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Mikael Backlund
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vs2026-27 season
- GP
- 14
- G
- 2
- A
- 3
- PTS
- 5
- +/-
- -1
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 38
- TOI/G
- 18:15
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | @SEA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | @SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | @COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs SEA | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @EDM | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | @VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | @ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs ANA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | vs COL | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | @SEA | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 15:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | @VAN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs SEA | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:06 | 1 | 0 |
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| Apr 16 | vs LAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | vs COL | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs UTA | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | @SEA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 15:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | @COL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | @DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | @ANA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | @VGK | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | @COL | L 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs VAN | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | vs ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | vs LAK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | vs TBL | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20 | vs FLA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 18:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 18 | vs STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | @DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | @NYI | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | @NJD | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | @NYR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | @WSH | L 3-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs CAR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 3 | vs DAL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 17:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | @ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | @LAK | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | @SJS | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | vs EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 2 | vs TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | vs SJS | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | @MIN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | vs ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | vs WSH | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 21 | vs PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | vs NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 17:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | vs NYI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 15 | @CHI | W 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 20:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | @CBJ | L 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 20:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | @PIT | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | @BOS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 17:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 7 | @MTL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5 | vs SEA | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 16:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | vs NSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | vs PHI | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 29 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | vs EDM | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 | @EDM | L 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | vs VGK | W 6-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 19:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs SEA | W 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 16:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | @SJS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | @LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 11:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | vs DET | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | vs BUF | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 16:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs UTA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs MIN | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | @NSH | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 30 | @CAR | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | @FLA | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | @TBL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | @VAN | W 5-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 18:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs DAL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | @BUF | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | @CHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs SJS | W 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | @STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:54 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | @MIN | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs CHI | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 14:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs CBJ | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 14:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | @PHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @NSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | @OTT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs NYR | W 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @WPG | L 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 15:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs MTL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs WPG | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | @VGK | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | @UTA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs VGK | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs STL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | @VAN | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | @EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 | 2 | 0 |
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| Apr 17 | @LAK | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 18:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | vs VGK | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | vs SJS | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:30 | 3 | 2 |
| Apr 11 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 21:12 | 1 | 2 |
Latest news
Backlund scored a goal and added two PIM in Monday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Backlund returned after missing two games due to an upper-body injury. The veteran center has held a top-six role when healthy, earning two goals, one assist, 25 shots on net, seven hits and six PIM over nine outings. Backlund can often produce around a 40-point pace, but at age 37, there's always a risk of decline.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 27
Backlund (upper body) will play against the Maple Leafs on Monday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM.
Backlund will return to the Flames' lineup Monday after missing each of the last two games with an upper-body injury. The 37-year-old veteran's return will provide a boost for Calgary's top line, as he's posted two points, 24 shots on net and seven hits across eight outings this season. Backlund is a risky player to start in fantasy Monday, especially against a Maple Leafs' squad that has won four straight games.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 27
Backlund (upper body) will be a game-time decision against Toronto on Monday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM.
After missing the last two games with an upper-body injury, Backlund appears to be on track to play against the Maple Leafs. He returned to his regular top-line role during Monday's morning skate and went through his normal game-day routine. Backlund has earned one goal, two points, 24 shots on net, three blocked shots and seven hits in eight appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 26
Backlund (upper body) won't play against Detroit on Saturday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM.
Backlund will miss his second straight game, but he is close to returning. He has contributed one goal, two points, 24 shots on net and seven hits in eight appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24
Backlund (upper body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Wild, Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM reports.
Backlund suffered an upper-body injury during Sunday's win over the Hurricanes and said afterward that he "won't be out long if at all." However, he'll be sidelined for at least one matchup due to the injury. Brennan Othmann will likely remain in the lineup Thursday against Minnesota, while Backlund's next opportunity to return will be Saturday against the Red Wings.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 22
Backlund (upper body) is day-to-day, according to Eric Francis of Sportsnet on Tuesday.
Backlund suffered an upper-body injury in Sunday's 3-2 win over Carolina. He didn't participate in Tuesday's practice, and it's unclear if he will be available to play against Minnesota on Thursday. Backlund has collected one goal, two points, 24 shots on net and seven hits in eight appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 20