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Niklas Backstrom

G
Position
Feb 13, 1978
Birthdate
6'2"
Height
192 lbs
Weight
10 years
Experience
Career Regular
413
GP
394
GS
196
Wins
144
Losses
50
OTL
28
SHO
2.49
GAA
.914
Save%
10,417
Saves
23480
Minutes
Career Playoffs
11
GP
11
GS
3
Wins
8
Losses
-
OTL
0
SHO
2.55
GAA
.911
Save%
287
Saves
658
Minutes

Summary

Niklas Backstrom played 10 seasons for the Wild and Flames. He had a record of 196-144-50 with a goals against average of 2.49 and a save percentage of .914 in 413 games.

More Wild Stats

Team Leaders

G

35

Boldy

Matt Boldy

A

40

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

+/-

+21

Faber

Brock Faber
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.32

11th

GA/GP

2.88

9th

PP%

25.8

6th

PK%

77.4

23rd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
38
10
9
85
73
Wild Wild
35
15
10
80
27
35
14
9
79
36
31
24
4
66
27
27
24
7
61
-27
23
26
9
55
-15
22
27
9
53
-33
21
28
9
51
-52
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
5:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
9:30 PM
Fri
3/6
@
10:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
2:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Wild

35 - 15 - 10

2

Final

5

UTA Mammoth

31 - 24 - 4

Fri 27 Feb 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
38
10
9
85
73
35
15
10
80
27
35
14
9
79
36
31
24
4
66
27
27
24
7
61
-27
23
26
9
55
-15
22
27
9
53
-33
21
28
9
51
-52
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
28
17
14
70
13
32
23
3
67
-8
29
23
8
66
10
27
22
9
63
-10
23
21
14
60
-24
27
25
4
58
-25
24
27
6
54
-24
18
33
7
43
-62
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
38
15
4
80
60
34
19
6
74
21
34
19
6
74
0
32
17
9
73
11
33
21
5
71
13
28
22
8
64
6
30
26
3
63
-14
27
23
9
63
-12
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
37
15
6
80
35
30
15
13
73
25
33
21
5
71
8
31
23
7
69
15
29
21
7
65
0
27
21
11
65
-12
28
29
2
58
-33
23
29
7
53
-29

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
1/13
@
2-3
Tue
1/13
@
8-4
Tue
1/13
@
2-5
Tue
1/13
@
3-2
Wed
1/14
@
3-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM