Backlund registered a power-play assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

The equipment staff will have to saw the puck in half -- Backlund's 200th career assist came on Milan Lucic's 200th goal. More importantly, it put the Flames on the board after the Kings scored twice earlier in the first period. Backlund has four assists in his last six games, putting the Swedish center at 12 points in 31 contests. It's a lower output than what we've come to expect from the 30-year-old, but the recent results suggest he's trending upwards, and eventually his 4.8 shooting percentage should rise as well.

Backlund produced an assist, two hits and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Sabres.

EDGE Analysis

Backlund was the only top-six forward to not get moved around as interim head coach Geoff Ward shuffled the lines ahead of Thursday's game. He set up his new left wing, Sean Monahan, for the second-period tally. Backlund has 11 points, 61 shots on goal and 20 PIM through 30 games this season. He's in danger of posting under 40 points for the first time since 2014-15 given his current pace.

Backlund notched an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres.

EDGE Analysis

Backlund played the middleman in the third period as the '3M' line combined for the goal. Michael Frolik found Backlund, who served up Matthew Tkachuk to tie the game at two. The Swedish center has two assists and eight shots in his last three games. It's been a down year overall for Backlund, who has only 10 points in 28 games while shooting an unusually low 5.0 percent on 60 shots.

Backlund recorded an assist in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Flyers.

EDGE Analysis

Backlund had the only helper on Andrew Mangiapane's third-period tally. It's been an unusually rough start to the season for Backlund, who has only nine points in 26 contests. He's topped 45 points in each of the last four campaigns, but he'll need to go on a tear to reach that mark in 2019-20.

Backlund has just eight shots on goal, five hits and a minus-3 rating in his last five games.

EDGE Analysis

The Swedish center recently got some time with Johnny Gaudreau and Elias Lindholm on the Flames' top line, but it wasn't enough to break his current funk. Backlund remains at eight points, 52 shots and 16 PIM in 25 games this season.

Backlund collected an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blues.

EDGE Analysis

Backlund found Andrew Mangiapane in the third period, who then relayed to Matthew Tkachuk for the tally. The Swedish center is on a modest three-game point streak with a goal and three helpers in that span. For the year, Backlund has eight points and 44 shots in 20 contests. He's not quite in his usual form yet, but he's beginning to get there.

Backlund scored a goal and dished an assist, both on the power play, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Devils.

EDGE Analysis

Backlund scored the go-ahead (and eventual game-winning) goal and assisted on Noah Hanifin's insurance tally, both in the second period. The Swedish center also added four PIM. With three points in his last two games, Backlund may be emerging from his cold start to the year. He has seven points, 14 PIM and 41 shots on goal in 19 contests in 2019-20.

Backlund posted an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Coyotes.

EDGE Analysis

Backlund's helper snapped a seven-game point drought, and it came at the perfect time. Backlund dished to Matthew Tkachuk, who beat Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta for the game-winning goal. The 30-year-old center now has five points, 38 shots and 10 PIM in 18 contests.

Backlund has no points, 14 shots on goal and four PIM in his last seven games.

EDGE Analysis

The Swedish center has been fairly cold overall this season, with two goals and two helpers in 17 games. He's reached at least 45 points in each of the last four seasons, but he's only on pace for 20 points so far in 2019-20. Backlund is only shooting 5.6 percent this season, which could explain part of his struggles. He'll likely rebound with a scoring binge later in the year to make up for the slow start.

Backlund scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

Backlund received a slick pass from Matthew Tkachuk and put the shot behind John Gibson, giving the Flames their first and only lead of the night. Backlund has scored in consecutive games during the Flames' two-game run through California. The center has four points in 10 games, but he's starting to heat up to provide the Flames with some depth scoring.