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Nicklas Bäckström's 2022-2023 season

Points
21
Swedish flag#43NHL#390
Goals
7
Swedish flag#38NHL#377
Assists
14
Swedish flag#41NHL#376
Plus/minus
-25
NHL#919
Games
39
47%
47% of 82

Centre Nicklas Bäckström was 34 years old when the 2022-2023 season began, his 16th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 39 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 14 assists for 21 points, 0.54 points per game. That was 43th among the Swedes and 390th in the NHL. An injury kept him out for 42 straight games between October and January. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2022-2023
  1. Season opener

    Nicklas Bäckström plays the 2022-2023 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Nicklas was 34 years old when the 2022-2023 season began. It was his 16th season with the team. His 16th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS5–2WSH
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH2–3TOR
      L
      game 2/826
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      Out injured
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    • The game
      MTL1–3WSH
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      VAN4–6WSH
      W
      game 4/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH2–5OTT
      L
      game 5/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      LAK3–4WSH
      W
      game 6/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH6–3NJD
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH0–2DAL
      L
      game 8/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH3–0NSH
      W
      game 9/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH2–3CAR
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • November 2022
    • The game
      VGK3–2WSH
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH1–3DET
      L
      game 12/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ARI3–2WSH
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      EDM4–5WSH
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      PIT4–1WSH
      L
      game 15/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      TBL1–5WSH
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH3–6TBL
      L
      game 17/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH2–5FLA
      L
      game 18/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH4–5STL
      L
      game 19/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      COL4–0WSH
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      PHI2–3WSH
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      CGY0–3WSH
      W
      game 22/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH1–5NJD
      L
      game 23/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH5–1VAN
      W
      game 24/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • December 2022
    • The game
      WSH2–3SEA
      L
      game 25/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH2–5CGY
      L
      game 26/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH3–2EDM
      W
      game 27/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH4–1PHI
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      SEA1–4WSH
      W
      game 29/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH5–2WPG
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH7–3CHI
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      DAL2–1WSH
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      TOR2–5WSH
      W
      game 33/827
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      DET3–4WSH
      W
      game 34/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH3–2OTT
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WPG1–4WSH
      W
      game 36/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH4–0NYR
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      OTT4–3WSH
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      MTL2–9WSH
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      BUF5–4WSH
      L
      game 40/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WSH6–2CBJ
      W
      game 41/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      NSH3–2WSH
      L
      game 42/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    A late start

    Nicklas Bäckström's season starts in game 43 of 82

    Washington Capitals have played 42 games42 of 82 without him
    • The game
      CBJ0–1WSH
      W
      game 43/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:03TOI
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    • The game
      WSH3–5PHI
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG16:38TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI3–1WSH
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:00TOI
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    • The game
      WSH4–3NYI
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:29TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MIN4–2WSH
      L
      game 47/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG17:42TOI
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    • The game
      WSH4–0ARI
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG15:24TOI
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Nicklas Bäckström reaches 750 career assists

    in the game against Arizona Coyotes · January 19

    • The game
      WSH2–6VGK
      L
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG15:25TOI
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    Ill

    Nicklas falls ill and misses 1 game

    Illness

    • The game
      WSH2–3COL
      L
      game 50/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      PIT2–3WSH
      W
      game 51/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG13:53TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH1–5TOR
      L
      game 52/828
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP14:11TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WSH4–3CBJ
      W
      game 53/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:46TOI
      View the game
    • February 2023
    • The game
      WSH2–1BOS
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP15:58TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      SJS4–1WSH
      L
      game 55/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:29TOI
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    • The game
      CAR3–2WSH
      L
      game 56/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:19TOI
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    • The game
      FLA6–3WSH
      L
      game 57/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP19:24TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WSH1–4CAR
      L
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:29TOI
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    • The game
      DET3–1WSH
      L
      game 59/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP19:15TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      ANA4–2WSH
      L
      game 60/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP17:31TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR3–6WSH
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:12TOI
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    • The game
      WSH4–7BUF
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:34TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8219 of 62 played
      9
      points
      Swedish flag#54NHL#519
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#50NHL#464
      6
      assists
      Swedish flag#55NHL#494
      WSH
      29-27-6W-L-OT64Points
      4 out of a spot
      6th in the Metropolitan·12th in the Eastern Conference·22nd in the whole NHL
    • March 2023
    • The game
      WSH3–2ANA
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG16:08TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH8–3SJS
      W
      game 64/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–4LAK
      L
      game 65/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP15:43TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NJD3–2WSH
      L
      game 66/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:03TOI
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    • The game
      WSH5–1NYI
      W
      game 67/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG15:59TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5NYR
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG17:23TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–5WSH
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP16:30TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–2WSH
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:03TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WSH3–5MIN
      L
      game 71/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ7–6WSH
      L
      game 72/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:59TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI1–6WSH
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP17:34TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      WSH3–4PIT
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1WSH
      L
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–5TBL
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:45TOI
      View the game
    • April 2023
    • The game
      NYR5–2WSH
      L
      game 77/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG14:38TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–6MTL
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP19:53TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA4–2WSH
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:32TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5WSH
      W
      game 80/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG17:34TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5BOS
      L
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:31TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–4WSH
      L
      game 82/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG18:33TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Nicklas Bäckström closes the 2022-2023 season with 21 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    21
    #43NHL#390
    Games
    39of 82
    48%
    Goals
    7
    #38NHL#377
    Assists
    14
    #41NHL#376
    P/GP
    0.54
    #22NHL#209
    +/-
    -25
    #94NHL#919
    Events
    750
    career assists
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Second star