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Washington Capitals Eastern Conference Metropolitan Division
 
Nicklas Backstrom • C
Status:Hip injury, non-roster list
Ht/Wt:6'1", 206 lbs.
Born:Nov 23, 1987 (37 yrs) in Gavle, SWE
Experience:16 years
Drafted:Drafted by Washington in 2006 (1/4).
Shoots:L
Career Regular Season Statistics
Year Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG TOI S PtsPG
2023-24 Washington NHL 8 0 1 1 -3 2 0 0 0 14:34 12 0.13
2022-23 Washington NHL 39 7 14 21 -25 14 6 0 0 16:53 59 0.54
2021-22 Washington NHL 47 6 25 31 -8 12 1 0 1 17:29 68 0.66
2020-21 Washington NHL 55 15 38 53 0 14 5 0 0 18:36 91 0.96
2019-20 Washington NHL 61 12 42 54 -1 14 2 0 0 19:01 132 0.89
2018-19 Washington NHL 80 22 52 74 2 30 7 0 5 19:57 169 0.93
2017-18 Washington NHL 81 21 50 71 5 46 7 0 4 19:40 165 0.88
2016-17 Washington NHL 82 23 63 86 17 38 8 0 5 18:15 162 1.05
Sweden WC 5 3 4 7 6 8 1 0 1 19:31 9 1.40
Sweden WCH 4 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 - 8 1.00
2015-16 Washington NHL 75 20 50 70 17 36 3 0 4 19:10 129 0.93
2014-15 Washington NHL 82 18 60 78 5 40 3 0 3 20:31 153 0.95
2013-14 Washington NHL 82 18 61 79 -20 54 6 1 1 19:48 196 0.96
Sweden Olympic 5 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 18:22 7 0.80
2012-13 Washington NHL 48 8 40 48 8 20 3 0 1 19:54 82 1.00
Dynamo Moscow KHL 19 10 15 25 9 10 4 0 3 18:26 54 1.32
2011-12 Washington NHL 42 14 30 44 -4 24 3 0 4 19:09 95 1.05
Sweden WC 2 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 18:19 4 0.50
2010-11 Washington NHL 77 18 47 65 24 40 4 1 2 20:35 202 0.84
2009-10 Washington NHL 82 33 68 101 37 50 11 0 4 20:26 222 1.23
Sweden Olympic 4 1 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 18:37 10 1.50
2008-09 Washington NHL 82 22 66 88 16 46 14 0 1 19:56 174 1.07
2007-08 Washington NHL 82 14 55 69 13 24 3 0 4 18:59 153 0.84
Sweden WC 9 3 4 7 - 4 - - - - - 0.78
2006-07 Brynas Swe 45 12 28 40 -1 46 7 0 1 - 84 0.89
Sweden WC 9 1 5 6 - 4 - - - - - 0.67
Sweden WJC 7 0 7 7 - 20 - - - - - 1.00
2005-06 Brynas Swe 46 10 16 26 -1 30 4 3 3 - 11 0.57
Brynas Swe Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2004-05 Brynas Swe 19 0 0 0 -5 2 0 0 0 - 5 0.00
Brynas Swe Jr. 29 17 17 34 - 24 - - - - - 1.17
2003-04 Brynas Swe Jr. 21 2 6 8 - 2 - - - - - 0.38
NHL Total NHL 1105 271 762 1033 83 504 86 2 39 19:23 2264 0.93
Swe Total Swe 110 22 44 66 -7 78 11 3 4 - 100 0.60
KHL Total KHL 19 10 15 25 9 10 4 0 3 - 54 1.32
Olympic Total Olympic 9 1 9 10 6 0 0 0 0 - 17 1.11
Swe Jr. Total Swe Jr. 50 19 23 42 - 26 - - - - - 0.84
WC Total WC 25 7 14 21 - 16 - - - - - 0.84
WCH Total WCH 4 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 - 8 1.00
WJC Total WJC 7 0 7 7 - 20 - - - - - 1.00
Career Playoff Statistics
Year Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG TOI S PtsPG
2023-24 Washington NHL - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 Washington NHL - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 Washington NHL 6 2 4 6 1 4 1 0 0 18:00 16 1.00
2020-21 Washington NHL 5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 20:53 9 0.20
2019-20 Washington NHL 5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 16:30 7 0.20
2018-19 Washington NHL 7 5 3 8 -4 4 2 0 1 20:57 18 1.14
2017-18 Washington NHL 20 5 18 23 -1 6 0 0 1 20:37 36 1.15
2016-17 Washington NHL 13 6 7 13 0 2 1 0 1 20:44 26 1.00
Sweden WC - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 Washington NHL 12 2 9 11 3 8 0 0 1 20:02 24 0.92
2014-15 Washington NHL 14 3 5 8 -3 2 1 0 1 21:35 24 0.57
2013-14 Washington NHL - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 Washington NHL 7 1 2 3 -2 0 0 0 0 19:46 14 0.43
Dynamo Moscow KHL - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 Washington NHL 13 2 6 8 2 18 0 0 1 21:31 25 0.62
2010-11 Washington NHL 9 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 23:19 25 0.22
2009-10 Washington NHL 7 5 4 9 7 4 0 0 1 21:03 27 1.29
2008-09 Washington NHL 14 3 12 15 3 8 2 0 0 21:40 33 1.07
2007-08 Washington NHL 7 4 2 6 3 2 3 0 0 20:26 19 0.86
2006-07 Brynas Swe 7 3 3 6 0 6 1 0 1 - - 0.86
2005-06 Brynas Swe 4 1 0 1 -2 2 0 0 0 - - 0.25
Brynas Swe Jr. 1 0 0 0 - 2 - - - - - 0.0
2004-05 Brynas Swe - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Brynas Swe Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2003-04 Brynas Swe Jr. 5 0 0 0 - 4 - - - - - 0.0
NHL Total NHL 139 38 76 114 5 62 10 0 7 20:46 303 0.82
Swe Total Swe 11 4 3 7 -2 8 1 0 1 - - 0.64
Swe Jr. Total Swe Jr. 6 0 0 0 - 6 - - - - - 0.0
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