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Nicklas Bäckström's 2016-2017 season

Points
86
Swedish flag#1NHL#4
Goals
23
Swedish flag#5NHL#59
Assists
63
Swedish flag#1NHL#2
Plus/minus
+17
Swedish flag#3NHL#42
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Centre Nicklas Bäckström was 28 years old when the 2016-2017 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played all 82 games and scored 23 goals and 63 assists for 86 points, 1.05 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 4th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 13 points.

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

2016-2017Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2016-2017 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Nicklas was 28 years old when the 2016-2017 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG20:37TOI
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYI1–2WSH
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:34TOI
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    • The game
      COL0–3WSH
      W
      game 3/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:27TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH4–2FLA
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:21TOI
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    • The game
      NYR4–2WSH
      L
      game 5/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4EDM
      L
      game 6/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2VAN
      W
      game 7/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP16:59TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–1CGY
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP16:23TOI
      +1 assist
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    • November 2016
    • The game
      WSH3–2WPG
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:12TOI
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    • The game
      WPG3–4WSH
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP20:22TOI
      +3 points
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    • The game
      FLA2–4WSH
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG17:24TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      SJS3–0WSH
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2CHI
      W
      game 13/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–5CAR
      L
      game 14/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:09TOI
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    • The game
      WSH1–2CBJ
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG18:07TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–7WSH
      W
      game 16/824
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +3+/-4SOG2PPP17:49TOI
      +5 points
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    • The game
      DET0–1WSH
      W
      game 17/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ3–2WSH
      L
      game 18/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP16:59TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–4WSH
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP19:55TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3WSH
      W
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG19:32TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–4TOR
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG21:15TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      20
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#11
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#5NHL#63
      14
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#11
      WSH
      13-6-2W-L-OT28Points
      3rd in the Metropolitan·4th in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • December 2016
    • The game
      NYI3–0WSH
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2TBL
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP19:37TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3WSH
      W
      game 24/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4WSH
      W
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG17:04TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1BUF
      W
      game 26/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP15:32TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–3WSH
      W
      game 27/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP15:55TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYI
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG19:23TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3CAR
      W
      game 29/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP20:32TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1WSH
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP17:46TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:38TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL0–4WSH
      W
      game 32/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG16:15TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYI
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG17:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–1WSH
      L
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG20:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–2NJD
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG15:08TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–2WSH
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG18:42TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–6WSH
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:42TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ0–5WSH
      W
      game 38/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:35TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–0OTT
      W
      game 39/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:39TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Nicklas Bäckström reaches 500 career assists

    in the game against Ottawa Senators · January 7

    • The game
      WSH4–1MTL
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP15:25TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5WSH
      W
      game 41/824
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP17:23TOI
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      38
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#15
      11
      goals
      Swedish flag#6NHL#70
      27
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#6
      WSH
      27-9-5W-L-OT59Points
      2nd in the Metropolitan·2nd in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI0–6WSH
      W
      game 42/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG14:59TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–5WSH
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG16:04TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH7–8PIT
      L
      game 44/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG18:28TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH7–3STL
      W
      game 45/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG16:59TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3DAL
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP18:03TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–6WSH
      W
      game 47/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:44TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3OTT
      L
      game 48/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2NJD
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3NYI
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG18:33TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 2017
    • The game
      BOS3–5WSH
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP19:47TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      W
      game 52/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP19:43TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–5WSH
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:47TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR0–5WSH
      W
      game 54/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:30TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–6WSH
      W
      game 55/825
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP16:32TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA4–6WSH
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP16:33TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3DET
      L
      game 57/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG20:16TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2NYR
      L
      game 58/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1PHI
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG17:05TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–2WSH
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5NSH
      L
      game 61/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1NYR
      W
      game 62/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP18:10TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      64
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#7
      19
      goals
      Swedish flag#5NHL#51
      45
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#2
      WSH
      42-13-7W-L-OT91Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Metropolitan·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • March 2017
    • The game
      NJD0–1WSH
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2WSH
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP19:00TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–2WSH
      L
      game 65/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-7SOG20:36TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–4SJS
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–4LAK
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5ANA
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP18:00TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–4WSH
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:04TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH2–1WSH
      L
      game 70/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:33TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3TBL
      W
      game 71/824
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP21:05TOI
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–4WSH
      W
      game 72/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP18:59TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ1–2WSH
      W
      game 73/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ARI1–4WSH
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP18:35TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–4MIN
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP19:52TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3COL
      W
      game 76/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–6ARI
      L
      game 77/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP15:52TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 2017
    • The game
      WSH3–2CBJ
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG18:28TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1TOR
      W
      game 79/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP16:12TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–2WSH
      W
      game 80/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:14TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–1BOS
      W
      game 81/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:05TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–0WSH
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:42TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2016-2017 season with 86 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    86
    #1NHL#4
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    23
    #5NHL#59
    Assists
    63
    #1NHL#2
    P/GP
    1.05
    #1NHL#7
    +/-
    +17
    #3NHL#42
    Events
    86
    first among the Swedes in points
    63
    first among the Swedes in assists
    500
    career assists
    6×
    First star
    7×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 17 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    WSHvsTOR
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–3WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:37TOI
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR4–3WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG26:12TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4TOR
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG17:30TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH5–4TOR
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG20:51TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR1–2WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP19:39TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      WSH2–1TOR
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:59TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    WSH4–2TOR
    Advance
    6Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    WSHvsPIT
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT3–2WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:33TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PIT6–2WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP20:16TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • May 2017
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH3–2PIT
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP22:13TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG20:41TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PIT2–4WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG19:02TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH5–2PIT
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP19:06TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 7
      PIT2–0WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:58TOI
      View the game
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4PIT
    Eliminated
    7Games7Points4Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Nicklas Bäckström ends the 2016-2017 playoffs with 13 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    13
    #4NHL#12
    Games
    13
    Goals
    6
    #4NHL#11
    Assists
    7
    #4NHL#19
    P/GP
    1.00
    #1NHL#5
    +/-
    0
    #19NHL#111
    Events
    75
    playoff points
    25
    playoff goals
    1×
    First star
    3×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    TOR4–2→PIT3–4