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Flames' Mikael Backlund: Two points in Monday's win
Mikael 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
Mikael 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 Calgary 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
Mikael 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
Mikael 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 Calgary 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
Mikael 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 Calgary Flames' listed third line.
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Flames' Mikael Backlund: Sets up empty-netter
Mikael Backlund recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.Backlund set up Matthew Coronato's empty-netter to secure the Calgary Flames' fourth straight win. The 35-year-old Backlund has a goal, an assist, seven shots on net, four hits, four PIM and a plus-2 rating over four contests this season. He's playing big minutes despite essentially serving as a shutdown center on the Flames' nominal third line, though his offense is likely a little too limited to make him a fantasy option at this point in the season.
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Flames' Mikael Backlund: Finds twine in win
Mikael Backlund scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.Backlund's tally at 14:46 of the third period ended up being the game-winner. The center has added four shots on net and four PIM through two contests this season. Backlund often players a larger role than his middle-six assignment would suggest, as he's a part of the second power-play unit and sees regular penalty-killing time. He's a reliable depth center who can contribute around 40 points and decent shot volume.
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Flames' Mikael Backlund: Nets goal Friday
Mikael Backlund scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 3-2 preseason loss to the Jets.Backlund also won 10 of 11 faceoffs as the Calgary Flames dominated at the dot. The 35-year-old has a goal and three helpers over four preseason outings. The captain was limited to 39 points over 82 appearances in 2023-24, and he's unlikely to do much better than that while filling a middle-six role on a rebuilding team this year.
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Flames' Mikael Backlund: Gathers assist Sunday
Mikael Backlund posted an assist in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Coyotes.Backlund snapped an 11-game point drought when he helped out on a Yegor Sharangovich tally in the second period. It's unusual for Backlund to struggle at this time of the year -- he's typically a second-half player, but he did most of his scoring in the first half of 2023-24. The center is at 39 points, 205 shots on net, 68 hits, 33 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating through 80 appearances, with just 14 of those points coming since the All-Star break.
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Flames' Mikael Backlund: Good to go
Mikael Backlund (undisclosed) is expected to be in the lineup Saturday versus the Oilers, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.Backlund was listed as a game-time decision earlier Saturday, but it appears he's good to go without missing a contest. The 35-year-old will hold down his usual top-six role with wingers Blake Coleman and Yegor Sharangovich. Backlund has no points over his last seven outings.
Mikael Backlund
#11 C / Calgary Flames / EXP: 16YRS Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 lb Age: 35 College: NoneFantasy Points by Week
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