Regular season and playoffsMIN

Niklas Backstrom's 2006-2007 season

William M. Jennings Trophy

Wins

NHL#26

Save pct

.929

NHL#5

GAA

1.97

NHL#4

Shutouts

NHL#6

Games

50% of 82

Goaltender Niklas Backstrom was 28 years old when the 2006-2007 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota Wild. He played 41 games and won 23 of them, at .929. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 1. He won William M. Jennings Trophy.

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

2006-2007Playoffs

Year 2006
20 years ago
NHL debut
October 7
Niklas Backstrom makes his NHL debut
NSHNashville Predators5–6MINMinnesota Wild
Niklas was 28 years old · Xcel Energy Center, USA
First NHL win
Swedes on the ice: Kim Johnsson.
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- The game
  NSH5–6MIN
  W
  October 7game 2/821
  His night
  .895SV%in relief
  17SV19SA2GA39:53TOIW
  in relief
  View the game
Milestone
Niklas Backstrom records his first NHL win
in the game against Nashville Predators · October 7
- The game
  VAN2–5MIN
  W
  November 2game 12/826
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  19SV19SA0GA40:00TOIW
  in relief
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- The game
  MIN2–3ANA
  L
  November 12game 16/822
  His night
  .921SV%
  35SV38SA3GA59:28TOIL
  .921
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- The game
  MIN7–6NSH
  W
  November 16game 18/821
  His night
  .960SV%in relief
  24SV25SA1GA31:08TOIW
  in relief
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- The game
  COL2–1MIN
  L
  November 18game 19/821
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA65:00TOI
  .968
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- The game
  MIN2–4MTL
  L
  November 22game 21/822
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA59:34TOIL
  .912
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 823 of 21 started
  3
  wins
  .940
  SV%
  2.0
  GAA
  MIN
  12-8-1W-L-OT25Points
  1st in the Northwest·3rd in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHX0–4MIN
  W
  November 24game 22/823
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  28SV28SA0GA59:40TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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Milestone
Niklas Backstrom records his first NHL shutout
in the game against Phoenix Coyotes · November 24
- The game
  MIN3–5CBJ
  L
  November 25game 23/824
  His night
  .800SV%
  8SV10SA2GA20:00TOI
  .800
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- December 2006
- The game
  MIN3–4DAL
  L
  December 2game 26/824
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA64:47TOI
  .875
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- The game
  MIN2–5CGY
  L
  December 12game 30/822
  His night
  .938SV%in relief
  15SV16SA1GA36:25TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  MIN1–2VAN
  L
  December 16game 32/825
  His night
  .889SV%
  16SV18SA2GA59:04TOIL
  .889
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- The game
  MIN1–3DET
  L
  December 27game 37/826
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA59:58TOIL
  .909
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- Checkpoint
  December 27
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 828 of 41 started
  4
  wins
  .929
  SV%
  2.1
  GAA
  1
  shutouts
  MIN
  21-18-2W-L-OT44Points
  3rd in the Northwest·8th in the Western Conference·15th in the whole NHL
Year 2007
19 years ago
- The game
  MIN0–3CGY
  L
  January 9game 43/822
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA59:49TOIL
  .880
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- The game
  DAL2–1MIN
  L
  January 20game 49/825
  His night
  .957SV%in relief
  22SV23SA1GA58:01TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  CGY1–2MIN
  W
  January 26game 50/823
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA65:00TOIW
  .958
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- February 2007
- The game
  MIN5–3COL
  W
  February 1game 53/821
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA59:59TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  MIN1–0PHX
  W
  February 3game 54/822
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  29SV29SA0GA59:57TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  MIN2–4DAL
  L
  February 6game 55/823
  His night
  .886SV%
  31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .886
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- The game
  FLA2–4MIN
  W
  February 8game 56/821
  His night
  .953SV%
  41SV43SA2GA59:58TOIW
  .953
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- The game
  CAR4–5MIN
  W
  February 10game 57/822
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA59:41TOIW
  .846
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- The game
  VAN3–2MIN
  L
  February 14game 58/825
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA64:20TOI
  .912
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- The game
  MIN4–1NSH
  W
  February 17game 59/822
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- The game
  MIN3–5STL
  L
  February 18game 60/822
  His night
  .808SV%
  21SV26SA5GA39:58TOIL
  .808
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- The game
  DAL1–2MIN
  W
  February 20game 61/823
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA65:00TOIW
  .958
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- The game
  MIN4–3COL
  W
  February 22game 62/821
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .903
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8220 of 62 started
  12
  wins
  .923
  SV%
  2.3
  GAA
  2
  shutouts
  MIN
  34-23-5W-L-OT73Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the Northwest·7th in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM1–4MIN
  W
  February 25game 63/821
  His night
  .950SV%
  19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .950
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- The game
  MIN1–2CGY
  L
  February 28game 64/823
  His night
  1.000SV%
  5SV5SA0GA20:00TOI
  1.000
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- March 2007
- The game
  MIN3–4VAN
  L
  March 4game 66/825
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA65:00TOI
  .914
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- The game
  SJS3–0MIN
  L
  March 6game 67/821
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA40:00TOIL
  .875
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- The game
  MIN2–1BOS
  W
  March 8game 68/821
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA59:52TOIW
  .967
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- The game
  COL2–3MIN
  W
  March 11game 70/821
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA64:36TOIW
  .913
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- The game
  MIN3–2VAN
  W
  March 13game 71/825
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA64:24TOIW
  .917
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- The game
  MIN2–1EDM
  W
  March 15game 72/821
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- The game
  MIN4–2CGY
  W
  March 17game 73/823
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- The game
  PHX2–3MIN
  W
  March 20game 74/823
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA59:50TOIW
  .935
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- The game
  STL1–5MIN
  W
  March 22game 75/822
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA59:58TOIW
  .957
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- The game
  CGY1–0MIN
  L
  March 27game 77/823
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA65:00TOI
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  CGY4–2MIN
  L
  March 29game 78/823
  His night
  .000SV%
  0SV2SA2GA01:20TOI
  .000
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- April 2007
- The game
  EDM0–3MIN
  W
  April 3game 80/82
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  EDM0–3MIN
  W
  April 5game 81/82
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  STL1–5MIN
  W
  April 7game 82/822
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA59:51TOIW
  .960
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The season in numbers
April 7
Niklas Backstrom closes the 2006-2007 season with 23 wins
MINMinnesota Wild
Wins
23
Games
41of 82
50%
Shutouts
5
SV%
.929
GAA
1.97
Starts
36
Events
1
First NHL shutout
1
First NHL win
4×
First star
3×
Second star
7×
Third star
7 i rad
straight wins
4 days later
Playoffs
April 11
Minnesota Wild are in the playoffs
First round
April 11
Minnesota Wild meet Anaheim Ducks
MINvsANA
Swedes on Minnesota Wild
Kim Johnsson
Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
Samuel Påhlsson
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- Game 1
  MIN1–2ANA
  L
  April 112
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA59:03TOIL
  .941
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- Anaheim Duckslead1–0againstMinnesota Wild
- Game 2
  MIN2–3ANA
  L
  April 132
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA59:30TOIL
  .880
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- Anaheim Duckslead2–0againstMinnesota Wild
- Game 3
  ANA2–1MIN
  L
  April 152
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA59:00TOIL
  .895
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- Anaheim Duckslead3–0againstMinnesota Wild
- Game 4
  ANA1–4MIN
  W
  April 172
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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- Anaheim Duckslead3–1againstMinnesota Wild
- Game 5
  MIN1–4ANA
  L
  April 191
  His night
  .921SV%
  35SV38SA3GA59:06TOIL
  .921
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First round
April 19
Anaheim Ducks knock Minnesota Wild out 4–1
MIN1–4ANA
Eliminated
5Games1Wins.924SV%2.2GAA
The run in numbers
April 19
Niklas Backstrom ends the 2006-2007 playoffs with 1 wins
MINMinnesota Wild
Wins
1
Games
5
Shutouts
0
SV%
.924
GAA
2.22
Starts
5
Events
1
First playoff win
1×
Second star
ANA1–4
Honour
2006-2007
Niklas Backstrom won William M. Jennings Trophy for 2006-2007
William M. Jennings Trophy
MINMinnesota Wild

Niklas Backstrom makes his NHL debut

Niklas Backstrom records his first NHL win

1/4 into the season

Niklas Backstrom records his first NHL shutout

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Niklas Backstrom closes the 2006-2007 season with 23 wins

Minnesota Wild are in the playoffs

Minnesota Wild meet Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks knock Minnesota Wild out 4–1

Niklas Backstrom ends the 2006-2007 playoffs with 1 wins

Niklas Backstrom won William M. Jennings Trophy for 2006-2007