Nicklas Backstrom
Player profile and career history
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Nicklas Backstrom was a center. Born November 23, 1987 in Gavle, Sweden, he stood 6'1", weighed 202 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 2006 (round 1, 4th overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 1,105 NHL regular-season games he had 271 goals and 762 assists for 1,033 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 1,105
- Goals
- 271
- Assists
- 762
- Points
- 1,033
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 762
- Avg Toi
- 19:23
- Faceoff Winning Pctg
- 0.5013
- Game Winning Goals
- 39
- Games Played
- 1105
- Goals
- 271
- Ot Goals
- 9
- Pim
- 504
- Plus Minus
- 83
- Points
- 1033
- Power Play Goals
- 86
- Power Play Points
- 421
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1197
- Shorthanded Goals
- 2
- Shorthanded Points
- 2
- Shots
- 2264
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 139
- Goals
- 38
- Assists
- 76
- Points
- 114
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 76
- Avg Toi
- 20:47
- Faceoff Winning Pctg
- 0.4985
- Game Winning Goals
- 7
- Games Played
- 139
- Goals
- 38
- Ot Goals
- 4
- Pim
- 62
- Plus Minus
- 5
- Points
- 114
- Power Play Goals
- 10
- Power Play Points
- 49
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1254
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 303
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.25
- Assists / game
- 0.69
- Points / game
- 0.93
- Shots / game
- 2.05
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 33 2009–10 · Washington Capitals
- Assists
- 68 2009–10 · Washington Capitals
- Points
- 101 2009–10 · Washington Capitals
- Shots
- 222 2009–10 · Washington Capitals
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2025–26
- Brynäs IFChampions HL
- Brynäs IFSHL
2023–24
2022–23
2021–22
2020–21
2019–20
2018–19
2017–18
2016–17
Washington CapitalsNHL
- SwedenWC
- SwedenWCup
2015–16
2014–15
2013–14
Washington CapitalsNHL
- SwedenOlympics
2012–13
- Dynamo MoscowKHL
Washington CapitalsNHL
2011–12
Washington CapitalsNHL
- SwedenWC-A
2010–11
2009–10
Washington CapitalsNHL
- SwedenOlympics
2008–09
2007–08
Washington CapitalsNHL
- SwedenWC-A
2006–07
- BrynasSweden
- SwedenWC-A
- SwedenWJC-A
2005–06
- Brynas Jr.Swe-Jr.
- BrynasSweden
- SwedenWC-A
2004–05
- Brynas Jr.Swe-Jr.
- BrynasSweden
2003–04
- Brynas Jr.Swe-Jr.
- Brynas U18Swe-U18
2002–03
- Brynäs IF J20J20 Nationell
- GästriklandTV-Pucken
2001–02
- Brynas U18Swe-U18
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
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| 2025–26 | Champions HL | Brynäs IF | Regular | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2025–26 | SHL | Brynäs IF | Regular | 45 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2025–26 | SHL | Brynäs IF | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2023–24 | NHL | Regular | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2022–23 | NHL | Regular | 39 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | -25 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | NHL | Regular | 47 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 12 | -8 | 68 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Regular | 55 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 91 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2019–20 | NHL | Regular | 61 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 14 | -1 | 132 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2019–20 | NHL | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 30 | 2 | 169 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -4 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2017–18 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 46 | 5 | 165 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2017–18 | NHL | Playoffs | 20 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | -1 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2016–17 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 38 | 17 | 162 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | All stats
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| 2016–17 | WC | Sweden | Regular | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2016–17 | WCup | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2016–17 | NHL | Playoffs | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | NHL | Regular | 75 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 36 | 17 | 129 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | NHL | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 40 | 5 | 153 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | NHL | Playoffs | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 18 | 61 | 79 | 54 | -20 | 196 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | Olympics | Sweden | Regular | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2012–13 | KHL | Dynamo Moscow | Regular | 19 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2012–13 | NHL | Regular | 48 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 82 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2012–13 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | NHL | Regular | 42 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 24 | -4 | 95 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | WC-A | Sweden | Regular | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2011–12 | NHL | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Regular | 77 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 40 | 24 | 202 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 50 | 37 | 222 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Olympics | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 22 | 66 | 88 | 46 | 16 | 174 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Playoffs | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 24 | 13 | 153 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | WC-A | Sweden | Regular | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | Sweden | Brynas | Regular | 45 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2006–07 | WC-A | Sweden | Regular | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2006–07 | WJC-A | Sweden | Regular | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2006–07 | Sweden | Brynas | Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | Sweden | Brynas | Regular | 46 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | WC-A | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | Swe-Jr. | Brynas Jr. | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | Sweden | Brynas | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swe-Jr. | Brynas Jr. | Regular | 29 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Sweden | Brynas | Regular | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | Swe-Jr. | Brynas Jr. | Regular | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | Swe-U18 | Brynas U18 | Regular | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | Swe-Jr. | Brynas Jr. | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | Swe-U18 | Brynas U18 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | J20 Nationell | Brynäs IF J20 | Regular | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | TV-Pucken | Gästrikland | Regular | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | TV-Pucken | Gästrikland | Playoffs | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Swe-U18 | Brynas U18 | Regular | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
8 imported games.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | PTS | Shots | +/− | TOI | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-29 | WSH | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | All stats
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| 2023-10-27 | WSH | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:55 | All stats
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| 2023-10-25 | WSH | at NJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:40 | All stats
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| 2023-10-24 | WSH | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 15:36 | All stats
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| 2023-10-21 | WSH | at MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16:37 | All stats
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| 2023-10-18 | WSH | at OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:09 | All stats
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| 2023-10-16 | WSH | vs CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:33 | All stats
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| 2023-10-13 | WSH | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:34 | All stats
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-29 | SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 |
| 2023-10-27 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 |
| 2023-10-25 | NJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:40 |
| 2023-10-24 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 |
| 2023-10-21 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 |
Awards
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 11, 9:50 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.