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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Henrik Lundqvist NYR · 70 GP, 0.916 Marty Turco DAL · 74 GP, 0.898 Cam Ward CAR · 68 GP, 0.916 Miikka Kiprusoff CGY · 76 GP, 0.903 Ilya Bryzgalov PHX · 65 GP, 0.906

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

2008-09 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
71 71 372488 2059 1900 159 2.33 0.923

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, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2008-09 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 10, 2009 vs NSH W 8-4 W 35 31 4 0.886 59:46
Apr 7, 2009 vs DAL W 3-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 59:52
Apr 5, 2009 @ DET L 2-3 L 44 41 3 0.932 59:31
Apr 3, 2009 vs CGY W 4-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 59:56
Mar 31, 2009 vs VAN L 1-2 (OT) OTL 19 17 2 0.895 63:42
Mar 29, 2009 @ EDM W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 59:53
Mar 28, 2009 @ CGY L 2-3 L 40 37 3 0.925 59:27
Mar 25, 2009 @ NYI W 6-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 59:56
Mar 24, 2009 @ NYR L 1-2 L 30 28 2 0.933 59:24
Mar 22, 2009 vs EDM W 3-0 W, SO 31 31 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 20, 2009 @ NJD L 0-4 L 11 8 3 0.727 31:02
Mar 17, 2009 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) W 26 24 2 0.923 64:54
Mar 15, 2009 @ STL L 3-5 L 29 25 4 0.862 40:00
Mar 14, 2009 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 29 26 3 0.897 62:23
Mar 12, 2009 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) OTL 41 40 1 0.976 64:56
Mar 10, 2009 vs SJS L 4-5 (OT) OTL 23 18 5 0.783 63:34
Mar 8, 2009 @ ANA W 3-2 W 38 36 2 0.947 60:00
Mar 7, 2009 @ LAK L 3-4 13 10 3 0.769 28:45
Mar 5, 2009 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) W 35 32 3 0.914 64:46
Mar 3, 2009 @ VAN L 2-4 L 32 28 4 0.875 58:03
Feb 27, 2009 @ CGY L 1-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 60:00
Feb 24, 2009 vs LAK L 1-2 (SO) OTL 25 24 1 0.960 65:00
Feb 21, 2009 vs DET W 5-2 W 37 35 2 0.946 59:37
Feb 19, 2009 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) OTL 22 19 3 0.864 63:50
Feb 14, 2009 vs OTT L 3-5 19 16 3 0.842 40:00
Feb 11, 2009 vs COL W 3-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:29
Feb 8, 2009 vs EDM W 3-2 (SO) W 30 28 2 0.933 65:00
Feb 6, 2009 vs NSH L 0-2 L 26 24 2 0.923 58:55
Feb 4, 2009 vs ANA W 3-0 W, SO 34 34 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 31, 2009 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) W 40 37 3 0.925 61:52
Jan 30, 2009 @ EDM L 1-3 L 11 8 3 0.727 22:51
Jan 27, 2009 vs TOR W 6-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Jan 20, 2009 vs LAK L 2-5 L 26 22 4 0.846 40:00
Jan 19, 2009 @ CHI W 4-1 W 41 40 1 0.976 60:00
Jan 17, 2009 vs ANA L 0-3 L 34 31 3 0.912 59:58
Jan 15, 2009 vs EDM W 5-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 59:29
Jan 13, 2009 vs PHX W 6-3 W 24 21 3 0.875 59:47
Jan 8, 2009 @ PHI L 1-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 59:00
Jan 6, 2009 @ BOS W 1-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 4, 2009 @ COL W 2-0 W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 59:55
Dec 31, 2008 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) W 34 32 2 0.941 61:29
Dec 28, 2008 vs CHI L 1-4 L 31 28 3 0.903 59:05
Dec 23, 2008 vs CAR W 3-2 W 37 35 2 0.946 60:00
Dec 20, 2008 @ STL L 2-4 L 23 20 3 0.870 59:05
Dec 19, 2008 vs NYI W 4-1 W 16 15 1 0.938 60:00
Dec 17, 2008 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) OTL 30 27 3 0.900 63:48
Dec 13, 2008 @ LAK L 1-3 L 42 40 2 0.952 59:46
Dec 11, 2008 @ PHX L 1-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 59:50
Dec 5, 2008 vs VAN L 1-2 L 31 29 2 0.935 59:18
Dec 3, 2008 vs STL W 4-0 W, SO 22 22 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 1, 2008 vs COL L 5-6 L 26 20 6 0.769 39:48
Nov 28, 2008 vs TBL W 4-2 W 37 35 2 0.946 59:58
Nov 26, 2008 vs DAL L 3-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:23
Nov 24, 2008 vs WSH W 4-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Nov 22, 2008 vs STL L 1-2 L 26 24 2 0.923 58:17
Nov 20, 2008 vs VAN L 2-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 59:05
Nov 18, 2008 @ PIT W 2-1 (SO) W 25 24 1 0.960 65:00
Nov 15, 2008 vs CBJ W 3-2 (SO) W 26 24 2 0.923 64:52
Nov 13, 2008 vs PHX W 4-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 59:49
Nov 8, 2008 @ VAN L 0-2 L 29 27 2 0.931 59:58
Nov 6, 2008 @ COL W 3-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Nov 4, 2008 @ SJS L 1-3 L 49 46 3 0.939 60:00
Nov 1, 2008 @ PHX W 3-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Oct 29, 2008 @ DAL L 2-4 L 13 10 3 0.769 19:52
Oct 27, 2008 vs CHI W 3-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 59:47
Oct 25, 2008 vs CBJ W 2-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 59:49
Oct 23, 2008 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) OTL 24 20 4 0.833 60:44
Oct 18, 2008 @ TBL W 1-0 (SO) W, SO 32 32 0 1.000 65:00
Oct 16, 2008 @ FLA W 6-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 59:47
Oct 14, 2008 @ ATL W 4-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 60:00
Oct 11, 2008 vs BOS W 4-3 W 37 34 3 0.919 60:00