Mikael Backlund
Calgary Flames · C · #11- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 206 lb
- Age
- 37
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Vasteras, SWE
- Draft
- 2007 CGY · R1 #24
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 52 GP tracked · 16h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1182 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.50M
cap hit
$4.78M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mikael Backlund | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 43 P · 82 GP | $4.50M | $4.78M | C+$0.3M | this player |
 Mavrik Bourque | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 82 GP | $0.95M | $4.78M | A+$3.8M | 82% |
 Teddy Blueger | 69 | Depth Forward | 17 P · 35 GP | $1.80M | $4.22M | A+$2.4M | 79% |
 Pierre-Luc Dubois | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 19 P · 29 GP | $8.50M | $4.78M | F−$3.7M | 79% |
 Yegor Sharangovich | 66 | Depth Forward | 29 P · 78 GP | $5.75M | $3.42M | D−$2.3M | 78% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Blake Coleman · 15 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Mikael’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 03-28
0G 1A · 0 shots · 18:41 TOI
@ COL
0P
0G 0A
@ COL 03-30
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:56 TOI
@ VGK
1P
0G 1A
@ VGK 04-02
0G 1A · 0 shots · 20:20 TOI
@ ANA
0P
0G 0A
@ ANA 04-04
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:40 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:38 TOI
@ COL
0P
0G 0A
@ COL 04-09
0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:16 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 04-11
0G 0A · 5 shots · 15:16 TOI
vs UTA
1P
1G 0A
vs UTA 04-12
1G 0A · 2 shots · 17:42 TOI
vs COL
1P
0G 1A
vs COL 04-14
0G 1A · 2 shots · 16:36 TOI
vs LAK
0P
0G 0A
vs LAK 04-16
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:22 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 7 of 17 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 24 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 37 blocks · 12 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Calgary Flames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Calgary Flames | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010-11 | Calgary Flames | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 |
| 2011-12 | Calgary Flames | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -13 |
| 2012-13 | Calgary Flames | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -6 |
| 2013-14 | Calgary Flames | 76 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | Calgary Flames | 52 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | Calgary Flames | 81 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 14 | 31 | 45 | -21 |
| 2018-19 | Calgary Flames | 77 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 34 |
| 2019-20 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | Calgary Flames | 54 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -7 |
| 2021-22 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | -4 |
| 2024-25 | Calgary Flames | 76 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 7 |
| Career | 1 team | 1148 | 232 | 374 | 606 | 73 |