Niklas Backstrom

Niklas Backstrom - Minnesota Wild
  • W-L-OTL 8-9-3
  • SV% .910
  • GAA 2.56
  • SO -
Minnesota Wild
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 189
  • Shoots: Left
  • Born: Feb 13, 1978 - Helsinki, Finland
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 Recent News
  •  Wild Team Report Nov 26 (Yahoo! Sports)
  •  Minnesota Wild game but unlucky in shootout loss to Boston Bruins Nov 26 (Pioneer Press)*
  •  Bruins edge Wild in shootout Nov 25 (AP)
  •  Blog: Puck Headlines: Why Ron Wilson is safe; calls for suspensions Nov 20 (Yahoo! Sports)
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 Goaltender Comparisons
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   8 
League Average  5 
League Leader  14 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   .910 
League Average  .909 
League Leader  .932 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   2.56 
League Average  2.68 
League Leader  1.85 
  W  SV%  GAA  SO  
Backstrom   0 
League Average  1 
League Leader  3 
 Next Game (11/27 vs. COL)
  GPGSMINWLTOTLEGAGAGAASASVSV%SO  
 Last game vs COL1165100021.853533.9430 
 Career vs Colorado1616966122021332.05476443.9311 
 Home (this year)101059163010252.54234209.8930 
 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 2020119389031512.56567516.9100 
 Career Totals (Full)190184109171015402574142.2852834869.92217 
 Photos
Boston Bruins center David Krejci(notes) (46) puts he puck past Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom(notes), right, of Finland during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. Boston won 2-1. AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
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AP		Boston Bruins right wing Byron Bitz(notes), right, celebrates the Bruins' goal in front of Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom(notes), left, of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn.
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(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)		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)
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Last updated through games completed on Nov 25, 2009