Oskar Bäck

#10Center6'4"205 lb

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2025-26 regular season

SOG

11.9% SH

12:22

TOI/GP

C · DAL · NHL id 8480840

Oskar Bäck has played 72 games for the Dallas Stars in 2025-26, scoring 5 goals and 7 assists (12 points) on 42 shots while averaging 12:22 a night (9:58 at even strength, 0:01 on the power play and 2:17 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 57% of his 5v5 minutes with Radek Faksa and 56% with Colin Blackwell over the last 10 games, and the Stars have controlled 49% of shot attempts with Bäck on the ice (26-19 in goals, 39% offensive-zone starts). In the Stars' most recent game against MIN he was on L3 with Colin Blackwell and Radek Faksa and off the power play. He is shooting 11.9% this season against 9.9% across the 162 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 30 game vs MIN, detected from shift data

Line

Colin Blackwell Radek Faksa

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK2F

Radek Faksa

Last 5: L4 · L4 · L4 · L3 · L4

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

20 games shown, 13:18 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed34th3421.9 mph

Bursts 20+ mph40th4042

Hardest shot6th772.9 mph

Offensive-zone time14th1439.2%

Distance skated52nd53138.9 mi

High-danger SOG44th4424

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 88 attempts, 45 on goal, 5 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 72 GP · 12 points vs 14.7 expected

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Luck meter-22

Last 20 games: -3. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−0.4 G

On-ice SH%+2.2 G

On-ice SV%+2.0 G

IPP−5.4 G

Points vs expected−2.7 P

: 11.9%
: 101.7
: 41.4%
G vs xG: 5 / 5.4

• Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:47 a game, 4 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played72
Goals5443rd of 715
Assists7544th of 715
Points12531st of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points1111th of 715
Shots on goal42582nd of 715
Hits29553rd of 715
Blocked shots37368th of 715
Plus/minus+10123rd of 715
Penalty minutes10608th of 715
Faceoffs won30247th of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)49.0%382nd of 719
Fenwick (FF%)50.6%273rd of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)52.4%197th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.0%213th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.5%180th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)50.5%288th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.17681st of 719
Turnover Ledger /60+0.05114th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4346th of 719
Faceoff win %42.9%
Draw Equity /100−0.127

Usage

Ice time per game12:22576th of 715
Power-play time per game0:01646th of 715
Power-play share2.1%683rd of 713
Ice-time share20.3%577th of 715
Offensive-zone start %38.8%599th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.34102nd of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO1017167th of 719
Goals above expected−0.4377th of 715
Luck Meter−22545th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.9495th of 715
20+ mph bursts42449th of 715
Hardest shot72.9712th of 715
Offensive-zone time39.2%608th of 715

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 66 of 72 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.032
Season net: −0.38xG

Offensive TK/600.42 (5)

Offensive GV/601.51 (18)

Neutral TK/600.00 (0)

Neutral GV/600.67 (8)

Defensive TK/600.59 (7)

Defensive GV/600.84 (10)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.127
Season: −0.09G
: 42.9%70 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 6-8 · NZ 15-11 · DZ 9-21

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.17
Attempts: 2
: 0.017

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: +1.02G
Per 60: +0.069
Drawn / taken: 10 / 5minors

Method Leaders

: 52.0%
: 53.5%
: 52.4%
Transition CF/60: 2.3
Turnovers won/60: 19.6
Turnovers lost/60: 17.5

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

42 shots on goal, 5 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	43%	23%	4
L Circle	2%	13%	0
Center Point	0%	9%	0
R Point	0%	6%	0
L Point	0%	5%	0
R Circle	7%	12%	0
Outside R	0%	4%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to L2 from L4Apr 4, 2026 alerts →

How his goals happened

9 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Mar 10, 2026 vs VGK	Odd-man rush	carry	1	9.2	1-on-0
Jan 18, 2026 vs TBL	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	11.8	—
Dec 19, 2025 @ ANA	Dump and chase	dump	0	39.7	one-timer
Dec 15, 2025 vs LAK	Deflection	—	5*	28.4	deflection
Oct 26, 2025 @ NSH	Deflection	—	4*	29.8	deflection
Mar 20, 2025 vs TBL	Deflection	—	0	48.7	deflection
Jan 31, 2025 vs VAN	Rebound	—	1	28.4	rebound
Jan 4, 2025 vs UTA	Deflection	—	0	12.4	rebound
Nov 14, 2024 vs BOS	Odd-man rush	carry	1	15.6	3-on-2

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Bäck

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Bäck apart	CF% mate apart
Justin Hryckowian	C	41	280:05	36%	48.9%	59% (13-9)	45.4% 149:14	49.1% 206:46
Mavrik Bourque	C	45	252:15	33%	52.6%	60% (12-8)	42.5% 212:48	49.6% 367:40
Thomas Harley	D	64	235:59	31%	50.9%	53% (10-9)	47.5% 388:32	49.0% 988:27
Radek Faksa	C	37	234:40	30%	50.4%	36% (4-7)	50.0% 119:28	44.6% 113:49
Esa Lindell	D	76	225:55	29%	46.7%	43% (6-8)	49.6% 528:53	48.8% 1127:43
Colin Blackwell	C	35	187:19	24%	48.9%	46% (6-7)	46.2% 167:53	44.2% 150:31
Alexander Petrovic	D	47	181:48	24%	48.5%	70% (7-3)	46.6% 299:11	44.9% 513:59
Lian Bichsel	D	46	181:04	23%	49.2%	82% (9-2)	49.3% 282:58	50.4% 500:30
Miro Heiskanen	D	66	175:46	23%	47.0%	33% (3-6)	51.6% 484:45	51.0% 988:14
Nils Lundkvist	D	50	170:49	22%	54.7%	67% (8-4)	48.4% 309:14	49.1% 625:31
Ilya Lyubushkin	D	47	165:36	21%	43.6%	60% (3-2)	53.3% 310:46	42.6% 493:29
Nathan Bastian	RW	19	118:23	15%	50.8%	67% (4-2)	57.3% 61:34	48.1% 52:09
Arttu Hyry	RW	19	118:22	15%	52.9%	63% (5-3)	45.8% 71:34	45.3% 74:38
Adam Erne	LW	20	112:12	15%	42.3%	40% (2-3)	45.5% 79:41	44.0% 87:59

Game log

78 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	A	P	+/-		HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 30PO	@ MIN	L 2-5	0	0	-1	1	0	2	—	11:52	8:37	—	3:15
Apr 28PO	vs MIN	L 2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	12:46	9:11	—	3:35
Apr 25PO	@ MIN	OTL 2-3	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0%	16:46	12:04	—	4:42
Apr 22PO	@ MIN	W 4-3	0	0	0	2	0	1	—	19:38	12:41	—	6:57
Apr 20PO	vs MIN	W 4-2	1	1	+1	0	1	0	—	11:36	7:42	—	3:54
Apr 18PO	vs MIN	L 1-6	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	10:20	7:48	—	2:32
Apr 15	@ BUF	W 4-3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0%	13:36	10:12	—	3:24
Apr 13	@ TOR	W 6-5	0	0	+1	2	0	1	100%	14:27	13:03	0:01	1:11
Apr 11	vs NYR	W 2-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	29%	11:36	7:55	—	3:41
Apr 9	vs MIN	W 5-4	1	1	+2	1	0	0	50%	13:24	10:20	—	1:58
Apr 7	vs CGY	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0%	13:53	10:29	0:07	3:17
Apr 4	vs COL	L 0-2	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	16:35	15:31	0:02	1:02
Apr 2	vs WPG	W 3-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	16:17	12:38	—	3:34
Mar 31	@ BOS	L 3-6	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0%	12:29	9:54	—	2:35
Mar 29	@ PHI	OTL 1-2	0	0	+1	1	0	0	—	14:12	11:10	—	3:02
Mar 28	@ PIT	W 6-3	1	1	+1	2	0	2	—	12:27	8:37	0:08	3:42
Mar 26	@ NYI	L 1-2	0	0	0	1	0	1	—	10:43	7:58	0:01	2:44
Mar 24	vs NJD	L 4-6	0	0	-1	0	0	0	—	10:53	8:52	—	2:01
Mar 22	vs VGK	L 2-3	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	11:24	7:31	—	3:53
Mar 21	@ MIN	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	1	1	1	56%	12:22	10:34	0:15	1:33

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	72	889:50	12:22	562	822	40.6%	41.4%	281	359	29	38	43%	24.9	40.3	22%
Even strength	72	718:01	9:58	531	553	49.0%	50.5%	259	229	26	19	58%	23.4	21.3	38%
5v5	72	715:35	9:56	531	552	49.0%	50.6%	259	228	26	19	58%	23.4	21.3	39%
Power play	17	1:40	0:06	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	—
Penalty kill	71	163:58	2:19	27	260	9.4%	11.2%	21	125	3	19	14%	1.1	18.8	4%
4v4	9	2:26	0:16	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	0	1	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	20%
4v5	71	161:43	2:17	26	257	9.2%	11.0%	21	123	3	19	14%	1.1	18.5	4%
5v6, opponent net empty	13	3:00	0:14	2	6	25.0%	20.0%	0	3	0	0	—	0.2	0.2	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26Playoffs	DAL	6	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0.0%	3	5	13:50
2025-26	DAL	72	5	7	12	+10	10	42	11.9%	29	37	12:22
2024-25Playoffs	DAL	11	0	2	2	-2	2	2	0.0%	8	5	11:03
2024-25	DAL	73	4	12	16	+1	8	44	9.1%	28	35	11:42

Oskar Bäck news

NHL News: A Few Players Signings, and Injury Notes
NHLRumors.comMay 8, 2026
Oskar Back News: Manages assist Thursday
RotoWireApr 10, 2026
Stars' Oskar Back: Manages assist Thursday
CBS SportsApr 10, 2026
3/13/26 Practice: Oskar Back
NHL.comMar 13, 2026
Oskar Back News: Nets tying goal Tuesday
RotoWireMar 10, 2026
Stars' Oskar Back: Nets tying goal Tuesday
CBS SportsMar 10, 2026
Oskar Back News: Chips in with helper
RotoWireMar 9, 2026
Stars' Oskar Back: Chips in with helper
CBS SportsMar 9, 2026

Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Oskar Bäck news