Nicklas Backstrom Career Stats and Season Totals

TotalsPer game

Career regular season

GP: 1,105
G: 271
A: 762
PTS: 1,033
+/-: 83
PIM: 504
PPG: 86
GWG: 39

Ranked among NHL players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season

2007-08	WSH	82	14	55	69	13	24	3	4
2008-09	WSH	82	22	66	88	16	46	14	1
2009-10	WSH	82	33	68	101	37	50	11	4
2010-11	WSH	77	18	47	65	24	40	4	2
2011-12	WSH	42	14	30	44	-4	24	3	4
2012-13	WSH	48	8	40	48	8	20	3	1
2013-14	WSH	82	18	61	79	-20	54	6	1
2014-15	WSH	82	18	60	78	5	40	3	3
2015-16	WSH	75	20	50	70	17	36	3	4
2016-17	WSH	82	23	63	86	17	38	8	5
2017-18	WSH	81	21	50	71	5	46	7	4
2018-19	WSH	80	22	52	74	2	30	7	5
2019-20	WSH	61	12	42	54	-1	14	2	0
2020-21	WSH	55	15	38	53	0	14	5	0
2021-22	WSH	47	6	25	31	-8	12	1	1
2022-23	WSH	39	7	14	21	-25	14	6	0
2023-24	WSH	8	0	1	1	-3	2	0	0

What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · PPG · GWG

Career Postseason

GP: 139
G: 38
A: 76
PTS: 114
+/-: 5
PIM: 62
PPG: 10
GWG: 7

Career regular season

GP: 1,105
G: 0.2
A: 0.7
PTS: 0.9
+/-: 83
PIM: 0.5
PPG: 0.1
GWG: 0.0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — percentages, plus/minus, goals-against average and time on ice are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season

2007-08	WSH	82	0.2	0.7	0.8	13	0.3	0.0	0.0
2008-09	WSH	82	0.3	0.8	1.1	16	0.6	0.2	0.0
2009-10	WSH	82	0.4	0.8	1.2	37	0.6	0.1	0.0
2010-11	WSH	77	0.2	0.6	0.8	24	0.5	0.1	0.0
2011-12	WSH	42	0.3	0.7	1.0	-4	0.6	0.1	0.1
2012-13	WSH	48	0.2	0.8	1.0	8	0.4	0.1	0.0
2013-14	WSH	82	0.2	0.7	1.0	-20	0.7	0.1	0.0
2014-15	WSH	82	0.2	0.7	1.0	5	0.5	0.0	0.0
2015-16	WSH	75	0.3	0.7	0.9	17	0.5	0.0	0.1
2016-17	WSH	82	0.3	0.8	1.0	17	0.5	0.1	0.1
2017-18	WSH	81	0.3	0.6	0.9	5	0.6	0.1	0.0
2018-19	WSH	80	0.3	0.7	0.9	2	0.4	0.1	0.1
2019-20	WSH	61	0.2	0.7	0.9	-1	0.2	0.0	0.0
2020-21	WSH	55	0.3	0.7	1.0	0	0.3	0.1	0.0
2021-22	WSH	47	0.1	0.5	0.7	-8	0.3	0.0	0.0
2022-23	WSH	39	0.2	0.4	0.5	-25	0.4	0.2	0.0
2023-24	WSH	8	0.0	0.1	0.1	-3	0.3	0.0	0.0

What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · PPG · GWG

Height: 6' 1"
Debut: 2007

Latest performance

Nicklas Backstrom

Oct 29 · vs SJ · W 3-1

A: 0
G: 0
S: 0
+/-: 0
GWG: 0
PIM: 0
PPA: 0
PPG: 0

Games

All games

Most recent games
Date	Opponent	A	PTS	+/-	S
Sun, Oct 29	vsSJW 3-1	0	0	0	0
Fri, Oct 27	vsMINW 3-2 SO	0	0	-1	1
Wed, Oct 25	atNJW 6-4	1	1	1	1
Tue, Oct 24	vsTORL 4-1	0	0	-1	3
Sat, Oct 21	atMTLL 3-2 OT	0	0	0	5
Wed, Oct 18	atOTTL 6-1	0	0	-1	0

What were Nicklas Backstrom's career stats?

Nicklas Backstrom played 17 seasons for the Capitals. He had 271 goals and 762 assists for 1,033 points in 1,105 games.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 14 postseasons, 2007-08 to 2023-24

Championships

2017-18 Stanley Cup Final with the Washington Capitals

All-time career rank

73rd in points (1,033)
222nd in goals (271)
40th in assists (762)
202nd in power-play goals (86)
249th in game-winning goals (39)

Among the 3,898 NHL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Playoff series

Nicklas Backstrom played 139 games across 14 NHL postseasons in 26 series — 9 won, 17 lost.

Nicklas Backstrom's line in each playoff series

2021-22	FLA	Lost 2-4	6	2	4	6
2020-21	BOS	Lost 1-4	5	0	1	1
2019-20	TB	Lost 0-1	1	0	1	1
2019-20	PHI	Lost 0-1	1	0	0	0
2019-20	BOS	Won 1-0	1	0	0	0
2019-20	NYI	Lost 0-2	2	0	0	0
2018-19	CAR	Lost 3-4	7	5	3	8
2017-18	CBJ	Won 4-2	6	2	6	8
2017-18	PIT	Won 3-2	5	1	4	5
2017-18	TB	Lost 2-2	4	1	2	3
2017-18	VGK	Won 4-1	5	1	6	7
2016-17	TOR	Won 4-2	6	2	4	6
2016-17	PIT	Lost 3-4	7	4	3	7
2015-16	PHI	Won 4-2	6	2	5	7
2015-16	PIT	Lost 2-4	6	0	4	4
2014-15	NYI	Won 4-3	7	3	3	6
2014-15	NYR	Lost 3-4	7	0	2	2
2012-13	NYR	Lost 3-4	7	1	2	3
2011-12	BOS	Lost 3-3	6	1	3	4
2011-12	NYR	Lost 3-4	7	1	3	4
2010-11	NYR	Won 4-1	5	0	1	1
2010-11	TB	Lost 0-4	4	0	1	1
2009-10	MTL	Lost 3-4	7	5	4	9
2008-09	NYR	Won 4-3	7	0	7	7
2008-09	PIT	Lost 3-4	7	3	5	8
2007-08	PHI	Lost 3-4	7	4	2	6