What line and power-play unit is Mikael Backlund on?

By ice time over CGY's last 5 games: line 1, no regular power-play unit, 17:41 a night with 0:00 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.

What does Mikael Backlund help with in categories leagues?

No category well above the pool. Below it in power-play points and assists.

Mikael Backlund fantasy outlook 2026-27

Mikael Backlund ranks 257th of 520 in points leagues at 1.30 fantasy points per game, 358th in categories leagues and 85th among centers. In 2026-27 so far he has 1 goal and 0 assists in 5 games, playing 17:41 a night with 0:00 on the power play. In categories no stat is well above the pool, and power-play points and assists drag.

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Points leagues

#257

1.30 FP/G

How Mikael Backlund is being used

Over CGY's last 5 games Mikael Backlund played 5 games, 17:41 a night with 0:00 on the power play: line 1 by even-strength ice time and no regular power-play unit.

Lines and units are derived from the NHL's per-game ice time over CGY's last 5 games, not an official line chart. He was on the ice for 0% of the team's power-play time.

Per-game stats

Season	GP	TOI	PP TOI	G	A	PTS	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-
2026-27	5	17:41	0:00	0.20	0.00	0.20	0.00	3.6	0.8	0.6	-0.60
2025-26	82	17:57	1:05	0.21	0.32	0.52	0.04	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.09

Category profile

Each bar is his per-game output against the 180 skaters a 12-team league rosters, in standard deviations. Right helps your team, left hurts it.

G-0.7
A-1.3
+/--0.6
PPP-1.6
SOG+0.3
HIT-0.8
BLK-0.8

Last 5 games, 2026-27

Game	TOI	G	SOG	+/-
10-10 vs ANA	19:24	0	1	0
10-08 vs COL	17:41	1	8	0
10-04 at SEA	15:16	0	5	-2
10-03 at VAN	18:57	0	3	0
10-01 vs SEA	17:07	0	1	-1

Mikael Backlund in Week 3 (Oct 12-18)

Calgary Flames play 3 games in Week 3: Tue @ANA, Thu @VGK, Sun CAR. At 1.30 fantasy points a game, that projects to 3.9 for the week in points leagues. Week 4 (Oct 19-25): 2 games.

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Centers ranked around him

C82
Alex Steeves
CBOS
1.33 FP/G
C83
Cole Sillinger
CCBJ
1.33 FP/G
C84
Alexander Wennberg
CSJS
1.33 FP/G
C85
Mikael Backlund
CCGY
1.30 FP/G
C86
Pius Suter
CSTL
1.30 FP/G
C87
Filip Hallander
CEDM
1.30 FP/G
C88
Eetu Luostarinen
CFLA
1.25 FP/G

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Common questions

Where does Mikael Backlund rank in fantasy hockey for 2026-27?
257th of 520 in points leagues at 1.30 fantasy points per game, 358th in categories leagues, and 85th among centers.
What line and power-play unit is Mikael Backlund on?
By ice time over CGY's last 5 games: line 1, no regular power-play unit, 17:41 a night with 0:00 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.
What does Mikael Backlund help with in categories leagues?
No category well above the pool. Below it in power-play points and assists.

By the Parlae deskPlayer data updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is built Report a wrong number