Nicklas Bäckström's NHL career

Nicklas Bäckström is drafted 4 overall by Washington Capitals

Selected

4 overall, round 1

Swedes drafted

17 selected

First Swede off the board

Nicklas Backstrom#4

Nicklas Bäckström makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠1 win against Atlanta Thrashers

Nicklas was 19 years old · Philips Arena, USA

Other Swedes on the ice: Michael Nylander, Niclas Hävelid and Tobias Enström.

2007-2008

Nicklas Bäckström's first NHL season: 69 points

Points

69

#7NHL#40

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

14

#11NHL#155

Assists

55

#3NHL#11

P/GP

0.84

#8NHL#50

+/-

+13

#9NHL#53

PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers

7 games6 points4 G · 2 A

First roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2007-2008

82

Games

#119

69

Points

#87

14

Goals

#93

55

Assists

#82

+13

+/-

#43

2008-2009

Nicklas Bäckström scores 88 points, the most of any Swede

Points

88

#1NHL#9

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

22

#7NHL#87

Assists

66

#1NHL#3

P/GP

1.07

#1NHL#11

+/-

+16

#8NHL#49

PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins

14 games15 points3 G · 12 A

First roundNYRNew York Rangers4–3Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2008-2009

164

Games

#101

157

Points

#61

36

Goals

#72

121

Assists

#55

+29

+/-

#37

2009-2010

Nicklas Bäckström scores 101 points — the best season of his career

Points

101

#2NHL#4

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

33

#1NHL#13

Assists

68

#2NHL#3

P/GP

1.23

#3NHL#5

+/-

+37

#1NHL#4

PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens

7 games9 points5 G · 4 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2009-2010

246

Games

#86

258

Points

#44

69

Goals

#50

189

Assists

#40

+66

+/-

#17

2010-2011

Nicklas Bäckström scores 65 points

Points

65

#5NHL#35

Games

77 of 82

94%

Goals

18

#9NHL#121

Assists

47

#4NHL#17

P/GP

0.84

#5NHL#40

+/-

+24

#3NHL#19

PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning

9 games2 points0 G · 2 A

First roundNYRNew York Rangers4–1Second roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning0–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2010-2011

323

Games

#78

323

Points

#36

87

Goals

#46

236

Assists

#30

+90

+/-

#15

2011-2012

Nicklas Bäckström plays only 42 games for 44 points

Points

44

#11NHL#129

Games

42 of 82

51%

Goals

14

#13NHL#172

Assists

30

#9NHL#100

P/GP

1.05

#1NHL#6

+/-

-4

#44NHL#609

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

13 of 14 games8 points2 G · 6 A

First roundBOSBoston Bruins4–3Second roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2011-2012

365

Games

#76

367

Points

#31

101

Goals

#41

266

Assists

#27

+86

+/-

#15

2012-2013

Nicklas Bäckström scores 48 points, the most of any Swede

Points

48

#1NHL#13

Games

48 of 48

100%

Goals

8

#13NHL#163

Assists

40

#1NHL#3

P/GP

1.00

#2NHL#19

+/-

+8

#11NHL#78

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

7 games3 points1 G · 2 A

First roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2012-2013

413

Games

#70

415

Points

#28

109

Goals

#40

306

Assists

#23

+94

+/-

#16

2013-2014

Nicklas Bäckström scores 79 points, the most of any Swede

Points

79

#1NHL#8

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

18

#6NHL#114

Assists

61

#1NHL#3

P/GP

0.96

#2NHL#18

+/-

-20

#61NHL#857

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2013-2014

495

Games

#60

494

Points

#23

127

Goals

#34

367

Assists

#19

+74

+/-

#17

2014-2015

Nicklas Bäckström scores 78 points, the most of any Swede

Points

78

#1NHL#6

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

18

#12NHL#103

Assists

60

#1NHL#1

P/GP

0.95

#1NHL#11

+/-

+5

#23NHL#190

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

14 games8 points3 G · 5 A

First roundNYINew York Islanders4–3Second roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2014-2015

577

Games

#52

572

Points

#19

145

Goals

#33

427

Assists

#14

+79

+/-

#17

2015-2016

Nicklas Bäckström scores 70 points

Points

70

#2NHL#16

Games

75 of 82

91%

Goals

20

#9NHL#89

Assists

50

#2NHL#7

P/GP

0.93

#2NHL#15

+/-

+17

#3NHL#28

PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins

12 games11 points2 G · 9 A

First roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–2Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins2–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2015-2016

652

Games

#40

642

Points

#15

165

Goals

#29

477

Assists

#10

+96

+/-

#16

2016-2017

Nicklas Bäckström scores 86 points, the most of any Swede

Points

86

#1NHL#4

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

23

#5NHL#59

Assists

63

#1NHL#2

P/GP

1.05

#1NHL#7

+/-

+17

#3NHL#42

PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins

13 games13 points6 G · 7 A

First roundTORToronto Maple Leafs4–2Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2016-2017

734

Games

#32

728

Points

#12

188

Goals

#26

540

Assists

#10

+113

+/-

#12

2017-2018

Nicklas Bäckström scores 71 points and wins the Stanley Cup

Points

71

#2NHL#32

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

21

#9NHL#99

Assists

50

#3NHL#26

P/GP

0.88

#4NHL#47

+/-

+5

#24NHL#192

PlayoffsStanley Cup

20 of 24 games23 points5 G · 18 A

First roundCBJColumbus Blue Jackets4–2Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–2Conference finalTBLTampa Bay Lightning4–3Stanley Cup FinalVGKVegas Golden Knights4–1

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2017-2018

815

Games

#26

799

Points

#11

209

Goals

#20

590

Assists

#9

+118

+/-

#12

2018-2019

Nicklas Bäckström scores 74 points

Points

74

#3NHL#38

Games

80 of 82

98%

Goals

22

#10NHL#88

Assists

52

#1NHL#26

P/GP

0.93

#4NHL#49

+/-

+2

#32NHL#266

PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes

7 games8 points5 G · 3 A

First roundCARCarolina Hurricanes3–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2018-2019

895

Games

#25

873

Points

#8

231

Goals

#19

642

Assists

#6

+120

+/-

#11

2019-2020

Nicklas Bäckström scores 54 points

Points

54

#5NHL#54

Games

61 of 69

88%

Goals

12

#19NHL#190

Assists

42

#2NHL#22

P/GP

0.89

#3NHL#43

+/-

-1

#44NHL#440

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders

2 of 5 games0 points

First roundNYINew York Islanders1–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2019-2020

956

Games

#17

927

Points

#7

243

Goals

#15

684

Assists

#5

+119

+/-

#11

2020-2021

Nicklas Bäckström scores 53 points, the most of any Swede

Points

53

#1NHL#20

Games

55 of 56

98%

Goals

15

#8NHL#90

Assists

38

#1NHL#14

P/GP

0.96

#1NHL#25

+/-

0

#31NHL#349

PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins

5 games1 points0 G · 1 A

First roundBOSBoston Bruins1–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2020-2021

1011

Games

#14

980

Points

#6

258

Goals

#11

722

Assists

#4

+119

+/-

#12

2021-2022

Nicklas Bäckström plays only 47 games for 31 points

Points

31

#28NHL#267

Games

47 of 82

57%

Goals

6

#45NHL#409

Assists

25

#20NHL#183

P/GP

0.66

#16NHL#145

+/-

-8

#72NHL#771

PlayoffsEliminated by Florida Panthers

6 games6 points2 G · 4 A

First roundFLAFlorida Panthers2–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2021-2022

1058

Games

#11

1011

Points

#6

264

Goals

#8

747

Assists

#4

+111

+/-

#14

2022-2023

Nicklas Bäckström plays only 39 games for 21 points

Points

21

#43NHL#390

Games

39 of 82

48%

Goals

7

#38NHL#377

Assists

14

#41NHL#376

P/GP

0.54

#22NHL#209

+/-

-25

#94NHL#919

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2022-2023

1097

Games

#9

1032

Points

#6

271

Goals

#8

761

Assists

#4

+86

+/-

#22

2023-2024

Nicklas Bäckström's last season: 1 points

Points

1

#71NHL#774

Games

8 of 82

10%

Goals

0

#72NHL#749

Assists

1

#68NHL#743

P/GP

0.13

+/-

-3

#62NHL#571

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

0 of 4 games0 points

First roundNYRNew York Rangers0–4

Nicklas Bäckström's career in total through 2023-2024

1105

Games

#9

1033

Points

#6

271

Goals

#10

762

Assists

#4

+83

+/-

#24

Nicklas Bäckström played his last NHL game in 2023

The career ended after 17 seasons with Washington Capitals.