Regular season and playoffsWSH

Nicklas Bäckström's 2017-2018 season

Stanley Cup

Points

#2NHL#32

Goals

#9NHL#99

Assists

#3NHL#26

Plus/minus

#24NHL#192

Games

98% of 82

Centre Nicklas Bäckström was 29 years old when the 2017-2018 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 81 of a possible 82 games and scored 21 goals and 50 assists for 71 points, 0.88 points per game. He finished second in the Swedish points race and finished 32th in the NHL. He also finished third in the Swedish assist race. The season ended with Nicklas Bäckström winning the Stanley Cup with Washington Capitals against Vegas Golden Knights, after 20 playoff games and 23 points.

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

2017-2018Playoffs

Year 2017
9 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2017-2018 season for Washington Capitals
WSHWashington Capitals
Nicklas was 29 years old when the 2017-2018 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.
- The game
  WSH5–4OTT
  W
  October 5game 1/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG20:36TOI
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–6WSH
  W
  October 7game 2/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP15:11TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4TBL
  L
  October 9game 3/823
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-1SOG2PPP19:50TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–2WSH
  L
  October 11game 4/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG21:04TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH5–2NJD
  W
  October 13game 5/824
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  0+/-3SOG3PPP18:19TOI
  +4 points
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- The game
  WSH2–8PHI
  L
  October 14game 6/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG19:09TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR2–0WSH
  L
  October 17game 7/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG24:39TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3DET
  W
  October 20game 8/826
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP19:25TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  FLA4–1WSH
  L
  October 21game 9/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG23:14TOI
  View the game
Ill
Nicklas falls ill and misses 1 game
Illness
- The game
  WSH2–6VAN
  L
  October 26game 10/824
  His night
  Out injured
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–2EDM
  W
  October 28game 11/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG18:06TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–2CGY
  L
  October 29game 12/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG20:08TOI
  View the game
- November 2017
- The game
  NYI3–4WSH
  W
  November 2game 13/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:41TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–2BOS
  W
  November 4game 14/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:31TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ARI2–3WSH
  W
  November 6game 15/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG22:04TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–3BUF
  L
  November 7game 16/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG19:08TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–4WSH
  W
  November 10game 17/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG18:14TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Nicklas Bäckström reaches 750 NHL games
in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · November 10
- The game
  EDM1–2WSH
  W
  November 12game 18/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG22:33TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–6NSH
  L
  November 14game 19/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG16:22TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–6COL
  L
  November 16game 20/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG18:24TOI
  View the game
- The game
  MIN1–3WSH
  W
  November 18game 21/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP20:04TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 18
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
  15
  points
  #5NHL#68
  3
  goals
  #20NHL#192
  12
  assists
  #4NHL#33
  WSH
  11-9-1W-L-OT23Points
  5th in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CGY4–1WSH
  L
  November 20game 22/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG18:52TOI
  View the game
- The game
  OTT2–5WSH
  W
  November 22game 23/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG18:24TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TBL1–3WSH
  W
  November 24game 24/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG17:03TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2TOR
  W
  November 25game 25/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG17:26TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  LAK5–2WSH
  L
  November 30game 26/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG21:57TOI
  View the game
- December 2017
- The game
  CBJ3–4WSH
  W
  December 2game 27/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG1PPP18:46TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  SJS1–4WSH
  W
  December 4game 28/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG21:56TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–6WSH
  W
  December 6game 29/823
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP17:56TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Nicklas Bäckström reaches 750 career points
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · December 6
- The game
  NYR2–4WSH
  W
  December 8game 30/824
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG18:56TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–3NYI
  L
  December 11game 31/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:16TOI
  View the game
- The game
  COL2–5WSH
  W
  December 12game 32/826
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG15:51TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–3BOS
  W
  December 14game 33/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:37TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  ANA2–3WSH
  W
  December 16game 34/826
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG20:16TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3DAL
  W
  December 19game 35/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG20:49TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3ARI
  L
  December 22game 36/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG19:58TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–3VGK
  L
  December 23game 37/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG17:28TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–1NYR
  L
  December 27game 38/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG19:20TOI
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–4WSH
  W
  December 28game 39/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG21:28TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NJD2–5WSH
  W
  December 30game 40/823
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP19:48TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
Year 2018
8 years ago
- The game
  WSH5–4CAR
  W
  January 2game 41/825
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG18:54TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 2
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
  33
  points
  #3NHL#46
  8
  goals
  #15NHL#141
  25
  assists
  #2NHL#16
  WSH
  25-13-3W-L-OT53Points
  1st in the Metropolitan·2nd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL3–4WSH
  W
  January 7game 42/826
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-5SOG1PPP22:40TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–3WSH
  W
  January 9game 43/827
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG18:02TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CAR3–1WSH
  L
  January 11game 44/826
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG21:38TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3CAR
  W
  January 12game 45/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG21:20TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4NJD
  L
  January 18game 46/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:12TOI
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–2WSH
  L
  January 19game 47/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG19:47TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–1WSH
  L
  January 21game 48/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG20:23TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2FLA
  W
  January 25game 49/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-5SOG1PPP21:53TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–5WSH
  W
  January 31game 50/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:02TOI
  View the game
- February 2018
- The game
  WSH4–7PIT
  L
  February 2game 51/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG16:33TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–3WSH
  L
  February 4game 52/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG17:22TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–2CBJ
  W
  February 6game 53/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP21:12TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Nicklas Bäckström reaches 200 career goals
in the game against Columbus Blue Jackets · February 6
- The game
  CBJ2–4WSH
  W
  February 9game 54/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG19:55TOI
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4WSH
  L
  February 11game 55/826
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP21:00TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4WPG
  L
  February 13game 56/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG21:08TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–2MIN
  W
  February 15game 57/824
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG18:00TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–7CHI
  L
  February 17game 58/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG17:35TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–2BUF
  W
  February 19game 59/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG17:35TOI
  View the game
- The game
  TBL4–2WSH
  L
  February 20game 60/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:40TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3FLA
  L
  February 22game 61/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG17:37TOI
  View the game
- The game
  BUF1–5WSH
  W
  February 24game 62/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG17:26TOI
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
  45
  points
  #5NHL#66
  15
  goals
  #12NHL#110
  30
  assists
  #7NHL#60
  WSH
  35-20-7W-L-OT77Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Metropolitan·4th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH1–5CBJ
  L
  February 26game 63/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG20:42TOI
  View the game
- The game
  OTT2–3WSH
  W
  February 27game 64/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG20:27TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- March 2018
- The game
  TOR2–5WSH
  W
  March 3game 65/823
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-5SOG2PPP18:29TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–4ANA
  L
  March 6game 66/826
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG21:24TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–3LAK
  L
  March 8game 67/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG20:03TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–0SJS
  W
  March 10game 68/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG16:33TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WPG2–3WSH
  W
  March 12game 69/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-6SOG1PPP20:58TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH7–3NYI
  W
  March 15game 70/821
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-2SOG1PPP17:01TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–6WSH
  W
  March 16game 71/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP19:04TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–6PHI
  L
  March 18game 72/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG20:40TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DAL3–4WSH
  W
  March 20game 73/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG22:12TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–0DET
  W
  March 22game 74/826
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:36TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH6–4MTL
  W
  March 24game 75/822
  His night
  +4P+4A
  +2+/-1SOG2PPP17:04TOI
  +4 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2NYR
  W
  March 26game 76/824
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP19:02TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–3WSH
  W
  March 28game 77/826
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG21:02TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  CAR4–1WSH
  L
  March 30game 78/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG17:30TOI
  View the game
- April 2018
- The game
  WSH3–1PIT
  W
  April 1game 79/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG21:59TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2STL
  W
  April 2game 80/824
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP18:10TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NSH4–3WSH
  L
  April 5game 81/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP21:37TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NJD3–5WSH
  W
  April 7game 82/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG19:14TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 7
Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2017-2018 season with 71 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Points
71
#2NHL#32
Games
81of 82
99%
Goals
21
#9NHL#99
Assists
50
#3NHL#26
P/GP
0.88
#4NHL#47
+/-
+5
#24NHL#192
Events
750
career points
750
NHL games
200
career goals
3×
First star
5×
Second star
4×
Third star
5 i rad
games with a point · 11 pts
5 days later
Playoffs
April 12
Washington Capitals are in the playoffs
First round
April 12
Washington Capitals meet Columbus Blue Jackets
WSHvsCBJ
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
Christian Djoos
André Burakovsky
Swedes on Columbus Blue Jackets
Alexander Wennberg
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- Game 1
  CBJ4–3WSH
  L
  April 122
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP23:22TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Columbus Blue Jacketslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  CBJ5–4WSH
  L
  April 151
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP27:46TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Columbus Blue Jacketslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 3
  WSH3–2CBJ
  W
  April 171
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP27:03TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Columbus Blue Jacketslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
- Game 4
  WSH4–1CBJ
  W
  April 191
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG19:26TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withColumbus Blue Jackets
- Game 5
  CBJ3–4WSH
  W
  April 212
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP22:41TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead3–2againstColumbus Blue Jackets
- Game 6
  WSH6–3CBJ
  W
  April 232
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG19:48TOI
  View the game
First round
April 23
Washington Capitals knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–2
WSH4–2CBJ
Advance
6Games8Points2Goals6Assists
3 days later
Second round
April 26
Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins
WSHvsPIT
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
Christian Djoos
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Patric Hörnqvist
Carl Hagelin
View the whole round
- Game 1
  PIT3–2WSH
  L
  April 262
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG20:29TOI
  View the game
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  PIT1–4WSH
  W
  April 292
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG22:35TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- May 2018
- Washington Capitalsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  WSH4–3PIT
  W
  May 12
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP22:29TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  WSH1–3PIT
  L
  May 33
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP20:52TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 5
  PIT3–6WSH
  W
  May 53
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:55TOI
  View the game
Injured
Nicklas goes down and misses 4 games
Hand injury
- Game 6
  WSH2–1PIT
  W
  May 73
  His night
  Out injured
  View the game
Second round
May 7
Washington Capitals knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2
WSH4–2PIT
Advance
5Games5Points1Goals4Assists
4 days later
Conference final
May 11
Washington Capitals meet Tampa Bay Lightning
WSHvsTBL
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
André Burakovsky
Christian Djoos
Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
Victor Hedman
Anton Strålman
View the whole round
- Game 1
  WSH4–2TBL
  W
  May 114
  His night
  Out injured
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 2
  WSH6–2TBL
  W
  May 134
  His night
  Out injured
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–0againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 3
  TBL4–2WSH
  L
  May 154
  His night
  Out injured
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 4
  TBL4–2WSH
  L
  May 174
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG18:51TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 5
  WSH2–3TBL
  L
  May 193
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG19:44TOI
  View the game
- Tampa Bay Lightninglead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- Game 6
  TBL0–3WSH
  W
  May 214
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP18:22TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare3–3withTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 7
  WSH4–0TBL
  W
  May 234
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG17:27TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
Conference final
May 23
Washington Capitals knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–3
WSH4–3TBL
Advance
4Games3Points1Goals2Assists
5 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 28
Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas Golden Knights
WSHvsVGK
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
André Burakovsky
Christian Djoos
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  WSH4–6VGK
  L
  May 283
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-1SOG19:39TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  WSH3–2VGK
  W
  May 303
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP19:46TOI
  +1 assist
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- June 2018
- Washington Capitalsare1–1withVegas Golden Knights
- Game 3
  VGK1–3WSH
  W
  June 23
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG17:44TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 4
  VGK2–6WSH
  W
  June 43
  His night
  +3P+3A
  0+/-1SOG2PPP19:01TOI
  +3 assists
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- Washington Capitalslead3–1againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 5
  WSH4–3VGK
  W
  June 73
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP19:28TOI
  +1 assist
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June 7
Stanley Cup Champions
Washington Capitals
beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 in the final
5Games7Points1Goals6Assists
The run in numbers
June 7
Nicklas Bäckström ends the 2017-2018 playoffs with 23 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Points
23
#1NHL#3
Games
20
Goals
5
#3NHL#24
Assists
18
#1NHL#2
P/GP
1.15
#2NHL#11
+/-
-1
#17NHL#161
Events
23
first among the Swedes in points
18
first among the Swedes in assists
100
playoff games
50
playoff assists
1×
First star
1×
Second star
4 i rad
games with a point
3 points
best game
CBJ4–2→PIT4–2→TBL4–3→VGK4–1

Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2017-2018 season for Washington Capitals

Nicklas falls ill and misses 1 game

Nicklas Bäckström reaches 750 NHL games

1/4 into the season

Nicklas Bäckström reaches 750 career points

1/2 into the season

Nicklas Bäckström reaches 200 career goals

3/4 into the season

Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2017-2018 season with 71 points

Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

Washington Capitals meet Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–2

Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Nicklas goes down and misses 4 games

Washington Capitals knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

Washington Capitals meet Tampa Bay Lightning

Washington Capitals knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–3

Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas Golden Knights

Washington Capitals

Nicklas Bäckström ends the 2017-2018 playoffs with 23 points