Niklas Backstrom

Niklas Backstrom - Minnesota Wild
  • W-L-OTL 8-9-2
  • SV% .909
  • GAA 2.66
  • SO -
Minnesota Wild
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 189
  • Shoots: Left
  • Born: Feb 13, 1978 - Helsinki, Finland
    • None

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 Recent News
  •  Wild Team Report Nov 24 (Yahoo! Sports)
  •  Blog: Puck Headlines: Why Ron Wilson is safe; calls for suspensions Nov 20 (Yahoo! Sports)
  •  Uninspired early, Wild rally to tie game but fall to Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in shootout Nov 16 (Pioneer Press)*
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 Goaltender Comparisons
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   8 
League Average  5 
League Leader  14 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   .909 
League Average  .908 
League Leader  .936 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   2.66 
League Average  2.71 
League Leader  1.85 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   0 
League Average  1 
League Leader  3 
 Next Game (11/25 vs. BOS)
  GPGSMINWLTOTLEGAGAGAASASVSV%SO  
 Career vs Boston331803000041.339591.9581 
 Home (this year)9952663000242.74218194.8900 
 Recent Career
 Year Team GP GS MIN W L T OTL EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO  
 2007-08 MIN 5857340933130821312.3116291498.9204 
 2008-09 MIN 7171408837240831592.3320591900.9238 
 2009-10 MIN 1919112889021502.66551501.9090 
 Career Totals (Full)189183108521015402474132.2852674854.92217 
 Photos
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom(notes), right, of Finland, stops a shot that goes by New York Islanders' Trent Hunter(notes) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won 3-2.
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(AP Photo/Jim Mone)		Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom(notes), left, of Finland, prepares to defend the net against a shot-attempt by New York Islanders' Jon Sim(notes) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. The shot-attempt failed.
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(AP Photo/Jim Mone)		Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Jim Vandermeer(notes) (2) scores against Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom(notes) (32), of Finland, during the third period in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. Coyotes' Petr Prucha(notes) (16), of the Czech Republic, looks on. Phoenix won 3-2.
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(AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)		Phoenix Coyotes' Martin Hanzal(notes) (11) and Radim Vrbata(notes) (17), both of the Czech Republic, go for the loose puck in front of Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom(notes) (32), of Finland, during the first period in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. Wild defenseman Shane Hnidy(notes) (34) defends on the play.
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(AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
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Last updated through games completed on Nov 23, 2009