82 GP, 14 G, 31 A, 45 Pts, 78 PIM, 4.2 CFRel%
Individual Grades
MarkParkinson14: (B) For the 3rd straight season Mikael Backlund has taken another stride towards being one of the league’s elite two way defenders. His points were down (by 8) from last season, but 2017-18 was his second straight season with 30+ assists. He’s the brains behind the Flames 3M Line and it looks like he and Matthew Tkachuk are the two who are driving the line. There were times this season where it looked like Backlund was disappearing, but he always turned it around when he was needed.