Nicklas Backstrom
Nicklas Backstrom
Born: November 23, 1987
Gavle, Sweden
Position: C
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 183
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 2007-2023
Nicklas Backstrom scored 271 goals and recorded 762 assists in his 1105-game career with the Washington Capitals. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the ice during the 2023 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 9.2 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 22 | 66 | 88 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 12.6 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 50 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 222 | 14.9 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 77 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 8.9 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 42 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 24 | -4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 14.7 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 48 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 9.8 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 18 | 61 | 79 | 54 | -20 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 9.2 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 11.8 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 75 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 15.5 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 14.2 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 81 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 165 | 12.7 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 80 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 13.0 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 61 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 14 | -1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 9.1 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 55 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 16.5 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 47 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 12 | -8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 8.8 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 39 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | -25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1105 | 271 | 762 | 1033 | 504 | 83 | 86 | 335 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2264 | 12.0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21.1 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18.5 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8.0 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8.3 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23.1 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 20 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13.9 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 27.8 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Totals | 139 | 38 | 76 | 114 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 303 | 12.5 |
Awards
2007 - NHL All-Rookie
