Oskar
Bäck
C · DAL · Defensive · Above average
- PAL
- 69
- WAR
- 0.7
- Value
- 84
- PTS
- 12
2025-26№ 211 / 615
Oskar Bäck (Dallas Stars) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Oskar Bäck
#10CPlays: Winger · 9% of faceoffs
Dallas Stars
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : March 11, 2000 · Karlstad, Sweden
Drafted : 2018 · DAL · round 3, pick #75
Contract : $825,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Dallas Stars | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 72 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 73 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| NHL totals | 152 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 20 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Oskar Bäck: our analysis
2025-26 season: 72 GP, 5 G, 7 A, 12 PTS, +10 +/-, 12:22 TOI. WAR 0.7 (211th of 615) · PAL 69, above average.
In 2025-26, Oskar Bäck, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 69 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of 0.7 ranks 211th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (97, among the best in the league), penalty kill (83, well above average) and possession (80, well above average). On the other hand, offense (1, among the weakest in the league) and creation (5, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+2.4); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.3).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 55 in 2024-25 to 69; his WAR went from 0.2 to 0.7.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 84 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Oskar Bäck's story
Oskar Bäck first stepped onto the top Swedish stage with Färjestad BK during the 2017–18 campaign, appearing in 14 SHL games as a teenager and beginning to chart his path as a defensively minded centre. Those early outings in the SHL framed his development: steady minutes, defensive tasks and gradual exposure to pro hockey’s demands.
Seeking more responsibility, Bäck joined BIK Karlskoga in HockeyAllsvenskan for 2018–19, where he became a regular contributor, tallying 16 assists and 20 points across 45 regular-season contests. After Karlskoga’s qualification series, he returned to Färjestad, which extended him on a one-year deal on 7 April 2020 — a step that kept him in Sweden while he continued to refine his game.
Selected 75th overall in the third round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, Bäck signed a three-year entry-level contract with Dallas on 21 April 2021. He spent the following seasons with Dallas’ AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, where his usage tilted toward defensive assignments. His AHL work culminated in 2023–24 with a career-high 36 points (7 goals, 29 assists) in 59 games, a breakout that helped pave the way to the NHL roster.
On 25 June 2024 the Stars re-signed him to a one-year, two-way contract. Bäck made his NHL debut on 10 October in a 4–3 win over the Nashville Predators. He recorded his first NHL point, an assist, on 17 October against Washington, and scored his first NHL goal on 14 November, adding an assist in a 7–2 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Bäck’s game is defined by defensive reliability: a centre used in checking roles and on the penalty kill, trusted for short-handed minutes and matchup defence. Coupled with improving playmaking at the AHL level, he projects as a bottom-six pivot who brings special-teams value and steady defensive coverage.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:36
- Pts/GP
- 0.14
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 5
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 43.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 9.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 57.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
10between 1 and 20 (80% range)
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 7
- Games
- 62
So far: 1 pts in 7 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.17 pts per game (last season: 0.17).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.22 in 24-25, 0.17 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 55 → 69
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 26: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
Injured reserve· Finger· expected back November 14
OV · OverallConfidence 63 %
67
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 64
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 89
- Confidence 68 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 66
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 77
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 68
- Confidence 68 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 71
- Confidence 47 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 82
- Confidence 68 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 72
- Confidence 37 %
- PA
- Passing
- 61
- Confidence 63 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 59
- Confidence 63 %
- DF
- Defense
- 92
- Confidence 58 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 63
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating64
- Top speed (35 %)35.5 · 65
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.283 · 65
- Distance /60 (20 %)16 · 64
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.2 · 73
ST — Strength89
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.533 · 87
- Body mass (50 %)0.524 · 83
EN — Endurance66
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.9 · 63
- Total ice time (20 %)875 · 70
- Shift length (15 %)43.2 · 68
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.3 · 68
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.164 · 72
DU — Durability77
- Share of games played (100 %)0.832 · 77
CK — Checking68
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.768 · 68
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.683 · 72
- Season volume (10 %)3.401 · 63
FG — Fighting71
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.76 · 71
DI — Discipline82
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.039 · 81
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.412 · 86
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.64 · 69
FO — Faceoffs72
- Faceoff % (85 %)50 · 76
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)16.9 · 55
PA — Passing61
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.446 · 57
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.375 · 67
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.016 · 67
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.711 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.259 · 60
SC — Scoring59
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.504 · 52
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.566 · 55
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.445 · 70
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.106 · 68
- xG per shot (10 %)0.085 · 81
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.229 · 47
DF — Defense92
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.12 · 88
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.466 · 97
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.216 · 96
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.028 · 71
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.799 · 65
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)51.8 · 97
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.894 · 79
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience63
- Career regular-season games (65 %)70
- Career playoff games (25 %)55
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall67
- SC · Scoring (20 %)59
- PA · Passing (20 %)61
- DF · Defense (20 %)92
- SK · Skating (12 %)64
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)72
- EN · Endurance (8 %)66
- DI · Discipline (5 %)82
- ST · Strength (3 %)89
- CK · Checking (2 %)68
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 92 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 69 | 63 | 86 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.7
wins above replacement
211 of 615
PAL Rating
69/ 100
Performance · Above average
135 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
84/ 100
Very good contract
0.83 M$ · expected PAL 33
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 11
- Defense
- 96
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- Offense
- 1
- Creation
- 5
- Shooting
- 27
- Possession
- 80
- Defense
- 97
- Discipline
- 68
- Power play
- 35
- Penalty kill
- 83
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 0.7 | 69 | 84 | 0.83 M$ |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 0.2 | 55 | 74 | 0.78 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
28/ 100
Below average
better than 28% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
21/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
46/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 304 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 4
- Shot selection
- 90
- Penalties drawn
- 39
- Puck management
- 0
Defense
- Takeaways
- 59
- Discipline
- 76
- Safe zone exits
- 12
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 28 | 21 | 46 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 19 | 9 | 47 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.7
wins above replacement
0.2 to 1.3 — 90% interval
211 of 615 forwards
+3.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.6
- EV defense
- +2.4
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -1.3
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Average → replacement
- +2.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 72 | 0.7 | 0.2 to 1.3 | 211/615 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 70 | 0.2 | -0.4 to 0.7 | 285/596 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 126.4 km/h28th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.3 km/h26th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 310th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 36.9 %6th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 20.6 km20th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.95 km31st percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.4 %21st percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %61st percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.8 %7th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 414th percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 08th percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 119th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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STLOskar Bäck: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Oskar Bäck have in 2026-27?
Oskar Bäck has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 7 games in 2026-27.
How old is Oskar Bäck?
Oskar Bäck is 26 years old: he was born on March 12, 2000.
How tall is Oskar Bäck, and how much does he weigh?
Oskar Bäck is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Oskar Bäck from?
Sweden: Oskar Bäck was born in Karlstad, Sweden.
What team does Oskar Bäck play for?
Oskar Bäck plays for the Dallas Stars in the NHL, at C, wearing number 10.
Is Oskar Bäck injured?
Yes: Oskar Bäck is on injured reserve (finger). He is expected back around November 14.
How good is Oskar Bäck?
Oskar Bäck produced 0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 211th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 69 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Oskar Bäck make?
Oskar Bäck earns $825K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 84 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Oskar Bäck's contract end?
Oskar Bäck's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Oskar Bäck overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 84 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Oskar Bäck a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 211th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Oskar Bäck getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 55 in 2024-25 to 69 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Oskar Bäck played lately?
Over his last 7 games, Oskar Bäck has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Oskar Bäck's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Oskar Bäck has 152 games, 9 goals, 20 assists and 29 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 16 points in 73 games.
Where was Oskar Bäck drafted?
Oskar Bäck was drafted 75th overall (round 3) by Dallas Stars in 2018.
How does Oskar Bäck perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Oskar Bäck has 17 games and 3 points in his career. His pace (0.18 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.19).
Which player is most similar to Oskar Bäck?
Garnet Hathaway: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Garnet Hathaway's page →Is Oskar Bäck a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 10 points in 2026-27, or 0.16 points per game.
What is Oskar Bäck's nationality?
Oskar Bäck is Swedish.
Where did Oskar Bäck play before turning pro?
Färjestad BK — SHL debut in 2017 (2017–18 season); signed to BIK Karlskoga for the 2018–19 season; returned to Färjestad BK (re-signed 7 April 2020)..
How many points is Oskar Bäck projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 10 points in 62 games in 2026-27 (1 to 20 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Dallas Stars teammates
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