Mikael Backlund

C · #11 · Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund is a center for the Calgary Flames. Born March 17, 1989 in Vasteras, Sweden, he stands 6'0", weighs 206 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2007 (round 1, 24th overall) by the Calgary Flames. In 1,163 NHL regular-season games he has 234 goals and 377 assists for 611 points. This season: 2 goals and 3 assists in 15 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,163

Goals

234

Assists

377

Points

611

NHL playoff career

Games

42

Goals

12

Assists

10

Points

22

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.20

Assists / game

0.32

Points / game

0.53

Shots / game

2.41

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

22

2016–17 · Calgary Flames

Assists

37

2022–23 · Calgary Flames

Points

56

2022–23 · Calgary Flames

Shots

260

2022–23 · Calgary Flames

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Calgary FlamesNHL
   • SwedenWC

4. 2023–24

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

6. 2021–22

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

7. 2020–21

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

8. 2019–20

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

9. 2018–19

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

10. 2017–18

    • SwedenEHT
    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • SwedenWC

11. 2016–17

    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • SwedenWCup

12. 2015–16

    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • SwedenWC-A

13. 2014–15

    • Calgary FlamesNHL

14. 2013–14

    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • SwedenWC-A

15. 2012–13

    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • VasterasSweden-2

16. 2011–12

    • Calgary FlamesNHL

17. 2010–11

    • Abbotsford HeatAHL
    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • SwedenWC-A

18. 2009–10

    • Abbotsford HeatAHL
    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • SwedenWC-A

19. 2008–09

    • KelownaM-Cup
    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • Vasteras Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • VasterasSweden-2
    • KelownaWHL
    • SwedenWJC-A

20. 2007–08

    • Vasteras Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • VasterasSweden-2
    • SwedenWJC-A

21. 2006–07

    • Vasteras Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • Vasteras U18Swe-U18
    • VasterasSweden-2
    • SwedenWJ18-A

22. 2005–06

    • Vasteras Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • VasterasSweden-2

23. 2004–05

    • Vasteras U18Swe-U18

24. 2003–04

    • VästmanlandTV-Pucken
    • Västerås IK U16U16 SM

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	15	2	3	5	6	-1	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 18:21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4981 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.05 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
2025–26	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	82	17	26	43	16	7	186	1	3	1	5	3	0	All stats Assists 26 Avg Toi 17:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4997 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 82 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 7 Points 43 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0914 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 186
2024–25	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	76	15	17	32	32	4	175	1	6	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 17 Avg Toi 18:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4842 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 76 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus 4 Points 32 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0857 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 175
2024–25	WC	Sweden	Regular	9	3	6	9	4	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Pim 4 Plus Minus 7 Points 9
2023–24	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	82	15	24	39	24	-4	209	2	3	1	2	2	0	All stats Assists 24 Avg Toi 19:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5029 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus -4 Points 39 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0718 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 209
2022–23	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	82	19	37	56	36	24	260	5	12	1	4	2	1	All stats Assists 37 Avg Toi 18:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5087 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 19 Ot Goals 1 Pim 36 Plus Minus 24 Points 56 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.0731 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 260
2021–22	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	82	12	27	39	30	16	214	0	7	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 27 Avg Toi 17:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5053 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 82 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus 16 Points 39 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.056 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 214
2021–22	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	12	5	3	8	8	6	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 19:33 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5385 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 6 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.152 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 33
2020–21	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	54	9	23	32	30	-7	144	0	6	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 17:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5195 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 54 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus -7 Points 32 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.063 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 144
2019–20	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	70	16	29	45	26	3	157	3	10	3	3	3	0	All stats Assists 29 Avg Toi 17:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.473 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 70 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 3 Points 45 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.102 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 157
2019–20	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	10	4	2	6	8	-2	27	1	2	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 19:22 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4398 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 10 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.148 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 27
2018–19	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	77	21	26	47	52	34	205	1	2	1	2	4	1	All stats Assists 26 Avg Toi 17:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4956 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 77 Goals 21 Ot Goals 1 Pim 52 Plus Minus 34 Points 47 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1024 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 205
2018–19	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	8	-5	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 20:03 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4933 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -5 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
2017–18	EHT	Sweden	Regular	3	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
2017–18	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	82	14	31	45	78	-21	214	3	11	1	3	2	0	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 19:01 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 78 Plus Minus -21 Points 45 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.0654 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 214
2017–18	WC	Sweden	Regular	10	2	7	9	6	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus 7 Points 9
2016–17	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	81	22	31	53	36	9	197	7	16	0	3	7	2	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 17:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4807 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 81 Goals 22 Ot Goals 2 Pim 36 Plus Minus 9 Points 53 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1117 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 197
2016–17	WCup	Sweden	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2016–17	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0	-3	14	0	1	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 19:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5057 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 14
2015–16	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	82	21	26	47	28	10	155	3	9	3	4	4	2	All stats Assists 26 Avg Toi 16:26 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4716 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 21 Ot Goals 2 Pim 28 Plus Minus 10 Points 47 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1355 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 155
2015–16	WC-A	Sweden	Regular	8	3	1	4	4	-2	31	2	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 3 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 31
2014–15	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	52	10	17	27	14	4	103	0	1	2	2	2	1	All stats Assists 17 Avg Toi 17:45 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4834 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 52 Goals 10 Ot Goals 1 Pim 14 Plus Minus 4 Points 27 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0971 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 103
2014–15	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	8	-1	30	0	0	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 18:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4522 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Ot Goals 1 Pim 8 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
2013–14	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	76	18	21	39	32	4	178	5	11	4	4	3	1	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 18:32 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.475 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 76 Goals 18 Ot Goals 1 Pim 32 Plus Minus 4 Points 39 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1011 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 178
2013–14	WC-A	Sweden	Regular	10	5	3	8	29	3	35	2	—	0	—	2	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Pim 29 Plus Minus 3 Points 8 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 35
2012–13	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	32	8	8	16	29	-6	88	2	4	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 15:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4767 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 32 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus -6 Points 16 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 88
2012–13	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Regular	23	12	18	30	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 23 Goals 12 Pim 22 Points 30
2011–12	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	41	4	7	11	16	-13	85	2	3	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 15:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4536 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 41 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -13 Points 11 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0471 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 85
2010–11	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 1
2010–11	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	73	10	15	25	18	4	144	2	4	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 12:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4804 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 73 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 4 Points 25 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0694 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 144
2010–11	WC-A	Sweden	Regular	9	3	2	5	2	4	—	0	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2009–10	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	Regular	54	15	17	32	26	0	—	5	—	0	—	2	—	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 54 Goals 15 Pim 26 Plus Minus 0 Points 32 Power Play Goals 5 Shorthanded Goals 0
2009–10	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	23	1	9	10	6	5	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Avg Toi 12:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.534 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 23 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 5 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0213 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 47
2009–10	WC-A	Sweden	Regular	6	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
2009–10	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	Playoffs	13	1	8	9	14	5	—	1	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 8 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 14 Plus Minus 5 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2008–09	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 10:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2857 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2008–09	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Regular	2	3	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 3 Pim 0 Points 5
2008–09	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Regular	17	4	4	8	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 17 Goals 4 Pim 39 Points 8
2008–09	WHL	Kelowna	Regular	28	12	18	30	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 28 Goals 12 Pim 26 Points 30
2008–09	WJC-A	Sweden	Regular	6	5	2	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 7
2008–09	M-Cup	Kelowna	Playoffs	4	0	4	4	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2008–09	WHL	Kelowna	Playoffs	19	13	10	23	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 19 Goals 13 Pim 26 Points 23
2007–08	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Regular	9	7	6	13	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 7 Pim 20 Points 13
2007–08	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Regular	46	11	4	15	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 46 Goals 11 Pim 28 Points 15
2007–08	WJC-A	Sweden	Regular	6	3	4	7	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 10 Points 7
2007–08	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Playoffs	5	4	3	7	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 5 Goals 4 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2006–07	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Regular	7	5	4	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 5 Pim 8 Points 9
2006–07	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	Regular	2	2	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 3
2006–07	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Regular	18	1	2	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 18 Goals 1 Pim 14 Points 3
2006–07	WJ18-A	Sweden	Regular	6	6	1	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 6 Pim 6 Points 7
2006–07	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
2006–07	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	10	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2005–06	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Regular	25	15	16	31	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 25 Goals 15 Pim 30 Points 31
2005–06	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Regular	12	2	2	4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Pim 14 Points 4
2004–05	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	Regular	14	5	6	11	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 14 Goals 5 Pim 14 Points 11
2004–05	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2003–04	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	Regular	8	5	1	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 5 Pim 8 Points 6
2003–04	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	Regular	3	1	3	4	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 4
2003–04	TV-Pucken	Västmanland	Playoffs	8	5	1	6	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 5 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 6

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