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Niklas Backstrom

G · FIN
+ 3 other teams
Status
Retired 10 yrs ago
Career
2006–2016 (10 yrs)
Age
48 (37 in 2016)
Vitals
6'2" · 194 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP W L T OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2006-07 DAL 26 7 2 2 - 3.36 .878 0 45 370 804 -
2007-08 DAL 72 25 40 6 - 3.11 .892 3 214 1982 4128 -
2008-09 DAL 71 30 31 - 8 2.81 .898 6 194 1897 4146 -
2009-10 DAL 72 38 21 - 7 2.83 .893 1 190 1769 4022 -
2010-11 DAL 71 33 28 - 5 2.64 .889 4 175 1574 3983 -
2011-12 DAL 26 11 13 - 2 2.73 .905 1 71 749 1559 25
2012-13 STL 72 33 23 - 14 2.71 .896 7 183 1768 4045 70
2013-14 LAK 73 20 39 - 11 2.85 .902 4 195 1992 4102 69
2014-15 MTL 38 11 17 - 6 2.59 .904 2 94 982 2179 34
2015-16 MTL 45 9 33 - 2 3.48 .885 0 151 1308 2605 43
Career 10 yrs 566 217 247 8 55 2.87 .895 28 1512 14391 31576 241
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP W L OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2009-10 DAL 5 1 3 1 3.20 .870 0 15 115 281 -
2012-13 STL 10 5 4 1 1.55 .936 3 16 249 618 10
Career 2 app. 15 6 7 2 2.07 .915 3 31 364 899 10
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP GS W L OT GAA Sv% SO GA SA A PiM MP
2006-07 MIN 41 36 23 8 6 1.97 .929 5 73 1028 1 2 2226
2007-08 MIN 58 57 33 13 8 2.31 .920 4 131 1629 0 2 3408
2008-09 MIN 71 71 37 24 8 2.33 .923 8 159 2059 0 6 4088
2009-10 MIN 60 58 26 23 8 2.72 .903 2 158 1632 1 4 3489
2010-11 MIN 51 50 22 23 5 2.66 .916 3 132 1566 1 2 2977
2011-12 MIN 46 45 19 18 7 2.43 .919 4 105 1299 2 2 2589
2012-13 MIN 42 41 24 15 3 2.48 .909 2 98 1072 0 2 2368
2013-14 MIN 21 19 5 11 2 3.02 .899 0 55 546 0 - 1094
2014-15 MIN 19 14 5 7 3 3.05 .887 0 51 452 0 2 1004
2015-16 CGY 4 3 2 2 0 3.35 .881 0 13 109 0 - 232
Career NHL 413 394 196 144 50 2.49 .914 28 975 11392 5 22 23479

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Goalies, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team SK DU EN SZ AG RB SC HS RT PH PS EX LD OV
2006-07 28 G DAL 70 80 73 - - - - - - - - 68 55 69
2007-08 29 G DAL 87 93 92 - - - - - - - - 48 47 81
2008-09 30 G DAL 94 88 - 80 93 93 89 94 93 - - 67 72 -
2009-10 31 G DAL 94 95 - 80 94 95 94 97 94 - - 71 76 75
2010-11 32 G DAL 91 95 - 80 93 93 93 93 92 - - 73 78 75
2011-12 33 G DAL 92 90 90 80 92 93 93 95 95 88 76 80 80 87
2012-13 34 G STL 92 85 86 61 86 90 87 89 91 92 75 80 84 82
2013-14 35 G LAK 85 92 90 61 84 89 86 86 88 80 62 82 86 81
2014-15 36 G MTL 74 72 80 73 78 79 78 78 79 72 58 84 86 75
2015-16 37 G MTL 64 64 73 73 73 73 70 70 70 67 61 86 86 70
Season Age Pos Team SK DU EN SZ AG RB SC HS RT PH PS EX LD OV
2006-07 28 G DAL 70 80 73 - - - - - - - - 68 55 69
2007-08 29 G DAL +17 +13 +19 - - - - - - - - −20 −8 +12
2008-09 30 G DAL +7 −5 - 80 93 93 89 94 93 - - +19 +25 -
2009-10 31 G DAL · +7 - · +1 +2 +5 +3 +1 - - +4 +4 75
2010-11 32 G DAL −3 · - · −1 −2 −1 −4 −2 - - +2 +2 ·
2011-12 33 G DAL +1 −5 90 · −1 · · +2 +3 88 76 +7 +2 +12
2012-13 34 G STL · −5 −4 −19 −6 −3 −6 −6 −4 +4 −1 · +4 −5
2013-14 35 G LAK −7 +7 +4 · −2 −1 −1 −3 −3 −12 −13 +2 +2 −1
2014-15 36 G MTL −11 −20 −10 +12 −6 −10 −8 −8 −9 −8 −4 +2 · −6
2015-16 37 G MTL −10 −8 −7 · −5 −6 −8 −8 −9 −5 +3 +2 · −5
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2006-07 DAL $500,000 2 yr 1.3% 28 RFA
2007-08 DAL $3,800,000 3 yr 7.6% 29 UFA
2010-11 DAL $6,200,000 4 yr 10.4% 32 UFA
2014-15 MTL $2,000,000 2 yr 2.9% 36 UFA
2012-13
Dec 30 2012
2012-13
to STARS
Dec 30 2012
2012-13
to SENATORS
Mar 9 2013
2012-13
to BLUES
2013-14
Oct 19 2013
2013-14
to KINGS
  • Niklas Backstrom 81
to BLUES

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