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Niklas Backstrom's 2008-2009 season

Wins
37
NHL#5
Save pct
.923
NHL#11
GAA
2.33
NHL#11
Shutouts
8
NHL#3
Games
71
86%
86% of 82

Goaltender Niklas Backstrom was 30 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota Wild. He played 71 games and won 37 of them, at .923. Minnesota Wild did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2008-2009
  1. Season opener

    Niklas Backstrom plays the 2008-2009 season for Minnesota Wild

    MINMinnesota Wild

    Niklas was 30 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS3–4MIN
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–2ATL
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN6–2FLA
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:47TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–0TBL
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      32SV32SA0GA65:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3MIN
      L
      game 5/822
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:44TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ1–2MIN
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA59:49TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3MIN
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA59:47TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–4DAL
      L
      game 8/824
      His night
      .769SV%
      10SV13SA3GA19:52TOIL
      .769
      View the game
    • November 2008
    • The game
      MIN3–2PHX
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–3SJS
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      .939SV%
      46SV49SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–1COL
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN0–2VAN
      L
      game 13/825
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA59:58TOIL
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX0–4MIN
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      24SV24SA0GA59:49TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ2–3MIN
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA64:52TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–1PIT
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA65:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–2MIN
      L
      game 17/825
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:05TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–1MIN
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA58:17TOIL
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4MIN
      W
      game 19/823
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–3MIN
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA59:23TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–4MIN
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA59:58TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 started
      13
      wins
      NHL#2
      .928
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#5
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      MIN
      13-7-1W-L-OT27Points
      2nd in the Northwest·5th in the Western Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • December 2008
    • The game
      COL6–5MIN
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      .769SV%
      20SV26SA6GA39:48TOIL
      .769
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–4MIN
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–1MIN
      L
      game 25/825
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA59:18TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–3PHX
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:50TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–3LAK
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      .952SV%
      40SV42SA2GA59:46TOIL
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2MIN
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA63:48TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4MIN
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      .938SV%
      15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–4STL
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA59:05TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–3MIN
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1MIN
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA59:05TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–3MIN
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA61:29TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–0COL
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      33SV33SA0GA59:55TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–0BOS
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–3PHI
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA59:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8234 of 41 started
      19
      wins
      NHL#4
      .927
      SV%
      NHL#6
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#4
      5
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      MIN
      20-18-3W-L-OT43Points
      4th in the Northwest·10th in the Western Conference·20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHX3–6MIN
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:47TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–5MIN
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA59:29TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA3–0MIN
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA59:58TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–1CHI
      W
      game 45/821
      His night
      .976SV%
      40SV41SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–2MIN
      L
      game 46/821
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA40:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–6MIN
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–3EDM
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      .727SV%
      8SV11SA3GA22:51TOIL
      .727
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–3VAN
      W
      game 49/826
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA61:52TOIW
      .925
      View the game
    • February 2009
    • The game
      ANA0–3MIN
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      34SV34SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH2–0MIN
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA58:55TOIL
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–3MIN
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA65:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–3MIN
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA59:29TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT5–3MIN
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA40:00TOI
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2MIN
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA63:50TOI
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5MIN
      W
      game 57/827
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA59:37TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–1MIN
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA65:00TOI
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–4CGY
      L
      game 60/821
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • March 2009
    • The game
      MIN2–4VAN
      L
      game 62/826
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA58:03TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8252 of 62 started
      28
      wins
      NHL#5
      .924
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.3
      GAA
      NHL#4
      6
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      MIN
      30-27-5W-L-OT65Points
      4th in the Northwest·11th in the Western Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MIN4–3SJS
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA64:46TOIW
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–4LAK
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      .769SV%
      10SV13SA3GA28:45TOI
      .769
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–2ANA
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      .947SV%
      36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS5–4MIN
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      .783SV%
      18SV23SA5GA63:34TOI
      .783
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–2COL
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      .976SV%
      40SV41SA1GA64:56TOI
      .976
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–3DAL
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA62:23TOI
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–5STL
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA40:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–3MIN
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA64:54TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN0–4NJD
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      .727SV%
      8SV11SA3GA31:02TOIL
      .727
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–3MIN
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      31SV31SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–2NYR
      L
      game 73/824
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA59:24TOIL
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN6–2NYI
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA59:56TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–3CGY
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA59:27TOIL
      .925
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–2EDM
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA59:53TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–1MIN
      L
      game 77/826
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA63:42TOI
      .895
      View the game
    • April 2009
    • The game
      CGY0–4MIN
      W
      game 78/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA59:56TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–3DET
      L
      game 79/828
      His night
      .932SV%
      41SV44SA3GA59:31TOIL
      .932
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL1–3MIN
      W
      game 80/825
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA59:52TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH4–8MIN
      W
      game 81/821
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA59:46TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Niklas Backstrom closes the 2008-2009 season with 37 wins

    MINMinnesota Wild
    Minnesota Wild did not reach the playoffs
    Wins
    37
    Games
    71of 82
    87%
    Shutouts
    8
    SV%
    .923
    GAA
    2.33
    Starts
    71
    Events
    37
    career best in wins
    8
    career best in shutouts
    100
    NHL games
    10
    career shutouts
    10×
    First star
    7×
    Second star
    9×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    straight wins