David Aebischer vs Niklas Backstrom

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David Aebischer and Niklas Backstrom compared on their NHL careers: David Aebischer played 7 seasons, 2000-01 to 2007-08, Niklas Backstrom 10 seasons, 2006-07 to 2015-16. David Aebischer won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Niklas Backstrom leads in 5 of the 7 lines, David Aebischer in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

David Aebischer and Niklas Backstrom career totals

214	GP	413
198	GS	394
106	W	196, better
74, better	L	144
5, better	OTL	50
2.5	GAA	2.5, better
0.9	SV%	0.9, better
5,294	SV	10,417, better
13	SO	28, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

David Aebischer and Niklas Backstrom postseason

13	GP	11
11	GS	11
6, better	W	3
5, better	L	8
0	OTL	0
2.1, better	GAA	2.6
0.9, better	SV%	0.9
285	SV	287, better
1, better	SO	0

Where each stands all time

David Aebischer and Niklas Backstrom all-time places

136th (106)	Wins (goalie)	72nd (196), better
124th (13)	Shutouts	54th (28), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

David Aebischer and Niklas Backstrom titles and awards
David Aebischer	Title or award	Niklas Backstrom
1, better	Championships	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

David Aebischer and Niklas Backstrom season by season

1st	2000-01	2006-07
2nd	2001-02	2007-08
3rd	2002-03	2008-09
4th	2003-04	2009-10
5th	2005-06	2010-11
6th	2006-07	2011-12
7th	2007-08	2012-13
8th	—	2013-14
9th	—	2014-15
10th	—	2015-16