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Nicklas Bäckström's 2019-2020 season

Points
54
Swedish flag#5NHL#54
Goals
12
Swedish flag#19NHL#190
Assists
42
Swedish flag#2NHL#22
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#440
Games
61
88%
88% of 69

Centre Nicklas Bäckström was 31 years old when the 2019-2020 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 61 of a possible 69 games and scored 12 goals and 42 assists for 54 points, 0.89 points per game. That was 5th among the Swedes and 54th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish assist race. The season was cut to 69 games by the pandemic. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

2019-2020Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2019-2020 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Nicklas was 31 years old when the 2019-2020 season began. It was his 13th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–2STL
      W
      game 1/693
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG22:13TOI
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    • The game
      WSH2–1NYI
      W
      game 2/691
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP18:54TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CAR3–2WSH
      L
      game 3/692
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG20:24TOI
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    • The game
      DAL4–3WSH
      L
      game 4/693
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG21:51TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      WSH5–6NSH
      L
      game 5/695
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP20:41TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH4–1DAL
      W
      game 6/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP17:01TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      COL6–3WSH
      L
      game 7/693
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG21:20TOI
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    • The game
      TOR3–4WSH
      W
      game 8/693
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP19:17TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYR2–5WSH
      W
      game 9/695
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP22:30TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH5–3CHI
      W
      game 10/693
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG17:46TOI
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    • The game
      WSH5–3CGY
      W
      game 11/694
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG18:07TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH3–4EDM
      L
      game 12/692
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG21:38TOI
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    • The game
      WSH6–5VAN
      W
      game 13/694
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG20:07TOI
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    • The game
      WSH4–3TOR
      W
      game 14/693
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP23:32TOI
      +3 assists
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    • November 2019
    • The game
      BUF1–6WSH
      W
      game 15/696
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG15:43TOI
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    • The game
      CGY2–4WSH
      W
      game 16/695
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG17:56TOI
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    • The game
      WSH5–4FLA
      W
      game 17/692
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:20TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 17 of 69
      13
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#58
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#26NHL#237
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#22
      WSH
      12-2-3W-L-OT27Points
      1st in the Metropolitan·2nd in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VGK2–5WSH
      W
      game 18/691
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP19:22TOI
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      ARI4–3WSH
      L
      game 19/692
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:56TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–1PHI
      W
      game 20/691
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:43TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2WSH
      L
      game 21/69
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP18:13TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2BOS
      W
      game 22/692
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:15TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      ANA2–5WSH
      W
      game 23/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG14:44TOI
      +1 assist
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    Injured

    Nicklas goes down and misses 8 games

    Upper body injury

    • The game
      WSH1–4NYR
      L
      game 24/692
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–1WSH
      L
      game 25/694
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA3–4WSH
      W
      game 26/691
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–4WSH
      W
      game 27/691
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2DET
      W
      game 28/692
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • December 2019
    • The game
      WSH5–2SJS
      W
      game 29/694
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–1LAK
      W
      game 30/692
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2ANA
      W
      game 31/694
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ5–2WSH
      L
      game 32/693
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:13TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3WSH
      W
      game 33/692
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG20:07TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH5–2TBL
      W
      game 34/692
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:57TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3CBJ
      L
      game 35/694
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:05TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 6927 of 35 played
      23
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#86
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#17NHL#169
      17
      assists
      Swedish flag#6NHL#49
      WSH
      24-6-5W-L-OT53Points
      1st in the Metropolitan·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH6–3NJD
      W
      game 36/693
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG17:35TOI
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–3WSH
      W
      game 37/692
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:36TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–7BOS
      L
      game 38/693
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG21:16TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ1–2WSH
      W
      game 39/697
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP19:48TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–6CAR
      L
      game 40/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP18:07TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3WSH
      L
      game 41/691
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG18:49TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3CAR
      W
      game 42/692
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP17:54TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS4–5WSH
      W
      game 43/695
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG16:36TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–6WSH
      W
      game 44/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG16:20TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      L
      game 45/692
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG17:40TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–1WSH
      L
      game 46/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP20:04TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR0–2WSH
      W
      game 47/692
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG18:22TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–5WSH
      W
      game 48/693
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP17:12TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–4NYI
      W
      game 49/691
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG18:12TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2MTL
      W
      game 50/691
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG16:10TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH5–4WSH
      L
      game 51/695
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG20:17TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3OTT
      W
      game 52/692
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG21:42TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 52 of 6944 of 52 played
      40
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#58
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#18NHL#172
      30
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#26
      WSH
      35-12-5W-L-OT75Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Metropolitan·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • February 2020
    • The game
      PIT4–3WSH
      L
      game 53/693
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–4WSH
      W
      game 54/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-2SOG16:15TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI7–2WSH
      L
      game 55/692
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP18:13TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3WSH
      L
      game 56/691
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP21:11TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2COL
      W
      game 57/693
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:56TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3ARI
      L
      game 58/694
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG21:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3VGK
      L
      game 59/692
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3WSH
      L
      game 60/692
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG18:24TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      L
      game 61/692
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:30TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      W
      game 62/693
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG17:04TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG3–4WSH
      W
      game 63/691
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3WPG
      L
      game 64/691
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG17:39TOI
      View the game
    • March 2020
    • The game
      WSH4–3MIN
      W
      game 65/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP17:01TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2WSH
      L
      game 66/692
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG15:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–6NYR
      L
      game 67/693
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:48TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2PIT
      W
      game 68/693
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG15:34TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3BUF
      L
      game 69/696
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:58TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2019-2020 season with 54 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    54
    #5NHL#54
    Games
    61of 69
    88%
    Goals
    12
    #19NHL#190
    Assists
    42
    #2NHL#22
    P/GP
    0.89
    #3NHL#43
    +/-
    -1
    #44NHL#440
    Events
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    3×
    Third star
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    • Game 1
      WSH2–3TBL
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP17:34TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Game 1
      WSH1–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:42TOI
      View the game
    • Game 1
      BOS1–2WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:11TOI
      View the game
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Islanders

    WSHvsNYI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI4–2WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:21TOI
      View the game
    Injured

    Nicklas goes down and misses 3 games

    Concussion

    • Game 2
      NYI5–2WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH1–2NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH3–2NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      NYI4–0WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG16:42TOI
      View the game
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–1

    WSH1–4NYI
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Nicklas Bäckström ends the 2019-2020 playoffs with 1 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    1
    #26NHL#290
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    #22NHL#263
    Assists
    1
    #22NHL#226
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    -2
    #36NHL#364
    NYI1–4