Mikael Backlund
Calgary Flames · C · #11
Points / GP
0.52
Goals / GP
0.21
Assists / GP
0.32
Shots / GP
2.3
Plus/Minus
+7
PP Points
3
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 82 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
7.9%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
-0.28
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.49
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.16
Percentiles vs. league forwards with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Born
- 1989-03-17
- Birthplace
- Vasteras, SWE
- Shoots
- L
- Draft
- 2007 CGY · R1 #24
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 |
| 2026-04-14 | vs COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:36 |
| 2026-04-12 | vs UTA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:42 |
| 2026-04-11 | @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:16 |
| 2026-04-09 | @ COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:16 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 7 |
| 2024–25 | Calgary Flames | 76 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | -4 |
| 2022–23 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 24 |
| 2021–22 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 16 |
| 2020–21 | Calgary Flames | 54 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -7 |
| 2019–20 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | Calgary Flames | 77 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 34 |
| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 14 | 31 | 45 | -21 |
| 2016–17 | Calgary Flames | 81 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 9 |
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 10 |
| 2014–15 | Calgary Flames | 52 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Calgary Flames | 76 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Calgary Flames | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -6 |
| 2011–12 | Calgary Flames | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -13 |
| 2010–11 | Calgary Flames | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Calgary Flames | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | Calgary Flames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |