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Mikael Backlund

CGY●C●Age 36.9

Pythia Score

-34.2

-1000+100

Caliber45

The Oracle's Read

The underlying profile doesn't point up yet — shot quality and usage don't support a near-term step toward a top-six scoring role.

Finishing Luck61

Process Edge78

Role Trajectory15

Age Curve10

Points/601.75

Goals17

Expected Goals19.8

Shots/607.6

TOI/GP17.9

Games82

Career History

18 seasons · MoneyPuck.com · advanced metrics from 2008-09

Season ▲	Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	P/60	xG	xG/60	Sh	Sh/60	TOI	PP
2008-09	CGY	19.9	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	1.23	1	5.6	10.7	2.15
2009-10	CGY	20.9	23	1	9	10	2.07	4.1	0.85	47	9.7	12.6	1.20
2010-11	CGY	21.9	73	10	15	25	1.70	11.4	0.78	144	9.8	12.1	0.60
2011-12	CGY	22.9	41	4	7	11	1.05	7.4	0.71	85	8.1	15.4	1.10
2012-13	CGY	23.9	32	8	8	16	1.98	8.2	1.01	88	10.9	15.1	1.30
2013-14	CGY	24.9	76	18	21	39	1.66	18.8	0.80	178	7.6	18.5	1.64
2014-15	CGY	25.9	52	10	17	27	1.76	11.0	0.72	103	6.7	17.7	1.59
2015-16	CGY	26.9	82	21	26	47	2.09	17.2	0.77	155	6.9	16.4	1.54
2016-17	CGY	27.9	81	22	31	53	2.23	21.7	0.91	197	8.3	17.6	1.96
2017-18	CGY	28.9	82	14	31	45	1.73	20.9	0.80	214	8.2	19.0	2.04
2018-19	CGY	29.9	77	21	26	47	2.05	22.5	0.98	205	8.9	17.9	1.57
2019-20	CGY	30.9	70	16	27	43	2.06	20.1	0.97	157	7.5	17.9	1.33
2020-21	CGY	31.9	54	9	23	32	2.02	12.5	0.79	144	9.1	17.6	1.60
2021-22	CGY	32.9	82	12	27	39	1.67	18.8	0.80	214	9.1	17.1	1.41
2022-23	CGY	33.9	82	19	37	56	2.26	22.8	0.92	260	10.5	18.2	1.90
2023-24	CGY	34.9	82	15	24	39	1.48	19.1	0.73	209	8.0	19.2	1.74
2024-25	CGY	35.9	76	15	17	32	1.35	18.8	0.79	175	7.4	18.7	1.73
2025-26	CGY	36.9	82	17	26	43	1.75	19.8	0.81	186	7.6	17.9	1.05
Career			1148	232	372	604	1.82	275.4	0.83	2762	8.3	17.3

Basic stats left of the divider; Pythia's advanced metrics (xG, xG/60, shots/60, TOI/GP, PP/GP) to the right. Plus-minus is not in MoneyPuck data.