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NICKLAS BACKSTROM

November 23, 1987  (38 yrs)
Gävle, SE

Center  (Shoot left)
6'1"  (200 LBS)

Entry drafts	NHL - 2006 R1 #4 WASHINGTON CAPITALS
NHL earnings	$ 120 200 000
Coupe Stanley	2018 WASHINGTON CAPITALS

STATS

NICKLAS BACKSTROM

PER SEASON		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER SEASON		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
2004-05	WJC-18 - SE	7	2	3	5	4	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	WJC-20 - SE	6	4	3	7	2	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WM - SE	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	WJC-20 - SE	7	-	7	7	20	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WM - SE	9	1	5	6	4	+2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	NHL - WAS	82	14	55	69	24	+13	7	4	2	6	2	+3
	WM - SE	9	3	4	7	4	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	NHL - WAS	82	22	66	88	46	+16	14	3	12	15	8	+3
2009-10	NHL - WAS	82	33	68	101	50	+37	7	5	4	9	4	+7
	OLYM - SE	4	1	5	6	-	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	NHL - WAS	77	18	47	65	40	+24	9	-	2	2	4	-
2011-12	NHL - WAS	42	14	30	44	24	-4	13	2	6	8	18	+2
	WM - SE	2	-	1	1	-	-2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	NHL - WAS	48	8	40	48	20	+8	7	1	2	3	-	-2
	KHL - DYN	19	10	15	25	10	+9	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-14	NHL - WAS	82	18	61	79	54	-20	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OLYM - SE	5	-	4	4	-	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	NHL - WAS	82	18	60	78	40	+5	14	3	5	8	2	-3
2015-16	NHL - WAS	75	20	50	70	36	+17	12	2	9	11	8	+3
2016-17	NHL - WAS	82	23	63	86	38	+17	13	6	7	13	2	-
	WM - SE	5	3	4	7	8	+6	-	-	-	-	-	-
	NHLWC - TEA	4	2	2	4	2	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	NHL - WAS	81	21	50	71	46	+5	20	5	18	23	6	-1
2018-19	NHL - WAS	79	22	52	74	30	+3	7	5	3	8	4	-4
2019-20	NHL - WAS	61	12	42	54	14	-1	5	-	1	1	-	-2
2020-21	NHL - WAS	55	15	38	53	14	-	5	-	1	1	-	-2
2021-22	NHL - WAS	47	6	25	31	12	-8	6	2	4	6	4	+1
2022-23	NHL - WAS	39	7	14	21	14	-25	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	NHL - WAS	8	-	1	1	2	-3	-	-	-	-	-	-
PER LEAGUE		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER LEAGUE		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
NHL		1104	271	762	1033	504	+84	139	38	76	114	62	+5
KHL		19	10	15	25	10	+9	-	-	-	-	-	-
OLYM		9	1	9	10	-	+6	-	-	-	-	-	-
WM		29	7	14	21	16	+7	-	-	-	-	-	-
NHLWC		4	2	2	4	2	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
WJC-18		7	2	3	5	4	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-
WJC-20		13	4	10	14	22	+4	-	-	-	-	-	-

NHL SALARIES

NICKLAS BACKSTROM

NHL	AGE	SALAIRE	CAP HIT	TOTAL
3 years · $ 7 200 000
2007-08	20	2 200 000	2 400 000	2 200 000
2008-09	21	2 500 000	2 400 000	4 700 000
2009-10	22	2 500 000	2 400 000	7 200 000
10 years · $ 67 000 000
2010-11	23	6 000 000	6 700 000	13 200 000
2011-12	24	6 000 000	6 700 000	19 200 000
2012-13	25	6 000 000	6 700 000	25 200 000
2013-14	26	6 000 000	6 700 000	31 200 000
2014-15	27	6 500 000	6 700 000	37 700 000
2015-16	28	6 500 000	6 700 000	44 200 000
2016-17	29	7 000 000	6 700 000	51 200 000
2017-18	30	7 500 000	6 700 000	58 700 000
2018-19	31	7 500 000	6 700 000	66 200 000
2019-20	32	8 000 000	6 700 000	74 200 000
5 years · $ 46 000 000
2020-21	33	12 000 000	9 200 000	86 200 000
2021-22	34	10 000 000	9 200 000	96 200 000
2022-23	35	6 000 000	9 200 000	102 200 000
2023-24	36	10 000 000	9 200 000	112 200 000
2024-25	37	8 000 000	9 200 000	120 200 000
TOTAL			120 200 000	120 200 000

AWARDS

NICKLAS BACKSTROM

2005-06	WM	Nicklas Backstrom hockey stats at Markerzone.com CHAMPION SE Sweden
2007-08	NHL	All-Rookie Team Washington Capitals
2012-13	KHL	Gagarin cup CHAMPION Moscow Dynamo
2017-18	NHL	Stanley cup CHAMPION Washington Capitals
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NICKLAS BACKSTROM

January 14, 2020

Nicklas Backstrom signed a new deal with the Washington Capitals

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1 SINGLE LIST Forwards and defensemen grouped › 2 TWO LISTS Forwards and defensemen split › 3 THREE LISTS Defensemen, wingers and centers ›

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