Regular season and playoffsWSH
Nicklas Bäckström's 2018-2019 season
Centre Nicklas Bäckström was 30 years old when the 2018-2019 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 22 goals and 52 assists for 74 points, 0.93 points per game. He finished third in the Swedish points race and finished 38th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 8 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
2018-2019Playoffs
- Year 20188 years agoSeason opener
Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2018-2019 season for Washington Capitals
Nicklas was 30 years old when the 2018-2019 season began. It was his 12th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.
- +3 assistsThe gameBOS0–7WSHWgame 1/82
3His night+3P+3A+1+/-0SOG2PPP17:12TOI - +1 assistThe gameWSH6–7PITLgame 2/824His night+1P+1A+2+/-4SOG18:47TOI
- The gameWSH0–6NJDLgame 4/823His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG20:21TOI
- +1 assistThe gameTOR4–2WSHLgame 5/824His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG1PPP20:29TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameNYR3–4WSHWgame 6/826His night+2P+2A+1+/-4SOG1PPP23:34TOI
- +1 goalThe gameFLA6–5WSHLgame 7/822His night+1P+1G0+/-2SOG1PPP22:35TOI
- The gameWSH1–4EDMLgame 9/824His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG18:27TOI
- The gameWSH4–3CGYWgame 10/824His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG22:12TOI
- November 2018
- The gameWSH4–6MTLLgame 11/822His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG19:32TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameDAL4–3WSHLgame 12/824His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP20:14TOI
- +1 assistThe gameEDM2–4WSHWgame 13/824His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG20:13TOI
- +1 assistThe gamePIT1–2WSHWgame 14/824His night+1P+1A0+/-0SOG1PPP23:35TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCBJ2–1WSHLgame 15/823His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG1PPP20:05TOI
- +1 goalThe gameARI4–1WSHLgame 16/824His night+1P+1G+1+/-3SOG21:07TOI
- The gameWSH1–3WPGLgame 18/822His nightNo points0+/-5SOG21:41TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH3–2COLWgame 19/825His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-2SOG1PPP20:59TOI
- +1 goalThe gameWSH5–4MTLWgame 20/822His night+1P+1G+1+/-4SOG21:08TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCHI2–4WSHWgame 21/825His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG21:58TOI
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 21 of 8224points#1NHL#246goals#9NHL#9118assists#1NHL#8WSH11-7-3W-L-OT25Points3rd in the Metropolitan·8th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL - The gameWSH5–3NYRWgame 23/826His nightNo points0+/-2SOG19:53TOI
- +3 assistsThe gameWSH4–1NYIWgame 24/822His night+3P+3A+1+/-0SOG1PPP19:00TOI
- December 2018
- The gameWSH3–5VGKLgame 27/824His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG23:32TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH4–2ARIWgame 28/825His night+1P+1A+2+/-0SOG18:01TOI
- The gameWSH4–0CBJWgame 29/822His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG18:25TOI
- +4 assistsThe gameDET2–6WSHWgame 30/825His night+4P+4A+3+/-2SOG1PPP18:39TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH6–5CARWgame 31/822His night+1P+1A-1+/-0SOG1PPP18:35TOI
- The gamePIT2–1WSHLgame 33/822His nightNo points0+/-0SOG23:13TOI
- The gameBUF1–2WSHWgame 34/824His nightNo points0+/-1SOG18:32TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH4–0OTTWgame 35/822His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG19:11TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCAR1–3WSHWgame 36/823His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG20:07TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH3–2OTTWgame 37/822His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG18:33TOI
Year 20197 years ago- The gameWSH2–5STLLgame 39/824His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG17:30TOI
- The gameWSH1–2DALLgame 40/823His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG21:48TOI
- The gameWSH3–2DETWgame 41/826His nightNo points0+/-1SOG20:49TOI
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 41 of 8244points#3NHL#3010goals#11NHL#11334assists#1NHL#10WSH25-12-4W-L-OT54Points1st in the Metropolitan·3rd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
IllNicklas falls ill and misses 1 game
Illness
- The gamePHI3–5WSHWgame 42/824His nightOut injured
- +1 goalThe gameWSH4–2BOSWgame 43/821His night+1P+1G+2+/-1SOG16:32TOI
- The gameCBJ2–1WSHLgame 44/822His nightNo points+1+/-5SOG19:38TOI
- The gameSTL4–1WSHLgame 45/822His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG17:59TOI
- +1 goalThe gameWSH2–7NSHLgame 46/825His night+1P+1G-3+/-6SOG1PPP17:02TOI
- The gameNYI2–0WSHLgame 47/821His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG18:19TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH5–8CHILgame 48/824His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG20:06TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameSJS7–6WSHLgame 49/824His night+2P+2A-2+/-1SOG1PPP20:19TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH3–6TORLgame 50/823His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-4SOG1PPP18:42TOI
- February 2019
- The gameBOS1–0WSHLgame 52/822His nightNo points0+/-1SOG23:05TOI
- +1 assistThe gameVAN2–3WSHWgame 53/824His night+1P+1A-1+/-3SOG19:01TOI
- The gameCOL3–4WSHWgame 54/824His nightNo points-2+/-5SOG24:12TOI
- The gameFLA5–4WSHLgame 55/822His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG21:49TOI
- The gameLAK4–6WSHWgame 56/825His nightNo points0+/-0SOG19:52TOI
- The gameWSH0–3CBJLgame 57/823His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG19:13TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameWSH5–1SJSWgame 58/825His night+2P+2A+3+/-1SOG20:07TOI
- The gameWSH2–5ANALgame 59/825His nightNo points0+/-5SOG18:44TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH3–2LAKWgame 60/825His night+1P+1A-2+/-2SOG1PPP17:32TOI
- The gameWSH3–2TORWgame 61/825His nightNo points0+/-4SOG19:31TOI
- The gameWSH2–5BUFLgame 62/825His nightNo points-3+/-4SOG16:23TOI
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played56points#4NHL#4413goals#14NHL#14043assists#2NHL#21WSH34-21-7W-L-OT75PointsPlayoff spot2nd in the Metropolitan·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL - +2 goalsThe gameNYR5–6WSHWgame 63/827His night+2P+2G0+/-4SOG22:33TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameOTT2–7WSHWgame 64/825His night+2P+2A+2+/-1SOG1PPP16:37TOI
- March 2019
- The gameWSH3–2NYRWgame 66/825His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG22:01TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH5–3PHIWgame 67/824His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-2SOG1PPP19:10TOI
- +1 goalThe gameNJD0–3WSHWgame 68/822His night+1P+1G0+/-4SOG1PPP18:38TOI
- The gameWSH5–2PHIWgame 71/824His nightNo points0+/-1SOG17:01TOI
- The gameWSH3–6TBLLgame 72/823His nightNo points-3+/-2SOG22:32TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH4–1NJDWgame 73/823His night+1P+1A+1+/-0SOG14:37TOI
- +1 assistThe gameTBL5–4WSHLgame 74/823His night+1P+1A0+/-3SOG23:28TOI
- The gameMIN2–1WSHLgame 75/824His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG20:36TOI
- The gamePHI1–3WSHWgame 76/825His nightNo points+1+/-0SOG20:23TOI
- +1 goalThe gameCAR1–4WSHWgame 77/824His night+1P+1G+1+/-2SOG18:52TOI
- The gameWSH3–2CARWgame 78/824His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG19:36TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameWSH6–3TBLWgame 79/824His night+3P+2G+1A+2+/-3SOG22:01TOI
- April 2019
- +1 goalThe gameWSH3–5FLALgame 80/823His night+1P+1G-3+/-3SOG19:10TOI
- The gameMTL1–2WSHWgame 81/824His nightNo points0+/-1SOG16:25TOI
The season in numbersNicklas Bäckström closes the 2018-2019 season with 74 points
Events52first among the Swedes in assists1hat trick2×First star6×Second star5×Third star6 i radgames with a point · 7 pts7 days laterPlayoffsWashington Capitals are in the playoffs
First roundWashington Capitals meet Carolina Hurricanes
WSHvsCARSwedes on Washington CapitalsSwedes on Carolina Hurricanes- +2 goalsGame 1CAR2–4WSHW4His night+2P+2G0+/-3SOG1PPP18:13TOI
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
- +2 pointsGame 2CAR3–4WSHW4His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-4SOG21:56TOI
- Washington Capitalslead2–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
- Game 3WSH0–5CARL4His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG17:41TOI
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
- Game 4WSH1–2CARL3His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG20:19TOI
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withCarolina Hurricanes
- +4 pointsGame 5CAR0–6WSHW3His night+4P+2G+2A+1+/-4SOG2PPP16:43TOI
- Washington Capitalslead3–2againstCarolina Hurricanes
- Game 6WSH2–5CARL3His nightNo points-3+/-1SOG18:31TOI
- Washington Capitalsare3–3withCarolina Hurricanes
- Game 7CAR4–3WSHL3His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG33:19TOI
First roundCarolina Hurricanes knock Washington Capitals out 4–3
WSH3–4CAREliminated7Games8Points5Goals3AssistsThe run in numbersNicklas Bäckström ends the 2018-2019 playoffs with 8 points
Events5first among the Swedes in goals100playoff points2×First star1×Second star4 pointsbest gameCAR3–4