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Mikael Backlund's 2021-2022 season

Points
39
Swedish flag#20NHL#193
Goals
12
Swedish flag#22NHL#235
Assists
27
Swedish flag#17NHL#161
Plus/minus
+16
Swedish flag#10NHL#94
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Centre Mikael Backlund was 32 years old when the 2021-2022 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Calgary Flames. He played all 82 games and scored 12 goals and 27 assists for 39 points, 0.48 points per game. That was 20th among the Swedes and 193th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 8 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2021-2022Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mikael Backlund plays the 2021-2022 season for Calgary Flames

    CGYCalgary Flames

    Mikael was 32 years old when the 2021-2022 season began. It was his 14th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGY2–5EDM
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:38TOI
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    • The game
      ANA3–2CGY
      L
      game 2/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:59TOI
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    • The game
      CGY3–0DET
      W
      game 3/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:16TOI
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    • The game
      CGY4–3WSH
      W
      game 4/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:28TOI
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    • The game
      CGY5–1NYR
      W
      game 5/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG16:08TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      CGY5–3NJD
      W
      game 6/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:48TOI
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    Milestone

    Mikael Backlund reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · October 26

    • The game
      CGY4–0PIT
      W
      game 7/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:21TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI0–4CGY
      W
      game 8/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG18:45TOI
      +1 goal
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    • November 2021
    • The game
      NSH3–2CGY
      L
      game 9/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:26TOI
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    • The game
      DAL4–3CGY
      L
      game 10/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG18:41TOI
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    • The game
      NYR0–6CGY
      W
      game 11/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:46TOI
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    • The game
      SJS4–1CGY
      L
      game 12/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:59TOI
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    • The game
      CGY2–4MTL
      L
      game 13/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:34TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      CGY1–2TOR
      L
      game 14/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:23TOI
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    • The game
      CGY4–0OTT
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:03TOI
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    • The game
      CGY1–2PHI
      L
      game 16/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:22TOI
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    • The game
      CGY5–0BUF
      W
      game 17/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG16:51TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CGY5–2NYI
      W
      game 18/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP16:23TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–0BOS
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG18:13TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5CGY
      W
      game 20/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG4–2CGY
      L
      game 21/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG19:25TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      8
      points
      Swedish flag#29NHL#242
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#17NHL#150
      4
      assists
      Swedish flag#32NHL#278
      CGY
      12-4-5W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the Pacific·2nd in the Western Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–2CGY
      W
      game 22/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:47TOI
      View the game
    • December 2021
    • The game
      CGY3–2LAK
      W
      game 23/8210
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP17:38TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–3ANA
      W
      game 24/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:07TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3VGK
      L
      game 25/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5SJS
      L
      game 26/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–1CGY
      L
      game 27/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:14TOI
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    • The game
      BOS4–2CGY
      L
      game 28/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:58TOI
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    • The game
      CGY6–4SEA
      W
      game 29/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–1CHI
      W
      game 30/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG16:28TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–6FLA
      L
      game 31/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG16:59TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mikael Backlund reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Florida Panthers · January 4

    • The game
      CGY1–4TBL
      L
      game 32/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:12TOI
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    • The game
      CGY3–6CAR
      L
      game 33/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG17:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–1CGY
      L
      game 34/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA1–5CGY
      W
      game 35/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG21:32TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5EDM
      L
      game 36/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–7CGY
      W
      game 37/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG15:18TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY6–0CBJ
      W
      game 38/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-8SOG17:10TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–5STL
      L
      game 39/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG17:43TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–1CGY
      W
      game 40/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:09TOI
      View the game
    • February 2022
    • The game
      CGY4–3DAL
      W
      game 41/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:38TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#33NHL#289
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#29NHL#244
      9
      assists
      Swedish flag#38NHL#297
      CGY
      22-13-6W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the Pacific·8th in the Western Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY4–2ARI
      W
      game 42/826
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-3SOG16:37TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VGK0–6CGY
      W
      game 43/827
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP17:56TOI
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5CGY
      W
      game 44/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP18:39TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGY
      W
      game 45/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ2–6CGY
      W
      game 46/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG17:22TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–6CGY
      W
      game 47/828
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:27TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SEA1–2CGY
      W
      game 48/828
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG1–3CGY
      W
      game 49/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG15:13TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–7VAN
      L
      game 50/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:59TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–7CGY
      W
      game 51/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:49TOI
      View the game
    • March 2022
    • The game
      CGY5–1MIN
      W
      game 52/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG15:46TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–4CGY
      L
      game 53/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG19:08TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–3COL
      W
      game 54/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:09TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3CGY
      W
      game 55/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:10TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–4CGY
      L
      game 56/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:08TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–4CGY
      W
      game 57/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:20TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–3CGY
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG17:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–3COL
      L
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG13:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–6CGY
      W
      game 60/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG16:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–0CGY
      L
      game 61/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:13TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–2VAN
      W
      game 62/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG15:05TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      28
      points
      Swedish flag#20NHL#208
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#27NHL#231
      19
      assists
      Swedish flag#19NHL#176
      CGY
      38-16-8W-L-OT84Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·2nd in the Western Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS4–3CGY
      L
      game 63/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG18:04TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      ARI2–4CGY
      W
      game 64/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:07TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–9CGY
      W
      game 65/825
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-8SOG19:47TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–1CGY
      L
      game 66/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–2CGY
      L
      game 67/8211
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG19:02TOI
      View the game
    • April 2022
    • The game
      STL6–4CGY
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:07TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2LAK
      W
      game 69/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–2ANA
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG15:20TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–2SJS
      W
      game 71/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG14:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–1SEA
      W
      game 72/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG19:56TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SEA3–5CGY
      W
      game 73/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP17:54TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VGK6–1CGY
      L
      game 74/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP16:22TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      ARI1–9CGY
      W
      game 75/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG16:30TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–2CHI
      W
      game 76/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3NSH
      L
      game 77/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG19:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL2–4CGY
      W
      game 78/828
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG16:34TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–6CGY
      W
      game 79/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG15:27TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4NSH
      W
      game 80/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP14:59TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3MIN
      L
      game 81/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–3WPG
      L
      game 82/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:07TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mikael Backlund closes the 2021-2022 season with 39 points

    CGYCalgary Flames
    Points
    39
    #20NHL#193
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    12
    #22NHL#235
    Assists
    27
    #17NHL#161
    P/GP
    0.48
    #26NHL#249
    +/-
    +16
    #10NHL#94
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    250
    career assists
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    3×
    Third star
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Calgary Flames are in the playoffs

    First round

    Calgary Flames meet Dallas Stars

    CGYvsDAL
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DAL0–1CGY
      W
      6
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:37TOI
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      DAL2–0CGY
      L
      6
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:30TOI
      View the game
    • Calgary Flamesare1–1withDallas Stars
    • Game 3
      CGY2–4DAL
      L
      6
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:15TOI
      View the game
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      CGY4–1DAL
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG18:33TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Calgary Flamesare2–2withDallas Stars
    • Game 5
      DAL1–3CGY
      W
      7
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG20:08TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead3–2againstDallas Stars
    • Game 6
      CGY2–4DAL
      L
      7
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG20:04TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Calgary Flamesare3–3withDallas Stars
    • Game 7
      DAL2–3CGY
      W
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:14TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Calgary Flames knock Dallas Stars out 4–3

    CGY4–3DAL
    Advance
    7Games4Points3Goals1Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Calgary Flames meet Edmonton Oilers

    CGYvsEDM
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM6–9CGY
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG17:23TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM5–3CGY
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:55TOI
      View the game
    • Calgary Flamesare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      CGY1–4EDM
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:01TOI
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      CGY3–5EDM
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG20:31TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 5
      EDM5–4CGY
      L
      5
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG22:30TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Calgary Flames out 4–1

    CGY1–4EDM
    Eliminated
    5Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mikael Backlund ends the 2021-2022 playoffs with 8 points

    CGYCalgary Flames
    Points
    8
    #5NHL#50
    Games
    12
    Goals
    5
    #3NHL#30
    Assists
    3
    #9NHL#89
    P/GP
    0.67
    #5NHL#38
    +/-
    +6
    #3NHL#17
    Events
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff goals
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Third star
    2 points
    best game
    DAL4–3→EDM1–4