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Niklas Backstrom

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: February 13, 1978 in Helsinki, Finland

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
2006-07 28 MIN NHL 41 23 8 6 73 1028 955 .929 1.97 5 2 2227 9.0 0 1 1
2007-08 29 MIN NHL 58 33 13 8 131 1629 1498 .920 2.31 4 2 3409 12.1 0 0 0
2008-09 30 MIN NHL 71 37 24 8 159 2059 1900 .923 2.33 8 6 4088 15.6 0 0 0
2009-10 31 MIN NHL 60 26 23 8 158 1632 1474 .903 2.72 2 4 3489 8.3 0 1 1
2010-11 32 MIN NHL 51 22 23 5 132 1566 1434 .916 2.66 3 2 2978 9.8 0 1 1
2011-12 33 MIN NHL 35 14 15 5 79 1010 931 .922 2.37 3 2 2003 7.1 0 2 2
Career NHL 316 155 106 40 732 8924 8192 .918 2.41 25 18 18194 61.8 0 5 5

NHL Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
2006-07 28 MIN NHL 5 1 4 11 145 134 .924 2.22 0 2 297 0 1 1
2007-08 29 MIN NHL 6 2 4 17 170 153 .900 2.83 0 0 361 0 0 0
Career NHL 11 3 8 28 315 287 .911 2.55 0 2 658 0 1 1

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1995-96 17 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 12 44 3.78 699
1996-97 18 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 21 57 2.75 1243
1996-97 18 PiTa Helsinki Finland-2 8 24 3.69 390
1996-97 18 HIFK Helsinki Finland 2 0 0 0 3 6.00 0 30
1997-98 19 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 14 7 7 0 42 2.98 847
1997-98 19 Hermes Kokkola Finland-2 9 4 3 1 23 2.95 1 468
1998-99 20 HIFK Helsinki Finland 16 9 5 1 26 1.69 1 923
1998-99 20 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 15 7 7 1 45 3.01 1 898
1999-00 21 HIFK Helsinki Finland 4 0 4 0 17 6.58 0 155
1999-00 21 FPS Forssa Finland-2 22 13 8 1 50 2.27 1 1320
2000-01 22 SaiPa Lappeenranta Finland 49 22 24 3 120 2.55 2 2826
2001-02 23 AIK Solna Sweden 40 111 3.05 1 2186
2001-02 23 AIK Solna Sweden-Q 9 20 2.21 0 543
2002-03 24 Karpat Oulu Finland 36 16 8 9 77 2.16 4 2136
2003-04 25 Karpat Oulu Finland 43 24 8 0 87 2.03 7 2572
2004-05 26 Karpat Oulu Finland 47 27 10 10 102 2.17 7 2819
2005-06 27 Karpat Oulu Finland 51 32 9 10 86 1.68 10 3077
2007-08 29 Finland WC-A 8 6 2 0 17 218 201 .922 2.11 1 2 483 0 1 1
2009-10 31 Finland Olympics 2 1 0 0 2 42 40 .952 1.09 1 2 110 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons Fin-Jr. 50 14 14 1 144 2.89 1 2988
Career 1 Season Fin-U18 12 44 3.78 699
Career 8 Seasons Finland 248 130 68 33 518 2.14 31 14538
Career 3 Seasons Finland-2 39 17 11 2 97 2.67 2 2178
Career 1 Season Olympics 2 1 0 0 2 42 40 .952 1.09 1 2 110 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Sweden 40 111 3.05 1 2186
Career 1 Season Sweden-Q 9 20 2.21 0 543
Career 1 Season WC-A 8 6 2 0 17 218 201 .922 2.11 1 2 483 0 1 1

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1995-96 17 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 4 9 2.66 203
1999-00 21 FPS Forssa Finland-2 3 1 2 8 2.70 0 178
2002-03 24 Karpat Oulu Finland 15 7 8 0 33 2.00 1 990
2003-04 25 Karpat Oulu Finland 15 9 6 0 36 2.33 1 927
2004-05 26 Karpat Oulu Finland 12 10 2 0 15 1.25 3 720
2005-06 27 Karpat Oulu Finland 4 3 1 0 6 1.85 0 195
Career 1 Season Fin-U18 4 9 2.66 203
Career 4 Seasons Finland 46 29 17 0 90 1.91 5 2832
Career 1 Season Finland-2 3 1 2 8 2.70 0 178

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5
Niklas Backstrom 15.6 12.1 9.8 9.0 8.3
Don Edwards 91.4 15.3 11.4 10.5 10.1 5.7
Nikolai Khabibulin 88.1 12.5 12.0 10.4 9.6 3.6
Mike Liut 84.4 11.6 11.3 10.7 10.4 9.6
Mike Karakas 84.2 9.5 6.9 6.4 6.0 1.3
Mike Palmateer 83.1 13.0 11.6 8.2 7.0 4.9
Normie Smith 82.9 9.8 8.3 6.6 5.4 2.0
Ed Belfour 81.5 14.0 13.0 12.0 7.2 3.2
Cam Ward 79.3 12.9 10.4 9.2 8.5 3.1
Felix Potvin 79.0 13.8 12.9 9.3 6.9 1.1
Evgeni Nabokov 78.8 13.3 11.8 11.7 9.1 1.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Niklas Backstrom 15.6 12.1 9.8 9.0 8.3
Cam Ward 91.1 16.8 12.9 10.4 9.2 8.5 3.1
Kari Lehtonen 87.5 14.2 12.5 10.9 9.3 7.3 2.1 1.2
Normie Smith 80.4 9.8 8.3 6.6 5.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.2
Paul Bibeault 78.9 7.5 7.0 5.4 5.4 3.2 2.5 -0.1
Al Rollins 78.5 14.5 10.8 10.5 7.4 6.5 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.3
Wilf Cude 78.4 8.4 8.3 7.5 5.2 5.2 1.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -2.0
Rick DiPietro 76.9 14.6 10.6 9.6 7.8 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.6
Marc-Andre Fleury 76.6 12.1 11.9 11.4 9.4 8.4 6.9 3.0
Mike Palmateer 76.4 13.0 11.6 8.2 7.4 7.0 4.9 3.5 1.0
Charlie Hodge 75.4 13.3 10.3 8.4 6.9 6.3 4.5 4.4 2.7 2.2 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2009 NHL

Awards

2006-07 NHL William M. Jennings Trophy

Games Played

2008-09 NHL 71 (3)

Wins

2007-08 NHL 33 (9)
2008-09 NHL 37 (5)
Career NHL 155 (95)

Losses

2008-09 NHL 24 (6)
2009-10 NHL 23 (9)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

2007-08 NHL 8 (6)
2008-09 NHL 8 (6)
2009-10 NHL 8 (9)

Goals Against

2008-09 NHL 159 (9)
2009-10 NHL 158 (10)

Shots Against

2008-09 NHL 2059 (2)
Career NHL 8924 (67)

Saves

2008-09 NHL 1900 (2)
Career NHL 8192 (65)

Save Percentage

2006-07 NHL .929 (1)
 2007-08 NHL .920 (8)
2008-09 NHL .923 (4)
Active .918 (4)
Career NHL .918 (5)

Goals Against Average

2006-07 NHL 1.97 (1)
 2007-08 NHL 2.31 (8)
2008-09 NHL 2.33 (3)
Active 2.41 (4)
Career NHL 2.41 (20)

Shutouts

2006-07 NHL 5 (6)
2007-08 NHL 4 (9)
2008-09 NHL 8 (3)
Career NHL 25 (69)

Minutes

2008-09 NHL 4088 (4)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

2006-07 NHL 2.13 (1)
 2007-08 NHL 2.64 (8)
2008-09 NHL 2.55 (4)
Active 2.73 (4)
Career NHL 2.73 (30)

Goalie Point Shares

2007-08 NHL 12.1 (9)
2008-09 NHL 15.6 (1)
 Career NHL 61.8 (96)

Point Shares

2008-09 NHL 15.6 (1)

Transactions

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June 1, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, June 1, 2006.

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