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Nicklas Backstrom

#19 · Centre · Washington Capitals

Born Nov 23, 1987 in Gavle, SWE · 6'1", 202 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 4th overall in 2006 by WSH (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Steven Stamkos TBL · 95 P in 82 GP Martin St. Louis TBL · 94 P in 82 GP Sidney Crosby PIT · 109 P in 81 GP Alex Ovechkin WSH · 109 P in 72 GP Brad Richards DAL · 91 P in 80 GP

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.

0501002007-08: 69 points6907-082008-09: 88 points882009-10: 101 points10109-102010-11: 65 points652011-12: 44 points4411-122012-13: 48 points482013-14: 79 points7913-142014-15: 78 points782015-16: 70 points7015-162016-17: 86 points862017-18: 71 points7117-182018-19: 74 points742019-20: 54 points5419-202020-21: 53 points532021-22: 31 points3121-222022-23: 21 points212023-24: 1 points123-24

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 WSH 82 14 55 69 13 24 153 34 0.84 $850K
2008-09 WSH 82 22 66 88 16 46 174 52 1.07 $850K
2009-10 WSH 82 33 68 101 37 50 222 90 1.23 $850K
2010-11 WSH 77 18 47 65 24 40 202 69 0.84 $6.7M
2011-12 WSH 42 14 30 44 -4 24 95 31 1.05 $6.7M
2012-13 WSH 48 8 40 48 8 20 82 31 1.00 $6.7M
2013-14 WSH 82 18 61 79 -20 54 196 89 0.96 $6.7M
2014-15 WSH 82 18 60 78 5 40 153 91 0.95 $6.7M
2015-16 WSH 75 20 50 70 17 36 129 51 0.93 $6.7M
2016-17 WSH 82 23 63 86 17 38 162 45 1.05 $6.7M
2017-18 WSH 81 21 50 71 5 46 165 37 0.88 $6.7M
2018-19 WSH 80 22 52 74 2 30 169 54 0.93 $6.7M
2019-20 WSH 61 12 42 54 -1 14 132 30 0.89 $6.7M
2020-21 WSH 55 15 38 53 0 14 91 25 0.96 $9.2M
2021-22 WSH 47 6 25 31 -8 12 68 16 0.66 $9.2M
2022-23 WSH 39 7 14 21 -25 14 59 24 0.54 $9.2M
2023-24 WSH 8 0 1 1 -3 2 12 2 0.13 $9.2M
17 seasons Career 1105 271 762 1033 83 504 2264 771 0.93

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 WSH 7 4 2 6 3 2 19 5 0.86
2008-09 WSH 14 3 12 15 3 8 33 16 1.07
2009-10 WSH 7 5 4 9 7 4 27 7 1.29
2010-11 WSH 9 0 2 2 0 4 25 9 0.22
2011-12 WSH 13 2 6 8 2 18 25 20 0.62
2012-13 WSH 7 1 2 3 -2 0 14 7 0.43
2014-15 WSH 14 3 5 8 -3 2 24 25 0.57
2015-16 WSH 12 2 9 11 3 8 24 15 0.92
2016-17 WSH 13 6 7 13 0 2 26 15 1.00
2017-18 WSH 20 5 18 23 -1 6 36 18 1.15
2018-19 WSH 7 5 3 8 -4 4 18 14 1.14
2019-20 WSH 2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0.00
2020-21 WSH 5 0 1 1 -2 0 9 8 0.20
2021-22 WSH 6 2 4 6 1 4 16 7 1.00
14 seasons Playoffs 136 38 75 113 5 62 300 168 0.83

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 33 68 101 37 50 222 90 1.23 14.9 20:27

Contract

$850KCap hitends in 2010, then extended to 2020
$8KCap dollars per point101 points in 82 games

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

Signed by the Washington Capitals on May 16, 2007, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $7.2M, beginning in 2007-08. It runs through 2009-10, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Washington Capitals on May 17, 2010, 10 years and $67M at $6.7M a season, beginning in 2010-11.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2007-08 $850K $850K $0 $1.35M $850K
2008-09 $850K $850K $0 $1.65M $850K
2009-10 $850K $850K $0 $1.65M $850K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jan 14, 2020 Washington Capitals Extension 2020-21 to 2024-25 5 $46M $9.2M
May 17, 2010 Washington Capitals Extension not begun 2010-11 to 2019-20 10 $67M $6.7M
May 16, 2007 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2007-08 to 2009-10 3 $7.2M $850K

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 2009-10 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 G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2010 vs BOS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:38
Apr 9, 2010 vs ATL W 5-2 2 1 3 4 0 4 0 19:12
Apr 6, 2010 @ PIT W 6-3 0 3 3 2 0 4 0 20:35
Apr 5, 2010 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 4 3 18:20
Apr 3, 2010 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:02
Apr 1, 2010 vs ATL W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:15
Mar 30, 2010 vs OTT L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 26:25
Mar 28, 2010 vs CGY L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 4 25:04
Mar 25, 2010 @ CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 22:33
Mar 24, 2010 vs PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 22:40
Mar 20, 2010 @ TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:18
Mar 18, 2010 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 1 4 19:42
Mar 16, 2010 @ FLA W 7-3 1 1 2 1 2 6 4 18:09
Mar 14, 2010 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 2 1 3 0 0 4 3 21:19
Mar 12, 2010 vs TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:25
Mar 10, 2010 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 21:47
Mar 8, 2010 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 25:29
Mar 6, 2010 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:49
Mar 4, 2010 vs TBL W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17:23
Mar 3, 2010 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:16
Feb 13, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 23:44
Feb 11, 2010 @ OTT L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:01
Feb 10, 2010 @ MTL L 5-6 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 26:14
Feb 7, 2010 vs PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 10 0 1 19:27
Feb 5, 2010 vs ATL W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 13:24
Feb 4, 2010 @ NYR W 6-5 1 4 5 1 2 5 1 19:07
Feb 2, 2010 @ BOS W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 19:47
Jan 31, 2010 vs TBL W 3-2 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 18:58
Jan 29, 2010 vs FLA W 4-1 1 2 3 2 0 7 2 15:59
Jan 27, 2010 vs ANA W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 20:22
Jan 26, 2010 @ NYI W 7-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:04
Jan 23, 2010 vs PHX W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 20:10
Jan 21, 2010 @ PIT W 6-3 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 19:29
Jan 19, 2010 vs DET W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 4 3 18:17
Jan 17, 2010 vs PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19:53
Jan 15, 2010 vs TOR W 6-1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 17:22
Jan 13, 2010 @ FLA W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 22:43
Jan 12, 2010 @ TBL L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 4 3 1 19:49
Jan 9, 2010 @ ATL W 8-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 18:14
Jan 7, 2010 vs OTT W 5-2 2 1 3 2 0 3 0 19:33
Jan 5, 2010 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:35
Jan 2, 2010 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:40
Dec 30, 2009 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 4 4 20:52
Dec 28, 2009 vs CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 4 3 1 20:50
Dec 26, 2009 vs NJD W 4-1 1 2 3 3 0 4 3 17:46
Dec 23, 2009 vs BUF W 5-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 22:19
Dec 19, 2009 @ EDM W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 21:30
Dec 18, 2009 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:38
Dec 15, 2009 @ COL W 6-1 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 19:14
Dec 12, 2009 @ TOR L 3-6 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 20:56
Dec 11, 2009 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 22:55
Dec 9, 2009 @ BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 25:17
Dec 7, 2009 @ TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:02
Dec 5, 2009 @ PHI W 8-2 1 4 5 1 0 2 1 19:50
Dec 3, 2009 vs FLA W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 21:33
Nov 30, 2009 @ CAR W 3-2 2 1 3 2 2 4 0 22:05
Nov 28, 2009 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 24:22
Nov 25, 2009 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 21:57
Nov 23, 2009 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21:40
Nov 21, 2009 @ TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:40
Nov 20, 2009 vs MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21:48
Nov 17, 2009 @ NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 18:00
Nov 14, 2009 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 15:38
Nov 13, 2009 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 19:03
Nov 11, 2009 vs NYI W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 20:10
Nov 7, 2009 vs FLA W 7-4 0 2 2 3 0 2 3 18:44
Nov 6, 2009 @ FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 19:06
Nov 4, 2009 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:18
Nov 1, 2009 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 18:26
Oct 30, 2009 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 23:34
Oct 29, 2009 @ ATL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:56
Oct 27, 2009 vs PHI W 4-2 1 3 4 3 2 4 0 19:45
Oct 24, 2009 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 24:10
Oct 22, 2009 @ ATL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:07
Oct 17, 2009 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 21:02
Oct 15, 2009 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:02
Oct 12, 2009 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 22:54
Oct 10, 2009 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:04
Oct 8, 2009 vs NYR L 3-4 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 21:43
Oct 6, 2009 @ PHI L 5-6 (OT) 0 3 3 2 0 2 2 20:54
Oct 3, 2009 vs TOR W 6-4 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 20:41
Oct 1, 2009 @ BOS W 4-1 0 3 3 1 0 3 0 19:51