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Niklas Backstrom
Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: February 13, 1978 in Helsinki, Finland
Contract: 4 years/$24,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $6,000,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | GPS | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2006-07 | 28 | MIN | NHL | 41 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 1028 | 955 | .929 | 1.97 | 5 | 2227 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007-08 | 29 | MIN | NHL | 58 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 131 | 1629 | 1498 | .920 | 2.31 | 4 | 3409 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | MIN | NHL | 71 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 159 | 2059 | 1900 | .923 | 2.33 | 8 | 4088 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009-10 | 31 | MIN | NHL | 60 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 158 | 1632 | 1474 | .903 | 2.72 | 2 | 3489 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010-11 | 32 | MIN | NHL | 51 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 132 | 1566 | 1434 | .916 | 2.66 | 3 | 2978 | 9.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | 33 | MIN | NHL | 46 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 105 | 1299 | 1194 | .919 | 2.43 | 4 | 2590 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | 34 | MIN | NHL | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 98 | 1072 | 974 | .909 | 2.48 | 2 | 2368 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | NHL | 369 | 184 | 124 | 45 | 856 | 10285 | 9429 | .917 | 2.43 | 28 | 21149 | 69.7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||
NHL Playoffs
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| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 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 | 483 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | 31 | Finland | Olympics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 40 | .952 | 1.09 | 1 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 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 | 483 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Other Playoffs
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 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 2012-13)
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Niklas Backstrom | 15.6 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 6.2 | |
| Don Edwards | 88.7 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 5.7 | |
| Cam Ward | 87.9 | 16.8 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 3.1 | |
| Mike Liut | 85.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | |
| Mike Karakas | 84.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 1.3 | |
| Carey Price | 84.4 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 5.4 | |
| Gump Worsley | 83.4 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 4.4 | |
| Ed Belfour | 82.9 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | |
| Tom Barrasso | 82.0 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.9 | |
| Dan Bouchard | 81.2 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | |
| Tim Thomas | 80.5 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 0.7 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Niklas Backstrom | 15.6 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 6.2 | |||||||
| Cam Ward | 85.1 | 16.8 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | |||||
| Kari Lehtonen | 84.8 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Carey Price | 84.4 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 5.4 | |||||||
| Al Rollins | 80.8 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Mike Palmateer | 78.3 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |||||
| Paul Bibeault | 78.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | -0.1 | ||||||
| Jim Henry | 77.7 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Charlie Hodge | 77.7 | 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 |
| Mike Dunham | 77.3 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | |||
| Ilya Bryzgalov | 77.3 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
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 2012-13 NHL 42 (5) |
Wins 2008-09 NHL 37 (5) 2012-13 NHL 24 (1) Career NHL 184 (81) |
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Losses 2009-10 NHL 23 (9) 2012-13 NHL 15 (8) |
Ties plus OT/SO Losses 2008-09 NHL 8 (6) 2009-10 NHL 8 (9) |
Goals Against 2009-10 NHL 158 (10) 2012-13 NHL 98 (6) |
Shots Against Career NHL 10285 (55) |
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Saves Career NHL 9429 (55) |
Save Percentage 2007-08 NHL .920 (8) 2008-09 NHL .923 (4) Active .917 (6) Career NHL .917 (8) |
Goals Against Average 2007-08 NHL 2.31 (8) 2008-09 NHL 2.33 (3) Active 2.43 (6) Career NHL 2.43 (22) |
Shutouts 2007-08 NHL 4 (9) 2008-09 NHL 8 (3) Career NHL 28 (55) |
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Minutes 2012-13 NHL 2368 (7) |
Adjusted Goals Against Average 2007-08 NHL 2.64 (8) 2008-09 NHL 2.55 (4) Active 2.43 (5) Career NHL 2.43 (9) |
Goalie Point Shares 2008-09 NHL 15.6 (1) Career NHL 69.7 (84) |
Point Shares |
Transactions
Transaction information may be incomplete.
June 1, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, June 1, 2006.
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