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Ralph Backstrom

Regular Season

Season	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
1956-57	MTL	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1957-58	MTL	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-59	MTL	64	18	22	40		17	1	1	0	0	2
1959-60	MTL	64	13	15	28	-2	24	1	1	0	0	2	130	10.0
1960-61	MTL	69	12	20	32	+3	44	1	2	0	0	0	152	7.9
1961-62	MTL	66	27	38	65	+35	29	3	2	0	0	3	181	14.9
1962-63	MTL	70	23	12	35	+11	51	0	1	0	0	6	180	12.8
1963-64	MTL	70	8	21	29	+10	41	0	0	0	0	1	168	4.8
1964-65	MTL	70	25	30	55	+2	44	7	8	0	0	2	225	11.1
1965-66	MTL	67	22	20	42	+26	12	1	1	0	0	3	196	11.2
1966-67	MTL	69	14	27	41	-3	39	1	4	0	0	0	188	7.4
1967-68	MTL	70	20	25	45	+5	14	3	4	0	0	5	198	10.1
1968-69	MTL	72	13	28	41	+20	16	2	1	0	0	3	180	7.2
1969-70	MTL	72	19	24	43	+4	20	1	2	0	0	2	187	10.2
1970-71	MTL	16	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	5.6
1970-71	LAK	33	14	13	27	-7	8	2	4	1	0	1	108	13.0
1970-71	TOT	49	15	17	32	-7	8	2	4	1	0	1	126	11.9
1971-72	LAK	76	23	29	52	-22	22	7	5	1	2	4	181	12.7
1972-73	LAK	63	20	29	49	-11	6	1	5	1	0	6	132	15.2
1972-73	CHI	16	6	3	9	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	36	16.7
1972-73	TOT	79	26	32	58	-11	8	1	5	2	1	6	168	15.5
Career		1,032	278	361	639	+71	389	31	41	4	3	40	2,460	10.6

Playoffs

Season	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1958-59	MTL	11	3	5	8		12	1	1	0	0	0	0
1959-60	MTL	7	0	3	3	+4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
1960-61	MTL	5	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
1961-62	MTL	5	0	1	1	-2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	0.0
1962-63	MTL	5	0	0	0	-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
1963-64	MTL	7	2	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	8.0
1964-65	MTL	13	2	3	5	-2	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	36	5.6
1965-66	MTL	10	3	4	7	-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	10.7
1966-67	MTL	10	5	2	7	+2	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	37	13.5
1967-68	MTL	13	4	3	7	+3	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	29	13.8
1968-69	MTL	14	3	4	7	+4	10	1	1	0	0	1	1	27	11.1
1972-73	CHI	16	5	6	11	+1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	32	15.6
Career		116	27	32	59	+3	68	2	5	1	1	5	1	239	10.0

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

6

Caufield

7

Hutson

+/-

+6

Suzuki

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

17th

GA/GP

3.00

11th

PP%

11.4

29th

PK%

83.7

10th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	3	1	19	21
Canadiens	7	3	2	16	2
Maple Leafs	7	5	2	16	6
Senators	8	5	0	16	1
Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Red Wings	5	4	3	13	-4
Sabres	5	4	3	13	-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	MTL	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PIT	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 11/3	WPG	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 11/5	UTA	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

7 - 3 - 2

Final

Blues

5 - 6 - 1

Tue 27 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

10

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

26

McDavid

16

Fox

16

Tkachuk

Points Leaders

34

McDavid

24

Draisaitl

23

Kaprizov

Hits Leaders

73

Sherwood

64

Trenin

59

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

38

Weegar

36

Seider

36

Kleven

Wins Leaders

8

Wallstedt

8

Kochetkov

7

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

1.43

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.942

Fowler

.940

Tarasov

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.25

4.08

3.79

Goals Against Rankings

2.00

2.15

2.21

Power Play Rankings

35.0

34.8

31.7

Penalty Kill Rankings

93.6

92.9

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-2

8-4

9-5

7-5

Worst Record ATS

3-7

4-9

4-8

5-8

4-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	3	1	19	21
Canadiens	7	3	2	16	2
Senators	8	5	0	16	1
Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
Maple Leafs	7	5	2	16	6
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Sabres	5	4	3	13	-8
Red Wings	5	4	3	13	-4
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	10	2	2	22	19
Devils	8	4	0	16	8
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Islanders	6	4	2	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Blue Jackets	5	5	0	10	-7
Flyers	3	7	4	10	-19

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	9	3	2	20	13
Mammoth	8	5	0	16	4
Stars	7	4	1	15	8
Avalanche	6	5	1	13	9
Predators	4	3	5	13	-5
Blues	5	6	1	11	-2
Jets	4	5	3	11	-8
Blackhawks	4	8	0	8	-18
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	9	4	1	19	12
Oilers	8	2	2	18	9
Kraken	7	4	1	15	3
Sharks	6	6	1	13	-8
Ducks	5	6	1	11	-6
Flames	5	6	0	10	-13
Kings	3	6	2	8	-9
Canucks	3	10	1	7	-22