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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

45

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

A

48

Hughes

Quinn Hughes

+/-

+19

Brodin

Jonas Brodin
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.27

11th

GA/GP

2.87

4th

PP%

25.2

3rd

PK%

79.8

15th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
16
11
117
95
49
20
12
110
52
Wild Wild
46
24
12
104
32
42
32
6
90
28
38
33
10
86
-21
35
33
12
82
-31
35
33
12
82
-22
28
39
14
70
-65
Last Game
ANA Ducks

42 - 33 - 6

2

Final

3

MIN Wild

46 - 24 - 12

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
16
11
117
95
Stars Stars - x
49
20
12
110
52
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
42
32
6
90
28
38
33
10
86
-21
Blues Blues - e
35
33
12
82
-31
Jets Jets - e
35
33
12
82
-22
28
39
14
70
-65
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
38
26
17
93
12
40
30
11
91
8
Ducks Ducks - x
42
33
6
90
-16
Kings Kings - x
35
26
19
89
-19
38
34
8
84
-43
34
35
11
79
-32
33
38
9
75
-47
24
48
8
56
-96
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
50
23
8
108
48
50
25
6
106
61
48
24
10
106
27
45
27
10
100
22
43
27
11
97
30
41
30
10
92
-10
39
38
4
82
-32
32
35
14
78
-44
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
41
24
16
98
27
43
27
12
98
7
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
-24
33
39
9
75
-14

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/20
@
4-5
Fri
3/20
@
1-4
Fri
3/20
@
4-1
Fri
3/20
@
1-2
Fri
3/20
@
4-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/15
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/15
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/15
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/15
@
7:30 PM
Wed
4/15
@
8:30 PM