#11 · Centre · CGY
MikaelBacklund
Next milestone 94 points from 700
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -3
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 9
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- March 17, 1989 (age 37)
- Birthplace
- Vasteras, SWE
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 206 lb (93 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2007 CGY, round 1, #24 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.2 mphleague avg 21.1 mph51st percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph5league avg 3.965th percentile
- Distance skated8.5 mileague avg 6.2 mi81st percentile
- Hardest shot86.5 mphleague avg 71.8 mph93rd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone43.3%league avg 42.1%62nd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.94 | -0.94 | 20 | 4 | .047 |
| 2025-26 | 17 | 18.03 | -1.03 | 349 | 73 | .052 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 37:13 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 52.2% | 45.6% | +6.7 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 50.0% | 59.3% | -9.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–3
- xG for–against
- 2.0–1.8
- Average rating
- 5.4
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Farabee | 3 | 27:30 | 59.3% |
| Samuel Honzek | 2 | 16:43 | 57.0% |
| Matvei Gridin | 2 | 11:19 | 52.5% |
| Matt Coronato | 2 | 4:19 | 77.3% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 2 | 2:45 | 26.3% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.4 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 1151 | 232 | 374 | 606 | +70 | 503 | 2771 | 8.4 | 108 |
| Playoffs | 42 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -5 | 32 | 121 | 9.9 | 6 |
Season by season (19)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Flames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Flames | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +7 | 16 | 186 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | Flames | 76 | 15 | 17 | 32 | +4 | 32 | 175 | 8.6 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Flames | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | -4 | 24 | 209 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Flames | 82 | 19 | 37 | 56 | +24 | 36 | 260 | 7.3 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Flames | 82 | 12 | 27 | 39 | +16 | 30 | 214 | 5.6 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | Flames | 54 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -7 | 30 | 144 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Flames | 70 | 16 | 29 | 45 | +3 | 26 | 157 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | Flames | 77 | 21 | 26 | 47 | +34 | 52 | 205 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Flames | 82 | 14 | 31 | 45 | -21 | 78 | 214 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | Flames | 81 | 22 | 31 | 53 | +9 | 36 | 197 | 11.2 | 16 |
| 2015-16 | Flames | 82 | 21 | 26 | 47 | +10 | 28 | 155 | 13.6 | 9 |
| 2014-15 | Flames | 52 | 10 | 17 | 27 | +4 | 14 | 103 | 9.7 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | Flames | 76 | 18 | 21 | 39 | +4 | 32 | 178 | 10.1 | 11 |
| 2012-13 | Flames | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 29 | 88 | 9.1 | 4 |
| 2011-12 | Flames | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 16 | 85 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2010-11 | Flames | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +4 | 18 | 144 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | Flames | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +5 | 6 | 47 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Flames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |