C · CGY · #11
Mikael Backlund
- Height
- HT 6'0"
- Weight
- WT 206 lbs
- Birth date
- Mar 17, 1989 (age 37)
- Bio
- SWE · Shoots L
He ranks C55 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Aging — counting volume usually fades before skill.
Dynasty Value Score
255
#508 overall · C98 of 251
2025–26 scoring
202 pts
82 GP · 2.5 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
180.5 pts
77.4 games · 2.3 PPG
16.2 G · 22.1 A · 38.3 P · 18:26 TOI · 1:26 PP · 15.5 xG
Projection range
153.4–191.2
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 17:57 | 1:05 | 38.7% | 17 | 15.5 | 22.1 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 18:26 | 1:26 | 39.5% | 16.2 | 15.5 | 22.3 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 77.4 | 180.5 | 2.3 | 18:26 | 1:26 | 16.2 | 22.1 | 38.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 180.8 | 24.6 | 19.9 | 1.9 | 21.6 | 701.2 | 15.5 | 61.8 |
| 2025–26 | 82 | 202.0 | 2.5 | 17:57 | 1:05 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 186 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 720 | 15.5 | 63 |
| 2024–25 | 76 | 147.0 | 1.9 | 18:44 | 1:47 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 175 | — | — | 4 | 32 | 703 | 15.5 | 59 |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 202.6 | 2.5 | 19:14 | 1:47 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 209 | 70 | 33 | -4 | 24 | 778 | 18.3 | 74 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 282.9 | 3.5 | 18:10 | 1:55 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 260 | 97 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 705 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 82 | 205.5 | 2.5 | 17:07 | 1:27 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 214 | 62 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 621 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 54 | 143.7 | 2.7 | 17:36 | 1:38 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 144 | 43 | 21 | -7 | 30 | 387 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 70 | 186.1 | 2.7 | 17:57 | 1:24 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 157 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 368 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 77 | 227.4 | 3.0 | 17:54 | 1:39 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 205 | 52 | 26 | 34 | 52 | 511 | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 82 | 198.9 | 2.4 | 19:01 | 2:08 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 214 | 54 | 40 | -21 | 78 | 705 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 81 | 244.8 | 3.0 | 17:36 | 2:03 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 197 | 55 | 41 | 9 | 36 | 711 | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 82 | 222.6 | 2.7 | 16:26 | 1:36 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 155 | 68 | 51 | 10 | 28 | 539 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 52 | 130.4 | 2.5 | 17:45 | 1:41 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 41 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 423 | — | — |
| 2013–14 | 76 | 214.5 | 2.8 | 18:32 | 1:52 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 64 | 62 | 4 | 32 | 628 | — | — |
| 2012–13 | 32 | 82.7 | 2.6 | 15:07 | 1:24 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 31 | 19 | -6 | 29 | 194 | — | — |
| 2011–12 | 41 | 65.5 | 1.6 | 15:23 | 1:08 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 25 | 19 | -13 | 16 | 225 | — | — |
| 2010–11 | 73 | 134.6 | 1.8 | 12:05 | 0:37 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 319 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Mikael Backlund's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Backlund's Dynasty Value Score?
- Backlund scores 255 out of 10,000 (#508 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Backlund's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 180.5 NHL-standard fantasy points over 77.41 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.