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Mikael Backlund

Mikael Backlund

Centre · Calgary Flames · Age 37 · b. March 17, 1989 · Vasteras, SWE · Active
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Through 3 games of 2026-27, Mikael Backlund has 0 points (0 G, 0 A).

Regular season
606 pts · 1151 gp · 0.53 P/GP
Playoffs
22 pts · 42 gp · 0.52 P/GP
Playoff Pace
99% playoff vs reg P/GP
P/GP trend
+0.10 2025-26 vs 2024-25

Regular Season

NHL · season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPTOI/G
2008-09Calgary Flames10000.0010:44
2009-10Calgary Flames2319100.4312:36
2010-11Calgary Flames731015250.3412:05
2011-12Calgary Flames4147110.2715:23
2012-13Calgary Flames3288160.5015:07
2013-14Calgary Flames761821390.5118:32
2014-15Calgary Flames521017270.5217:45
2015-16Calgary Flames822126470.5716:26
2016-17Calgary Flames812231530.6517:36
2017-18Calgary Flames821431450.5519:01
2018-19Calgary Flames772126470.6117:54
2019-20Calgary Flames701629450.6417:57
2020-21Calgary Flames54923320.5917:36
2021-22Calgary Flames821227390.4817:07
2022-23Calgary Flames821937560.6818:10
2023-24Calgary Flames821524390.4819:14
2024-25Calgary Flames761517320.4218:44
2025-26Calgary Flames821726430.5217:57
2026-27Calgary Flames30000.0017:07
Career11512323746060.5317:21

Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL · season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPTOI/G
2014-15Calgary Flames111120.1818:52
2016-17Calgary Flames41230.7519:49
2018-19Calgary Flames51230.6020:03
2019-20Calgary Flames104260.6019:22
2021-22Calgary Flames125380.6719:33
Career421210220.5219:25

Player Tracking

NHL player-tracking · 2025-26

How fast he skates and how hard he shoots, measured by the league's puck-and-player tracking. Percentiles are league-wide across all skaters.

Top Skating Speed
22.1 mph
45th percentile in the NHL
league avg 22.2 mph
Hardest Shot
93.5 mph
94th percentile in the NHL
league avg 83.6 mph
39% offensive-zone time (12th pct)9.7 mi skated per 60
Top skating speed by season mph
22.223.122.622.222.12021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26
Top shot velocity by season mph
97.797.295.994.093.52021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

Ice Time

min:sec per game · by season

Average time on ice per game each season — how much of the coach's trust he has earned. All situations, from the NHL's official game data.

17:07 per game in 2026-27
Ice time per game min:sec
19:0117:5417:5717:3617:0718:1019:1418:4417:5717:072017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27

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