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Niklas Backstrom
Niklas Backstrom
Goaltender  - MIN
Number: 32
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 189
Catches: Left
Born: Feb 13, 1978  (Age 31)
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on June 1, 2006.
2009-2010 SEASON STATISTICS
Season GPI W L OT GA SA Sv Sv% GAA SO PIM Min
Regular Season 43 22 16 4 115 1,163 1,048 .901 2.74 1 4 2,515
  LEAGUE RANK 12th 13th 9th 18th 7th 16th 17th 38th 28th 27th 7th 12th
Last 5 Games
Game Dec GA SA Sv Sv% SO PIM TOI EV GA PP GA EN GA EN GA
Jan 23 '10   CBJ @ MIN W 2 24 22 .917 0 0 59:53 2 0 0 0
Jan 21 '10   DET @ MIN O 2 18 16 .889 0 0 45:00 2 0 0 0
Jan 18 '10   MIN @ DAL L 4 15 11 .733 0 0 33:37 3 1 0 0
Jan 16 '10   MIN @ PHX L 6 33 27 .818 0 0 59:09 4 1 1 0
Jan 13 '10   VAN @ MIN W 2 31 29 .935 0 0 60:00 1 1 0 0
Career Regular Season Statistics
Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Mins
1995-1996 HIFK Helsinki U18-Fin-U18 12 44 3.77 0
1996-1997 HIFK Helsinki-Finland 2
1996-1997 HIFK Helsinki Jr.-Fin-Jr. 21 57 2.75 0
1996-1997 PiTa Helsinki-Finland-2 8 24 3.69 0
1997-1998 HIFK Helsinki-Finland 3
1997-1998 HIFK Helsinki Jr.-Fin-Jr. 14 7 7 0 42 2.98 0
1997-1998 Hermes Kokkola-Finland-2 9 4 3 1 1 23 2.95 0
1998-1999 HIFK Helsinki-Finland 16 9 5 1 1 26 1.69 923
1998-1999 HIFK Helsinki Jr.-Fin-Jr. 15 7 7 1 1 45 3.01 0
1999-2000 HIFK Helsinki-Finland 4
1999-2000 FPS Forssa-Finland-2 22 13 8 1 1 50 2.27 0
2000-2001 SaiPa Lappeenranta-Finland 49
2001-2002 AIK Solna-Sweden 40 1 111 3.05 2,186
2001-2002 AIK Solna-Sweden-Q 9 0 20 2.21 0
2002-2003 Karpat Oulu-Finland 36 16 8 9 4 77 2.16 2,136
2003-2004 Karpat Oulu-Finland 43 24 8 0 7 87 2.03 2,572
2004-2005 Karpat Oulu-Finland 47 27 10 10 7 102 2.17 2,819
2005-2006 Karpat Oulu-Finland 51 32 9 10 10 86 1.68 3,077
2006-2007 Wild 41 23 8 - 6 5 73 1,028 .929 1.97 2,227
2007-2008 Wild 58 33 13 - 8 4 131 1,629 .920 2.31 3,409
2007-2008 Finland-WC-A 8 6 2 0 1 17 218 2.11
2008-2009 Wild 71 37 24 - 8 8 159 2,059 .923 2.33 4,088
2009-2010 Wild 43 22 16 - 4 1 115 1,163 .901 2.74 2,515
NHL Totals 213 115 61 0 26 18 478 5,879 .919 2.34 12,238
Career Playoff Statistics
Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Mins
1995-1996 HIFK Helsinki U18-Fin-U18 4 9 2.66 0
1999-2000 FPS Forssa-Finland-2 3 1 2 0 8 2.69 0
2002-2003 Karpat Oulu-Finland 15 7 8 0 1 33 2.00 990
2003-2004 Karpat Oulu-Finland 15 9 6 0 1 36 2.33 927
2004-2005 Karpat Oulu-Finland 12 10 2 0 3 15 1.25 720
2005-2006 Karpat Oulu-Finland 4 3 1 0 0 6 1.84 195
2006-2007 Wild 5 1 4 - 0 0 11 145 .924 2.22 297
2007-2008 Wild 6 2 4 - 0 0 17 170 .900 2.83 361
2007-2008 Finland-WC-A 0
NHL Totals 11 3 8 0 0 0 28 315 .911 2.55 658



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