 91OVR Nazem Kadri Flames 82 GP · 29 G · 46 A · 75 PTS C 88OVR Martin Pospisil Flames 63 GP · 8 G · 16 A · 24 PTS RC D 87OVR Rasmus Andersson Flames 78 GP · 9 G · 30 A · 39 PTS C 83OVR Yegor Sharangovich Flames 82 GP · 31 G · 28 A · 59 PTS