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Nicklas Bäckström's 2014-2015 season

Points
78
Swedish flag#1NHL#6
Goals
18
Swedish flag#12NHL#103
Assists
60
Swedish flag#1NHL#1
Plus/minus
+5
Swedish flag#23NHL#190
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Centre Nicklas Bäckström was 26 years old when the 2014-2015 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played all 82 games and scored 18 goals and 60 assists for 78 points, 0.95 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 6th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 8 points.

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

2014-2015Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2014-2015 season for Washington Capitals

    Nicklas was 26 years old when the 2014-2015 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–1WSH
      L
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:53TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–0BOS
      W
      game 2/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP19:49TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      SJS6–5WSH
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP23:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD2–6WSH
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG17:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA1–2WSH
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:33TOI
    Milestone

    Nicklas Bäckström reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Florida Panthers · October 18

    • The game
      WSH2–3EDM
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP19:54TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Nicklas Bäckström reaches 500 career points

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · October 22

    • The game
      WSH3–1CGY
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG19:58TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–4VAN
      L
      game 8/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:58TOI
    • The game
      DET4–2WSH
      L
      game 9/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:57TOI
    • November 2014
    • The game
      WSH3–4TBL
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP21:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ARI6–5WSH
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP23:17TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      CGY4–3WSH
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP21:27TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH3–2CHI
      W
      game 13/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:13TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–4WSH
      W
      game 14/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG22:39TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–4WSH
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP18:50TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD1–0WSH
      L
      game 16/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:22TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–4STL
      L
      game 17/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG20:11TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–1ARI
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:26TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2COL
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG21:39TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–1WSH
      L
      game 20/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3NYI
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP21:22TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      21
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#15
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#9NHL#99
      16
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#6
      WSH
      9-8-4W-L-OT22Points
      3rd in the Metropolitan·10th in the Eastern Conference·20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–5WSH
      W
      game 22/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:00TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–6TOR
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP19:56TOI
      +2 assists
    • December 2014
    • The game
      VAN4–3WSH
      L
      game 24/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG21:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–1CAR
      W
      game 25/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:32TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–1NJD
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG17:46TOI
    • The game
      WSH5–3TBL
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP16:52TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CBJ3–2WSH
      L
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:42TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–4WSH
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-4SOG18:57TOI
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      WSH1–2FLA
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP19:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–4CBJ
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:33TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–0NJD
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG20:08TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      OTT1–2WSH
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP22:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–4NYR
      L
      game 34/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:39TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–0PIT
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG23:24TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYI
      L
      game 36/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:40TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI2–3WSH
      W
      game 37/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG21:41TOI
    • The game
      FLA3–4WSH
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP18:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH6–2TOR
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:00TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG20:26TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–3WSH
      W
      game 41/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG20:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      41
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#11
      13
      goals
      Swedish flag#3NHL#40
      28
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#6
      WSH
      22-11-8W-L-OT52Points
      4th in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL1–2WSH
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP19:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI0–1WSH
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:43TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–4NSH
      L
      game 44/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP21:21TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–5DAL
      L
      game 45/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG22:09TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM5–4WSH
      L
      game 46/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG19:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–4CBJ
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG18:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–4WSH
      W
      game 48/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP17:52TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH0–1MTL
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG23:44TOI
    • February 2015
    • The game
      STL4–3WSH
      L
      game 50/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP22:28TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK0–4WSH
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP18:28TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH2–1OTT
      W
      game 52/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:39TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–3WSH
      W
      game 53/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:57TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1WSH
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP19:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–4SJS
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP18:47TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH1–3LAK
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG19:44TOI
    • The game
      WSH5–3ANA
      W
      game 57/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP17:46TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–1PIT
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP23:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WPG1–5WSH
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-5SOG3PPP17:59TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI2–3WSH
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG21:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:20TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–3WSH
      L
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:16TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      64
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#1
      18
      goals
      Swedish flag#5NHL#48
      46
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#1
      WSH
      33-19-10W-L-OT76Points
      Wildcard 1
      4th in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH0–3CAR
      L
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG21:29TOI
    • March 2015
    • The game
      TOR0–4WSH
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG17:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–3CBJ
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP21:12TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MIN2–1WSH
      L
      game 66/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:23TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–6WSH
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP18:50TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–1WSH
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:38TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–2WSH
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:33TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2WSH
      W
      game 70/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP20:31TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–3BUF
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:58TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2MIN
      W
      game 72/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG21:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–3WPG
      L
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG20:01TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–3WSH
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:11TOI
    • The game
      NSH4–3WSH
      L
      game 75/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG23:15TOI
    • The game
      WSH5–2NYR
      W
      game 76/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP20:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–4WSH
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG18:00TOI
    • April 2015
    • The game
      WSH5–4MTL
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP23:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–4OTT
      L
      game 79/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG23:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–1DET
      W
      game 80/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:12TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–3WSH
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG19:49TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR4–2WSH
      L
      game 82/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP19:26TOI
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2014-2015 season with 78 points

    Points
    78
    #1NHL#6
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    18
    #12NHL#103
    Assists
    60
    #1NHL#1
    P/GP
    0.95
    #1NHL#11
    +/-
    +5
    #23NHL#190
    Events
    78
    first among the Swedes in points
    60
    first among the Swedes in assists
    1
    hat trick
    500
    career points
    500
    NHL games
    4×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    8×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Islanders

    WSHvsNYI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYI4–1WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG20:45TOI
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      NYI3–4WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP18:59TOI
      +3 points
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      WSH1–2NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG24:40TOI
      +1 goal
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH2–1NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG25:19TOI
      +2 points
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI1–5WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:49TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      WSH1–3NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG21:30TOI
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withNew York Islanders
    • Game 7
      NYI1–2WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG18:21TOI
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock New York Islanders out 4–3

    WSH4–3NYI
    Advance
    7Games6Points3Goals3Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Rangers

    WSHvsNYR
    • Game 1
      WSH2–1NYR
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG20:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • May 2015
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      WSH2–3NYR
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:28TOI
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYR0–1WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:20TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYR1–2WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:54TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      WSH1–2NYR
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG25:02TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      NYR4–3WSH
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG23:33TOI
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withNew York Rangers
    • Game 7
      WSH1–2NYR
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG23:38TOI
      +1 assist
    Second round

    New York Rangers knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4NYR
    Eliminated
    7Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Nicklas Bäckström ends the 2014-2015 playoffs with 8 points

    Points
    8
    #5NHL#41
    Games
    14
    Goals
    3
    #3NHL#36
    Assists
    5
    #5NHL#41
    P/GP
    0.57
    #3NHL#35
    +/-
    -3
    #30NHL#274
    Events
    50
    playoff points
    2×
    First star
    3 points
    best game
    NYI4–3→NYR3–4