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Niklas Backstrom

Wild
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.

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Team Leaders

G

17

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

A

14

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

+/-

+9

Johansson

Marcus Johansson
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.85

23rd

GA/GP

2.73

8th

PP%

24.2

6th

PK%

79.0

22nd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
18
1
6
42
48
Stars Stars
17
5
4
38
22
Wild Wild
14
7
5
33
5
Blackhawks Blackhawks
11
9
5
27
7
Mammoth Mammoth
12
11
3
27
0
Jets Jets
13
11
0
26
6
Blues Blues
9
10
7
25
-23
Predators Predators
8
13
4
20
-28
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/2
MIN MIN
@
EDM EDM
9:00 PM
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM
Sat
12/6
MIN MIN
@
VAN VAN
10:00 PM
Mon
12/8
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Sabres

10 - 11 - 4

3

Final

2

MIN Wild

14 - 7 - 5

Sat 29 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

20

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

20

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

17

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov
Assists Leaders

25

McDavid

Connor McDavid

24

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

23

Fox

Adam Fox
Points Leaders

44

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

37

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

37

Bedard

Connor Bedard
Hits Leaders

121

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

106

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

94

Heineman

Emil Heineman
Blocks Leaders

70

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

65

Parayko

Colton Parayko

64

Nurse

Darnell Nurse
Wins Leaders

13

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

11

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

11

Thompson

Logan Thompson
Goals Against Leaders

1.88

Cooley

Devin Cooley

1.93

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.07

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith
Save Percentage Leaders

.938

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.930

Cooley

Devin Cooley

.920

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

4.12

Ducks

3.60

Stars

3.50
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.08

Capitals

2.58

Lightning

2.60
Power Play Rankings
Stars

32.6

Penguins

30.4

Oilers

30.2
Penalty Kill Rankings
Lightning

88.8

Sabres

88.6

Avalanche

86.8

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Blackhawks

20-5

Kraken

18-6

Sharks

19-7

Penguins

17-7

Bruins

19-8

Flyers

15-9
Worst Record ATS
Golden Knights

7-18

Panthers

7-17

Oilers

9-17

Senators

9-16

Maple Leafs

9-16

Mammoth

10-16

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
18
1
6
42
48
Stars Stars
17
5
4
38
22
Wild Wild
14
7
5
33
5
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
15
9
1
31
9
Kings Kings
12
6
7
31
-2
Golden Knights Golden Knights
11
6
8
30
0
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
16
7
2
34
19
Bruins Bruins
15
12
0
30
-3
Canadiens Canadiens
13
8
3
29
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
16
7
2
34
16
Devils Devils
16
8
1
33
6
Capitals Capitals
15
9
2
32
19

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BUF BUF
2-1
Mon
11/3
EDM EDM
@
DAL DAL
3-4
Mon
11/3
NSH NSH
@
MIN MIN
2-3
Mon
11/3
TBL TBL
@
COL COL
2-3
Mon
11/3
DET DET
@
VGK VGK
0-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/1
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CBJ CBJ
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
WPG WPG
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Mon
12/1
ANA ANA
@
STL STL
8:00 PM
Mon
12/1
UTA UTA
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM