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Niklas Backstrom

#32 · Goalie · Calgary Flames

Born Feb 13, 1978 in Helsinki, FIN · 6'2", 192 lb · Catches left

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William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2006-07

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2007-08. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere ANA · 58 GP, 0.922 Martin Gerber OTT · 57 GP, 0.910 Tim Thomas BOS · 57 GP, 0.921 Martin Biron PHI · 62 GP, 0.918 Marty Turco DAL · 62 GP, 0.909

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602006-07: 41 games4106-072007-08: 58 games5807-082008-09: 71 games7108-092009-10: 60 games6009-102010-11: 51 games5110-112011-12: 46 games4611-122012-13: 42 games4212-132013-14: 21 games2113-142014-15: 19 games1914-152015-16: 4 games415-16

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2006-07 MIN 41 23865 1028 955 73 1.97 0.929
2007-08 MIN 58 331384 1629 1498 131 2.31 0.920 $3.1M
2008-09 MIN 71 372488 2059 1900 159 2.33 0.923 $3.1M
2009-10 MIN 60 262382 1632 1474 158 2.72 0.903 $6M
2010-11 MIN 51 222353 1566 1434 132 2.66 0.916 $6M
2011-12 MIN 46 191874 1299 1194 105 2.43 0.919 $6M
2012-13 MIN 42 241532 1072 974 98 2.48 0.909 $6M
2013-14 MIN 21 51120 546 491 55 3.02 0.899 $3.417M
2014-15 MIN 19 5730 452 401 51 3.05 0.887 $3.417M
2015-16 CGY 4 2200 109 96 13 3.35 0.881 $3.417M
10 seasons Career 413 1961445028 11392 10417 975 2.49 0.914

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2006-07 MIN 5 1400 145 134 11 2.22 0.924
2007-08 MIN 6 2400 170 153 17 2.82 0.900
2 seasons Playoffs 11 3800 315 287 28 2.55 0.911

2007-08 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
58 57 331384 1629 1498 131 2.31 0.920

Contract

$3.1MCap hitends in 2009, then UFA

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2008-09, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2007-08 $3.1M
2008-09 $3.1M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2013-14 to 2015-16 $3.417M
2009-10 to 2012-13 $6M
2007-08 to 2008-09 $3.1M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2007-08 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 3, 2008 vs CGY W 3-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Mar 30, 2008 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) W 26 24 2 0.923 63:01
Mar 28, 2008 vs VAN W 4-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 26, 2008 vs EDM W 3-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Mar 24, 2008 @ EDM L 3-5 10 7 3 0.700 24:30
Mar 21, 2008 @ VAN W 2-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Mar 19, 2008 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) OTL 33 30 3 0.909 64:27
Mar 17, 2008 vs COL W 3-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 59:57
Mar 15, 2008 vs LAK W 2-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 59:49
Mar 13, 2008 vs NJD L 3-4 (SO) OTL 30 27 3 0.900 65:00
Mar 9, 2008 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) OTL 26 24 2 0.923 64:22
Mar 7, 2008 @ ATL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 26 24 2 0.923 64:59
Mar 4, 2008 vs CHI L 2-4 L 33 30 3 0.909 59:07
Mar 2, 2008 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) W 28 27 1 0.964 63:19
Feb 29, 2008 @ FLA W 3-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Feb 27, 2008 @ TBL W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Feb 26, 2008 @ WSH L 1-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 60:00
Feb 24, 2008 vs CGY L 1-2 L 16 14 2 0.875 58:31
Feb 19, 2008 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) OTL 37 34 3 0.919 63:11
Feb 17, 2008 vs NSH W 5-4 (OT) W 28 24 4 0.857 64:38
Feb 14, 2008 @ VAN W 5-4 (SO) W 28 24 4 0.857 64:55
Feb 12, 2008 @ EDM L 2-4 11 9 2 0.818 40:00
Feb 9, 2008 vs NYI W 4-3 (OT) W 29 26 3 0.897 62:34
Feb 7, 2008 vs DAL L 0-1 L 26 25 1 0.962 58:43
Feb 5, 2008 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) OTL 38 35 3 0.921 61:29
Feb 2, 2008 @ CBJ W 4-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Jan 30, 2008 vs ANA W 5-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 59:44
Jan 24, 2008 @ COL W 3-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Jan 21, 2008 @ VAN W 4-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 59:59
Jan 16, 2008 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) OTL 31 29 2 0.935 64:51
Jan 10, 2008 @ DET W 6-5 (SO) 19 15 4 0.789 28:38
Jan 7, 2008 @ DAL L 1-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 58:56
Jan 3, 2008 vs DAL W 6-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Dec 31, 2007 vs SJS L 2-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:16
Dec 29, 2007 vs EDM W 5-4 (OT) W 27 23 4 0.852 61:25
Dec 27, 2007 @ PHX W 3-2 W 48 46 2 0.958 59:39
Dec 22, 2007 vs DET L 1-4 L 51 47 4 0.922 60:00
Dec 11, 2007 @ SJS L 1-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 60:00
Dec 8, 2007 @ CBJ W 2-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 59:58
Dec 5, 2007 vs PHI L 1-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 60:00
Dec 2, 2007 vs VAN W 2-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 60:00
Nov 30, 2007 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) W 24 22 2 0.917 62:05
Nov 28, 2007 vs PHX W 3-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 59:52
Nov 24, 2007 @ NSH W 4-3 W 43 40 3 0.930 60:00
Nov 23, 2007 vs CBJ L 0-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 59:57
Nov 16, 2007 @ VAN L 2-6 20 17 3 0.850 48:01
Nov 15, 2007 @ EDM W 4-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 39:53
Nov 13, 2007 @ CGY L 2-3 L 28 25 3 0.893 59:51
Nov 11, 2007 @ COL L 2-4 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:35
Nov 5, 2007 vs EDM W 5-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 59:47
Nov 3, 2007 vs CGY W 4-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Oct 24, 2007 @ CGY L 3-5 L 24 19 5 0.792 59:51
Oct 21, 2007 vs COL W 3-2 W 31 29 2 0.935 60:00
Oct 16, 2007 @ LAK L 3-4 (SO) OTL 29 26 3 0.897 65:00
Oct 13, 2007 @ PHX W 3-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Oct 10, 2007 vs EDM W 2-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 59:48
Oct 6, 2007 vs CBJ W 3-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Oct 4, 2007 vs CHI W 1-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 60:00