Craig Conroy vs Mikael Backlund

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Craig Conroy and Mikael Backlund compared on their NHL careers: Craig Conroy played 16 seasons, 1994-95 to 2010-11, Mikael Backlund 18 seasons, 2008-09 to 2025-26.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mikael Backlund leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Craig Conroy in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Craig Conroy and Mikael Backlund career totals
1,009GP1,148
182G232
360A374, better
542PTS606, better
98, better+/-73
603PIM503, better
25PPG37, better
17SHG19, better
26GWG41, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Craig Conroy and Mikael Backlund postseason
81GP42
10G12
20, betterA10
30, betterPTS22
5, better+/--5
52PIM32, better
2PPG2
0SHG2, better
2GWG2
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Craig Conroy and Mikael Backlund all-time places
—Points293rd (606), better
—Assists293rd (374), better
—Game-winning goals227th (41), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Craig Conroy and Mikael Backlund season by season
1st1994-952008-09
2nd1995-962009-10
3rd1996-972010-11
4th1997-982011-12
5th1998-992012-13
6th1999-002013-14
7th2000-012014-15
8th2001-022015-16
9th2002-032016-17
10th2003-042017-18
11th2005-062018-19
12th2006-072019-20
13th2007-082020-21
14th2008-092021-22
15th2009-102022-23
16th2010-112023-24
17th—2024-25
18th—2025-26