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Niklas Backstrom

Niklas Backstrom - Minnesota Wild
  • W-L-OTL 33-13-8
  • SV% .920
  • GAA 2.31
  • SO 4
Minnesota Wild
  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 196
  • Shoots: Left
  • Born: Feb 13, 1978 - Helsinki, Finland
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 Recent News
  •  US falls to Finland 3-2 in overtime May 14 (AP)
  •  Wild losing ground May 5 (Pioneer Press)*
 Goaltender Comparisons
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   33 
League Average  13 
League Leader  46 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   .920 
League Average  .909 
League Leader  1.000 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   2.31 
League Average  2.61 
League Leader  0.00 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   4 
League Average  2 
League Leader  10 
 Playoffs
 DateOpponentScoreGS MIN W L OTL EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO  
 Apr 19 @ COL L 1-2 1 59 0 1 0 0 2 2.04 30 28 .933 0  
 Apr 17 COL L 2-3 1 58 0 1 0 0 3 3.09 17 14 .824 0  
 Apr 15 @ COL L 1-5 1 40 0 1 0 0 5 7.51 29 24 .828 0  
 Apr 14 @ COL W 3-2 1 72 1 0 0 0 2 1.67 46 44 .957 0  
 Apr 11 COL W 3-2 1 61 1 0 0 0 2 1.96 26 24 .923 0  
 Apr 9 COL OTL 2-3 1 71 0 1 0 0 3 2.53 22 19 .864 0  
 Total 6 361 2 4 0 0 17 2.82 170 153 .900 0  
 Recent Career
 Year Team GP GS MIN W L T OTL EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO  
 2006-07 MIN 41362227238061731.971028955.9295 
 2007-08 MIN 5857340933130821312.3116291498.9204 
 Career Totals (Full)99935635562101432042.1726572453.9239 
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Finland's Niko Kapanen (R) and Slovakia's Andrej Podkonicky vie for position during the preliminary round of the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Halifax, Canada on May 7.
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(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)		DENVER - APRIL 19: Peter Forsberg #21 of the Colorado Avalanche bounces a shot wide off the post as goaltender Niklas Backstrom #32 of the Minnesota Wild defends during Game Six of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 2-1 and will move on to the Western Conference Semifinals. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		DENVER - APRIL 19: Ryan Smyth #94 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates his second period goal on goaltender Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild during of Game Six of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		DENVER - APRIL 19: The Avalanche celebrate a second period goal by Ryan Smyth #94 of the Colorado Avalanche on goaltender Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild during Game Six of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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Last updated through games completed on May 13, 2008