Regular season and playoffsWSH

Nicklas Bäckström's 2008-2009 season

Points

#1NHL#9

Goals

#7NHL#87

Assists

#1NHL#3

Plus/minus

+16

#8NHL#49

Games

100% of 82

Centre Nicklas Bäckström was 20 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played all 82 games and scored 22 goals and 66 assists for 88 points, 1.07 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 9th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 15 points.

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

2008-2009Playoffs

Year 2008
18 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2008-2009 season for Washington Capitals
WSHWashington Capitals
Nicklas was 20 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- The game
  WSH4–7ATL
  L
  October 10game 1/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP18:26TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–4WSH
  W
  October 11game 2/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG14:44TOI
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- The game
  VAN1–5WSH
  W
  October 13game 3/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG21:36TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3PIT
  W
  October 16game 4/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG20:23TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NJD4–3WSH
  L
  October 18game 5/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG23:21TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–2CGY
  L
  October 21game 6/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG16:16TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–2PHX
  L
  October 23game 7/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP19:01TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH6–5DAL
  W
  October 25game 8/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP18:36TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NSH3–4WSH
  W
  October 28game 9/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP16:46TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- November 2008
- The game
  WSH0–5BUF
  L
  November 1game 10/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG17:11TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–2OTT
  L
  November 4game 11/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG17:04TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CAR2–3WSH
  W
  November 6game 12/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG19:16TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–3WSH
  W
  November 8game 13/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP19:39TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TBL2–4WSH
  W
  November 10game 14/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG18:21TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–1CAR
  W
  November 12game 15/822
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +4+/-2SOG1PPP16:31TOI
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  NJD1–3WSH
  W
  November 14game 16/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG17:39TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–6NJD
  L
  November 15game 17/823
  His night
  +5P+1G+4A
  +3+/-3SOG1PPP20:37TOI
  +5 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH6–4ANA
  W
  November 19game 18/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG21:09TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–5LAK
  L
  November 20game 19/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -4+/-3SOG1PPP18:15TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–7SJS
  L
  November 22game 20/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP17:05TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4MIN
  L
  November 24game 21/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP20:29TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  20
  points
  #3NHL#25
  5
  goals
  #9NHL#105
  15
  assists
  #2NHL#15
  WSH
  11-7-3W-L-OT25Points
  1st in the Southeast·3rd in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  ATL3–5WSH
  W
  November 26game 22/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG18:33TOI
  View the game
- The game
  MTL0–3WSH
  W
  November 28game 23/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG18:52TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–3CBJ
  L
  November 29game 24/824
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG21:42TOI
  View the game
- December 2008
- The game
  FLA5–3WSH
  L
  December 2game 25/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP21:27TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–5WSH
  W
  December 4game 26/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG20:01TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–1TOR
  W
  December 6game 27/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG20:41TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–3CAR
  L
  December 7game 28/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-2SOG1PPP20:11TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–3WSH
  W
  December 10game 29/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:57TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  OTT1–5WSH
  W
  December 12game 30/822
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-2SOG2PPP18:43TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–1MTL
  W
  December 13game 31/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP13:45TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Nicklas Bäckström reaches 100 career points
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · December 13
- The game
  WSH5–4NYI
  W
  December 16game 32/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG24:16TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–4WSH
  W
  December 18game 33/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG19:05TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–7PHI
  L
  December 20game 34/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG17:22TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–4NYR
  W
  December 23game 35/824
  His night
  +3P+3A
  -1+/-1SOG2PPP20:41TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–3WSH
  W
  December 26game 36/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG21:11TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR1–4WSH
  W
  December 28game 37/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP19:51TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2BUF
  W
  December 30game 38/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-3SOG2PPP17:47TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
Year 2009
17 years ago
- The game
  TBL4–7WSH
  W
  January 1game 39/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG19:27TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–2WSH
  W
  January 3game 40/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG20:55TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PHI1–2WSH
  W
  January 6game 41/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP23:02TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 82
  45
  points
  #1NHL#10
  12
  goals
  #6NHL#67
  33
  assists
  #1NHL#5
  WSH
  27-11-3W-L-OT57Points
  1st in the Southeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CBJ3–0WSH
  L
  January 9game 42/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG23:42TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–5MTL
  L
  January 10game 43/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:41TOI
  View the game
- The game
  EDM5–2WSH
  L
  January 13game 44/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG18:04TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH6–3PIT
  W
  January 14game 45/821
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-1SOG2PPP19:21TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–2WSH
  W
  January 17game 46/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:14TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–1NYI
  W
  January 19game 47/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG18:30TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3OTT
  L
  January 20game 48/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:03TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3BOS
  L
  January 27game 49/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:07TOI
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4WSH
  W
  January 31game 50/826
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP16:36TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- February 2009
- The game
  OTT4–7WSH
  W
  February 1game 51/822
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP17:49TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–2NJD
  W
  February 3game 52/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:27TOI
  View the game
- The game
  LAK5–4WSH
  L
  February 5game 53/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP18:10TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  FLA1–3WSH
  W
  February 7game 54/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG21:37TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–5NYR
  L
  February 11game 55/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG21:47TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–1TBL
  W
  February 14game 56/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG18:26TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
Milestone
Nicklas Bäckström reaches 100 career assists
in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning · February 14
- The game
  WSH4–2FLA
  W
  February 15game 57/82
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP20:09TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–4WSH
  W
  February 18game 58/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP23:52TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  COL4–1WSH
  L
  February 20game 59/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG21:42TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–5WSH
  W
  February 22game 60/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-0SOG2PPP20:23TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–2WSH
  L
  February 24game 61/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP23:34TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  ATL3–4WSH
  W
  February 26game 62/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP21:31TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 26
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 82
  66
  points
  #1NHL#9
  16
  goals
  #9NHL#90
  50
  assists
  #1NHL#4
  WSH
  39-18-5W-L-OT83Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Southeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH4–3BOS
  W
  February 28game 63/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP21:59TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- March 2009
- The game
  FLA6–2WSH
  L
  March 1game 64/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG20:52TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CAR5–2WSH
  L
  March 3game 65/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG19:26TOI
  View the game
- The game
  TOR2–1WSH
  L
  March 5game 66/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG21:54TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–3WSH
  L
  March 8game 67/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG23:19TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–1NSH
  W
  March 10game 68/82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG23:57TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–1PHI
  W
  March 12game 69/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP19:32TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CAR4–5WSH
  W
  March 14game 70/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP22:04TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–5ATL
  L
  March 16game 71/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG20:24TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–0FLA
  W
  March 17game 72/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG18:43TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–2TBL
  W
  March 19game 73/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG19:51TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–4CAR
  L
  March 21game 74/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG21:27TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3TOR
  L
  March 24game 75/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP22:29TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TBL3–5WSH
  W
  March 27game 76/821
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG3PPP19:58TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- April 2009
- The game
  NYI3–5WSH
  W
  April 1game 77/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP21:05TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–4WSH
  L
  April 3game 78/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG19:44TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ATL4–6WSH
  W
  April 5game 79/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG24:12TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2ATL
  W
  April 7game 80/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG17:22TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2TBL
  W
  April 9game 81/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP17:10TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–7FLA
  L
  April 11game 82/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG20:16TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 11
Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2008-2009 season with 88 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Points
88
#1NHL#9
Games
82of 82
100%
Goals
22
#7NHL#87
Assists
66
#1NHL#3
P/GP
1.07
#1NHL#11
+/-
+16
#8NHL#49
Events
88
first among the Swedes in points
66
first among the Swedes in assists
100
career assists
100
career points
100
NHL games
25
career goals
2×
First star
2×
Second star
6×
Third star
10 i rad
games with a point · 13 pts
4 days later
Playoffs
April 15
Washington Capitals are in the playoffs
First round
April 15
Washington Capitals meet New York Rangers
WSHvsNYR
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
Michael Nylander
Swedes on New York Rangers
Markus Näslund
Fredrik Sjöström
Henrik Lundqvist
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR4–3WSH
  L
  April 154
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG24:29TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  NYR1–0WSH
  L
  April 184
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG23:45TOI
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 3
  WSH4–0NYR
  W
  April 203
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP20:58TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
- Game 4
  WSH1–2NYR
  L
  April 223
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG23:40TOI
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
- Game 5
  NYR0–4WSH
  W
  April 243
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG17:02TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- Game 6
  WSH5–3NYR
  W
  April 263
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP19:46TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare3–3withNew York Rangers
- Game 7
  NYR1–2WSH
  W
  April 283
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG20:18TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
First round
April 28
Washington Capitals knock New York Rangers out 4–3
WSH4–3NYR
Advance
7Games7Points0Goals7Assists
4 days later
Second round
May 2
Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins
WSHvsPIT
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
Michael Nylander
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  PIT2–3WSH
  W
  May 2
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP17:56TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  PIT3–4WSH
  W
  May 4
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP20:19TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  WSH2–3PIT
  L
  May 61
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP23:58TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  WSH3–5PIT
  L
  May 8
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG21:27TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 5
  PIT4–3WSH
  L
  May 9
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-7SOG1PPP25:25TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- Game 6
  WSH5–4PIT
  W
  May 11
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG23:46TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare3–3withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 7
  PIT6–2WSH
  L
  May 13
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:28TOI
  View the game
Second round
May 13
Pittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–3
WSH3–4PIT
Eliminated
7Games8Points3Goals5Assists
The run in numbers
May 13
Nicklas Bäckström ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 15 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Points
15
#4NHL#9
Games
14
Goals
3
#8NHL#41
Assists
12
#2NHL#7
P/GP
1.07
#1NHL#8
+/-
+3
#9NHL#38
Events
10
playoff assists
10
playoff points
1×
Third star
9 i rad
games with a point
3 points
best game
NYR4–3→PIT3–4

Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2008-2009 season for Washington Capitals

1/4 into the season

Nicklas Bäckström reaches 100 career points

1/2 into the season

Nicklas Bäckström reaches 100 career assists

3/4 into the season

Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2008-2009 season with 88 points

Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

Washington Capitals meet New York Rangers

Washington Capitals knock New York Rangers out 4–3

Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

Nicklas Bäckström ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 15 points