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Nicklas Backstrom

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1987 in Gavle, Sweden

Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2007-08 20 Washington Capitals NHL 82 14 55 69 13 24 11 3 0 4 153 9.2 1557 18:60
2008-09 21 Washington Capitals NHL 82 22 66 88 16 46 8 14 0 1 174 12.6 1635 19:57
2009-10 22 Washington Capitals NHL 71 29 58 87 31 48 18 11 0 189 15.3 1442 20:18
Career 3 Seasons NHL 235 65 179 244 60 118 37 28 0 5 516 12.6 4634 19:43

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
2007-08 20 Washington Capitals NHL 82 0.17 0.67 0.84 0.27 0.16 0.29 1.87 15 59 74 24 115 46 57 1 13
2008-09 21 Washington Capitals NHL 82 0.27 0.80 1.07 0.37 0.20 0.56 2.12 23 67 90 31 138 65 61 4 16
2009-10 22 Washington Capitals NHL 71 0.41 0.82 1.23 0.45 0.44 0.68 2.66 37 71 108 40 31
Career 3 Seasons NHL 235 0.28 0.76 1.04 0.36 0.26 0.50 2.20 75 197 272 95 253 111 118 5 60

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2007-08 20 Washington Capitals NHL 7 4 2 6 3 2 1 3 0 0 19 21.1 143 20:26
2008-09 21 Washington Capitals NHL 14 3 12 15 3 8 1 2 0 0 33 9.1 303 21:40
Career 2 Seasons NHL 21 7 14 21 6 10 2 5 0 0 52 13.5 446 21:15

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2001-02 14 Brynas IF Gavle U18 Swe-U18 2 0 0 0 0
2003-04 16 Brynas IF Gavle U18 Swe-U18 6 9 5 14 4
2003-04 16 Brynas IF Gavle Jr. Swe-Jr. 21 2 6 8 2
2004-05 17 Brynas IF Gavle Jr. Swe-Jr. 29 17 17 34 24
2004-05 17 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 19 0 0 0 2
2005-06 18 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 46 10 16 26 30
2005-06 18 Sweden WC-A 4 0 0 0 0
2006-07 19 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 45 12 28 40 46
2006-07 19 Sweden WJC-A 7 0 7 7 20
2006-07 19 Sweden WC-A 9 1 5 6 4
2007-08 20 Sweden WC-A 9 3 4 7 4
2009-10 22 Sweden Olympics 4 1 5 6 0
Career 1 Season Olympics 4 1 5 6 0
Career 2 Seasons Swe-Jr. 50 19 23 42 26
Career 2 Seasons Swe-U18 8 9 5 14 4
Career 3 Seasons Sweden 110 22 44 66 78
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 22 4 9 13 8
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 0 7 7 20

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2003-04 16 Brynas IF Gavle Jr. Swe-Jr. 5 0 0 0 0 4 0
2003-04 16 Brynas IF Gavle U18 Swe-U18 3 0 3 3 0 0 0
2005-06 18 Brynas IF Gavle Jr. Swe-Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
2005-06 18 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 4 1 0 1 2
2006-07 19 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 7 3 3 6 0 6 0
Career 2 Seasons Swe-Jr. 6 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career 1 Season Swe-U18 3 0 3 3 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Sweden 11 4 3 7 0 8 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Honors

2007-08 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Games Played

2007-08 NHL 82 (3)
2008-09 NHL 82 (2)
2009-10 NHL 71 (2)

Assists

2008-09 NHL 66 (3)
2009-10 NHL 58 (3)

Adjusted Assists

2008-09 NHL 67 (3)
2009-10 NHL 71 (3)

Assists Per Game

2008-09 NHL 0.80 (4)
2009-10 NHL 0.82 (7)

Points

2008-09 NHL 88 (9)
2009-10 NHL 87 (3)

Adjusted Points

2008-09 NHL 90 (9)
2009-10 NHL 108 (3)

Points Per Game

2009-10 NHL 1.23 (5)

Goals Created

2009-10 NHL 31.6 (5)

Adjusted Goals Created

2009-10 NHL 39.5 (5)

Goals Created Per Game

2009-10 NHL 0.45 (7)

Total Goals On-Ice For

2008-09 NHL 138 (5)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

2008-09 NHL 65 (3)

Plus/Minus

2009-10 NHL 31 (4)

Power Play Goals

2008-09 NHL 14 (8)
2009-10 NHL 11 (9)
  

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