#11 MIKAEL BACKLUND (C)
CALGARY FLAMES
 


Age 35.9 Birth Date 1989-03-17
Shoots L Draft Info 2007 (1/24)
Height 6'0 Fantrax Roster% 19
Weight 206 Yahoo Roster% 11
Country SWE Status On Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
55101222619:131:591323133

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Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
4,500,000 2016 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-20254,500,0004,500,000
2025-20264,500,0004,500,000

DobberNomics

Profile Price Chg Chg% YTD% FPTS FPTS/$
5.63 0 0 0.5 183.1 32.5

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8474150

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 23S.J
Feb 25@WSH
Feb 27@T.B
Mar 1@FLA
Mar 2@CAR
Mar 4@PHI
Mar 6@DAL
Mar 8MTL
Mar 12VAN
Mar 14COL
Mar 17@TOR
Mar 18@NYR
Mar 20@N.J
Mar 22@NYI
Mar 25SEA
Mar 27DAL
Mar 29@EDM
Mar 31@COL
Apr 1@UTA
Apr 3ANA
Apr 5VGK
Apr 7@S.J
Apr 9@ANA
Apr 11MIN
Apr 13S.J
Apr 15VGK

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 23S.J
Feb 25@WSH
Feb 27@T.B
Mar 1@FLA
Mar 2@CAR
Mar 4@PHI
Mar 6@DAL
Mar 8MTL
Mar 12VAN
Mar 14COL
Mar 17@TOR
Mar 18@NYR
Mar 20@N.J
Mar 22@NYI
Mar 25SEA
Mar 27DAL
Mar 29@EDM
Mar 31@COL
Apr 1@UTA
Apr 3ANA
Apr 5VGK
Apr 7@S.J
Apr 9@ANA
Apr 11MIN
Apr 13S.J
Apr 15VGK

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Calgary Flames Last Game Lines (2025-02-08)

Opponent: Seattle Kraken
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
112:1423.1NAZEM KADRI - JONATHAN HUBERDEAU - MATT CORONATO110101050.0181652.9
210:5820.7MIKAEL BACKLUND - BLAKE COLEMAN - DRYDEN HUNT01-15455.6131252.0
310:4320.2MORGAN FROST - YEGOR SHARANGOVICH - JOEL FARABEE1015455.611955.0
44:519.1RYAN LOMBERG - KEVIN ROONEY - MARTIN POSPISIL00030100.05455.6
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
117:5233.7MACKENZIE WEEGAR - DANIIL MIROMANOV20213668.4261563.4
215:2329.0RASMUS ANDERSSON - ILYA SOLOVYOV01-17558.3161159.3
313:1324.9JAKE BEAN - BRAYDEN PACHAL01-15741.7101835.7
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2660.8MIKAEL BACKLUND - BLAKE COLEMAN - YEGOR SHARANGOVICH - JOEL FARABEE00020100.050100.0
20:5422.5NAZEM KADRI - JONATHAN HUBERDEAU - MORGAN FROST - MATT CORONATO000000.010100.0
30:218.8NAZEM KADRI - DRYDEN HUNT - MORGAN FROST - MATT CORONATO000010.0010.0
40:083.3MIKAEL BACKLUND - BLAKE COLEMAN - MORGAN FROST - YEGOR SHARANGOVICH000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2660.8RASMUS ANDERSSON00020100.050100.0
21:2635.8MACKENZIE WEEGAR000010.01150.0
30:052.1MACKENZIE WEEGAR - DANIIL MIROMANOV000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:4830.4MIKAEL BACKLUND000020.0060.0
21:0217.5MIKAEL BACKLUND - BLAKE COLEMAN000010.0020.0
30:5114.4BLAKE COLEMAN01-1020.0020.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5131.3MACKENZIE WEEGAR - RASMUS ANDERSSON000010.0060.0
21:4830.4RASMUS ANDERSSON - ILYA SOLOVYOV000020.0030.0
30:5615.8MACKENZIE WEEGAR - BRAYDEN PACHAL000000.0000.0

CALGARY FLAMES 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

CALGARY FLAMES Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
DUSTIN WOLF23.8201972149.08.0
DEVIN COOLEY27.70004.55.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025CGY551012220.40332241327.62.43116113351547.601:5940.549.319:13
2023-2024CGY821524390.4839-4242097.22.57023123777850.301:4735.951.319:14
2022-2023CGY821937560.685624362597.33.297512143170550.901:5537.138.918:10
2021-2022CGY821227390.483916302145.62.66207002762050.401:2730.338.817:07
2020-2021CGY54923320.5949-7301446.32.74306122138751.901:3831.137.417:36
2019-2020CGY701629450.645332615710.22.244310331136847.301:2430.934.417:57
2018-2019CGY772126470.6150345220510.22.75212122651149.601:3930.128.317:54
2017-2018CGY821431450.5545-21782146.52.654311134070550.002:0839.143.419:01
2016-2017CGY812231530.655493619711.22.455716034171148.102:0338.838.417:36
2015-2016CGY822126470.5747102815513.51.96839455153947.201:3628.939.016:26
2014-2015CGY531016260.49404141059.52.04101223342448.001:3933.337.517:35
2013-2014CGY761822400.534353217810.12.364410446262847.501:5238.139.118:32
2012-2013CGY3288160.5041-629889.12.83124001919447.701:2426.68.215:07
2011-2012CGY4147110.2722-1216854.72.12523001922545.401:0821.919.415:23
2010-2011CGY731015250.34284181446.92.03524011931948.000:379.716.012:05
2009-2010CGY2319100.433656472.12.0120000410253.401:1323.90.012:36
2008-2009CGY10000.0000010.01.0000000228.602:0924.60.010:44
CAREER 10462103435530.53436647925348.32.4784351041932474773348.901:3831.435.017:17

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025CGY55100.18120.22220.40240.441322.4060.11310.56330.605159.36
2023-2024CGY82150.18240.29390.48240.292092.5530.04700.85370.457789.49
2022-2023CGY82190.23370.45560.68360.442593.16120.15971.18310.387058.60
2021-2022CGY82120.15270.33390.48300.372142.6170.09620.76270.336207.56
2020-2021CGY5490.17230.43320.59300.561442.6760.11430.80210.393877.17
2019-2020CGY70160.23290.41450.64260.371572.24100.14440.63110.163685.26
2018-2019CGY77210.27260.34470.61520.682052.6620.03520.68260.345116.64
2017-2018CGY82140.17310.38450.55780.952142.61110.13540.66400.497058.60
2016-2017CGY81220.27310.38530.65360.441972.43160.20550.68410.517118.78
2015-2016CGY82210.26260.32470.57280.341551.8990.11680.83510.625396.57
2014-2015CGY53100.19160.30260.49140.261051.9810.02410.77330.624248.00
2013-2014CGY76180.24220.29400.53320.421782.34100.13640.84620.826288.26
2012-2013CGY3280.2580.25160.50290.91882.7540.13310.97190.591946.06
2011-2012CGY4140.1070.17110.27160.39852.0730.07250.61190.462255.49
2010-2011CGY73100.14150.21250.34180.251441.9740.05350.48190.263194.37
2009-2010CGY2310.0490.39100.4360.26472.0400.00120.5240.171024.43
2008-2009CGY100.0000.0000.0000.0011.0000.0000.0000.0022.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2017-2018WCSweden102790.906700.000
2017-2018EHTSweden30110.330000.000
2016-2017WCupSweden20000.000000.000
2015-2016WC-ASweden83140.504-200.000
2013-2014WC-ASweden105380.8029300.000
2012-2013Sweden-2Vasteras231218301.3022000.000
2010-2011WC-ASweden93250.562400.000
2010-2011AHLAbbotsford Heat10000.000-100.0000
2009-2010AHLAbbotsford Heat541517320.5926000.00024
2009-2010WC-ASweden60110.172000.000
2008-2009WHLKelowna281218301.0726000.00027
2008-2009Sweden-2Vasteras174480.4739000.000
2008-2009WJC-ASweden65271.176000.000
2008-2009Swe-Jr.Vasteras Jr.23252.500000.000
2007-2008Sweden-2Vasteras46114150.3328000.000
2007-2008Swe-Jr.Vasteras Jr.976131.4420000.000
2007-2008WJC-ASweden63471.1710000.000
2006-2007Sweden-2Vasteras181230.1714000.000
2006-2007Swe-Jr.Vasteras Jr.75491.298000.000
2006-2007WJ18-ASweden66171.176000.000
2006-2007Swe-U18Vasteras U1822131.502000.000
2005-2006Swe-Jr.Vasteras Jr.251516311.2430000.000
2005-2006Sweden-2Vasteras122240.3314000.000
2004-2005Swe-U18Vasteras U181456110.7914000.000
2003-2004TV-PuckenVastmanland85160.758000.000
2003-2004U16 SMVasteras IK U1631341.334100.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2021-2022CGY125380.6755683315.22.8170000311953.802:0636.037.619:33
2019-2020CGY104260.6049-282714.82.719121167344.001:4933.439.619:22
2018-2019CGY51230.6049-58175.93.411130033749.302:3443.214.020:03
2016-2017CGY41230.7562-30147.13.58011134450.601:4932.152.719:49
2014-2015CGY111120.1815-18303.32.712000097145.202:1242.836.018:52
CAREER 421210220.5243-5321219.92.96726222434448.702:0537.635.319:25

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2021-2022CGY1250.4230.2580.6780.67332.7500.00171.4230.251199.92
2019-2020CGY1040.4020.2060.6080.80272.7020.20191.9060.60737.30
2018-2019CGY510.2020.4030.6081.60173.4030.60112.2030.60377.40
2016-2017CGY410.2520.5030.7500.00143.5010.2582.0030.754411.00
2014-2015CGY1110.0910.0920.1880.73302.7300.00121.0990.82716.45

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2009-2010AHLAbbotsford Heat131890.6914500.00028
2008-2009WHLKelowna191310231.2126000.00030
2008-2009M-CupKelowna40441.002000.000
2007-2008Sweden-2Vasteras54371.400000.000
2006-2007Swe-Jr.Vasteras Jr.51010.204000.000
2006-2007Swe-U18Vasteras U1810000.0010000.000
2004-2005Swe-U18Vasteras U1842130.752000.000
2003-2004TV-PuckenVastmanland85160.758000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025CGY41341.008206128.33.00010024674.202:2037.130.314:18
2023-2024CGY32241.33109-16825.02.72130013068.204:1653.523.618:38
2022-2023CGY40330.75625070.01.81010002551.001:3724.948.316:14
2021-2022CGY62020.3327-16219.53.53000024248.801:4834.232.617:24
2019-2020CGY40220.50411240.01.03000002047.601:5929.221.914:50
2018-2019CGY41671.7514444520.01.31011202659.102:5139.836.217:56
2017-2018CGY41010.2521-32812.52.01110003854.303:3934.827.517:27
2016-2017CGY30000.000-32110.03.72000001346.404:0743.129.516:44
2015-2016CGY30000.0001470.02.30000022665.001:5728.227.715:54
2014-2015CGY10000.00001630.03.0200000213.303:0339.724.418:12
2013-2014CGY30000.0000050.01.70000012559.502:3235.638.615:29
2011-2012CGY21010.5041-16250.01.01110001659.302:5938.615.017:10
2010-2011CGY51340.806640714.31.42001153950.003:5940.632.317:43
2009-2010CGY30000.000-2060.02.0100000850.000:5012.30.711:38
2008-2009CGY50000.000-3040.00.80000002252.401:5218.612.412:22
CAREER 54919280.52431541108.22.01938231337855.202:3533.526.416:02

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025CGY410.2530.7541.0061.50123.0010.2500.0020.504611.50
2023-2024CGY320.6720.6741.3362.0082.6731.0020.6710.333010.00
2022-2023CGY400.0030.7530.7500.0071.7510.2510.2500.00256.25
2021-2022CGY620.3300.0020.3361.00213.5000.0030.5020.33427.00
2019-2020CGY500.0020.4020.4020.4051.0000.0030.6000.00295.80
2018-2019CGY410.2561.5071.7541.0051.2510.2510.2500.00266.50
2017-2018CGY410.2500.0010.2520.5082.0010.2510.2500.00389.50
2016-2017CGY300.0000.0000.0020.67113.6700.0020.6700.00134.33
2015-2016CGY300.0000.0000.0041.3372.3300.0000.0020.67268.67
2014-2015CGY100.0000.0000.001616.0033.0000.0022.0000.0022.00
2013-2014CGY300.0000.0000.0000.0051.6700.0000.0010.33258.33
2011-2012CGY210.5000.0010.5063.0021.0010.5010.5000.00168.00
2010-2011CGY510.2030.6040.8000.0071.4000.0020.4051.00397.80
2009-2010CGY300.0000.0000.0000.0062.0000.0010.3300.0082.67
2008-2009CGY500.0000.0000.0000.0040.8000.0000.0000.00224.40

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12346106122:0019:40
2195495122:0419:01
3131232021:4718:41
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12246105601:4619:15
22168146221:5918:54
3183585001:5419:42
4212574111:2819:07

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 7.6
5on5 Shooting % 6.3
PTS/60 1.2
PDO 1000
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production

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Power Play Line Combinations

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Power Play Line Production

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