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Mikael Backlund right nowThe 2026-2027 season

Calgary Flames sit 6th in the Pacific (8–10–1, 17 pts).

The 2026-2027 season so far
Points
5
Swedish flag#41NHL#377
Form
COLD
Latest 5 outings
Goals
2
Swedish flag#35NHL#295
Assists
3
Swedish flag#40NHL#359
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#478
Games
18
90%
90% of 20
#10 in shots among Swedish players·Pace: 23 points over 84·Swedish teammates: William Strömgren

Milestones within reach

Career
300 career goals
66 away
Career
1,250 NHL games
84 away
Career
750 career points
139 away
Watch 5 clips from 2026-20272 goals · 3 assists
Live nowPeriod 3
CGY1–0LAKLive
0+0 · 1 shots
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      CGY1–0LAK
      game 20/204
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      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:19TOI
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    SwedeswithWilliam Strömgren0+0againstAnton Forsberg0+0Adrian Kempe0+0Andre Lee0+0
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      NYR3–1CGY
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      game 19/202
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG18:06TOI
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    SwedesagainstMika Zibanejad2+0Marcus Pettersson0+1
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      PHI3–4CGY
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      game 18/201
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      0+/-1SOG18:38TOI
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    SwedeswithWilliam Strömgren0+0
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      ANA5–3CGY
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      game 17/202
      His night
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      0+/-2SOG19:45TOI
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    SwedeswithWilliam Strömgren1+0againstLeo Carlsson1+1
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      CGY1–2SEA
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      game 16/202
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      0+/-1SOG18:53TOI
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    SwedeswithWilliam Strömgren0+0againstAdam Larsson0+0
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      CGY2–1SJS
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      game 15/203
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      0+/-4SOG20:47TOI
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    SwedeswithWilliam Strömgren1+0againstFilip Bystedt0+0Ivar Stenberg0+0
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      CGY2–5COL
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      game 14/201
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG19:03TOI
      +1 assist
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    His points
    SwedesagainstGabriel Landeskog0+1
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      SEA2–6CGY
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      game 13/201
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG17:51TOI
      +1 assist
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    His points
    SwedesagainstAdam Larsson0+0
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      CGY0–4EDM
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      game 12/201
      His night
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      -1+/-2SOG18:32TOI
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    SwedesagainstMattias Ekholm1+0
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      TOR2–5CGY
      W
      game 11/202
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG18:32TOI
      +1 goal
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    His points
    SwedesagainstWilliam Nylander1+0Oliver Ekman-Larsson0+0
  12. Injured

    Mikael goes down and misses 2 games

    Upper body

    The injury in the media
    Backlund day-to-day with upper-body injury
    • The game
      CAR2–3CGY
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      game 8/201
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG13:32TOI
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    SwedesagainstFelix Unger Sörum0+0
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      CGY2–6VGK
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      game 7/202
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      -1+/-1SOG18:41TOI
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    SwedesagainstWilliam Karlsson0+1Rasmus Andersson0+0
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      CGY4–2ANA
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      game 6/201
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG21:10TOI
      +1 assist
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    His points
    SwedesagainstLeo Carlsson1+0
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      ANA4–2CGY
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      game 5/201
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:24TOI
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    SwedesagainstLeo Carlsson0+1
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      COL7–3CGY
      L
      game 4/201
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG17:41TOI
      +1 goal
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    His points
    SwedesagainstGabriel Landeskog0+0
    • The game
      CGY1–6SEA
      L
      game 3/201
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG15:16TOI
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    SwedesagainstAdam Larsson0+0
    • The game
      CGY1–4VAN
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      game 2/206
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:57TOI
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    SwedesagainstLinus Karlsson0+2Liam Öhgren1+1Tom Willander0+2Elias Pettersson0+1Elias Pettersson1+0Jonathan Lekkerimäki0+0
    • The game
      SEA6–1CGY
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      game 1/201
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:07TOI
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    SwedesagainstAdam Larsson0+0
    Season opener

    Mikael Backlund plays the 2026-2027 season for Calgary Flames

    CGYCalgary Flames

    Mikael was 37 years old when the 2026-2027 season began. It was his 19th season with the team. His 19th NHL season in all.

    The season before

    How the 2025-2026 season went

    The whole season
    Points
    43
    #19NHL #172
    Goals
    17
    #15NHL #163
    Assists
    26
    #21NHL #174
    Games
    82
    #1NHL #2
    Calgary Flames · Missed the playoffs

That is where the season began.

The 2025-2026 season