Mikael Backlund
Calgary Flames · #11 · Center · age 37 · 6'0" · 206 lb · shoots LBorn 🇸🇪 Vasteras, SWE · Drafted 2007 · Rd 1 #24
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.42 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 12 games — 218th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
29HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 58% of forwards · average forward 27
94ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Mikael Backlund is the quintessential modern two-way center, a quiet orchestrator of both offense and defense who has been the Flames' unshakeable pillar for well over a decade. His career +77 rating and higher assist rate speak to a player who elevates his linemates while consistently shutting down opponents and taking on critical minutes, night after night.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 29 lately — hotter than 58% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 29 · +9 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.4× his usual pace, and 1.2× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shots | 11 | 14 | 8 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shooting % | 9.1% | 6.1% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.5× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +3 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 17:30 | 17:59 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ COL | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19:03 | 29 |
| Oct 30 | vs SEA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 17:51 | 19 |
| Oct 28 | @ EDM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 18:32 | 18 |
| Oct 26 | vs TOR | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 18:32 | 18 |
| Oct 18 | vs CAR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 13:32 | 18 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points218th of 424 forwards5leader McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots64th of 424 forwards33leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus208th of 424 forwards−1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game87th of 424 forwards17:59leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (90th), ice time (79th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), plus/minus (44th).
■ Backlund this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 34 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 56 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | CGY | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 | −1 |
| 2025–26 | CGY | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 0.52 | +7 |
| 2024–25 | CGY | 76 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 0.42 | +4 |
| 2023–24 | CGY | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 0.48 | −4 |
| 2022–23 · best | CGY | 82 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 0.68 | +24 |
| 2021–22 | CGY | 82 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 0.48 | +16 |
| 2020–21 | CGY | 54 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 0.59 | −7 |
| 2019–20 | CGY | 70 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 0.64 | +3 |
| 2018–19 | CGY | 77 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 0.61 | +34 |
| 2017–18 | CGY | 82 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 0.55 | −21 |
| 2016–17 | CGY | 81 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 0.65 | +9 |
| 2015–16 | CGY | 82 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 0.57 | +10 |
| 2014–15 | CGY | 52 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 0.52 | +4 |
| 2013–14 | CGY | 76 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 0.51 | +4 |
| 2012–13 | CGY | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.50 | −6 |
| 2011–12 | CGY | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.27 | −13 |
| 2010–11 | CGY | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0.34 | +4 |
| 2009–10 | CGY | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.43 | +5 |
| 2008–09 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |