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• Flames' Mikael Backlund: Two points in Monday's win

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Backlund produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Kings. The 35-year-old center opened the scoring midway through the second period en route to his first multi-point performance of the season. Backlund is supplying his usual reliable secondary scoring so far in 2024-25, and through 16 contests he's delivered four goals and nine points. He's also been a little more selective with his shots -- he's on pace to record fewer than 200 shots on net for the first time over a full season since 2019-20, but his 10.5 percent shooting is his highest mark since 2016-17.

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• Flames' Mikael Backlund: Scores late in shootout loss

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Backlund netted a goal in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres on Saturday. Backlund scored the game-tying goal at the 15:42 mark of the third period to get the Flames a point in the standings. His third tally of the season ended a six-game goalless drought. Backlund has supplied seven points through 15 outings this campaign.

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• Flames' Mikael Backlund: Gathers helper in loss

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  Backlund had a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers. Backlund ended a three-game slump with the secondary helper on Anthony Mantha's second-period tally. The 35-year-old Backlund has earned six points, including two on the power play, over 12 contests in a top-six role this season. He's added 24 shots on net, 10 hits and a plus-1 rating. Backlund's averaging just two shots per game this season after being above 2.5 shots per game in each of the previous four campaigns, so the Swede's offense could be at risk of dropping.

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• Flames' Mikael Backlund: Scores in Saturday's loss

  18D ago • By RotoWire

  Backlund scored a goal in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Jets. Backlund has a point in four of his last five games. The 35-year-old center is off to a decent start in 2024-25, earning two goals, three assists, 17 shots on net, six hits, six PIM and a plus-2 rating over eight contests. He continues to play an important two-way role for the Flames, though his usefulness in fantasy is often limited to deeper formats since center is a position of abundance around the league.

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• Flames' Mikael Backlund: Provides power-play helper

  25D ago • By RotoWire

  Backlund recorded a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Kraken. Backlund is up to three points over five contests this season, offering steady offense as well as his usual two-way play to begin 2024-25. The center set up linemate Blake Coleman's power-play marker late in the first period. Backlund has added 10 shots on net, four hits, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating while seeing big minutes despite playing on the Flames' listed third line.

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