Nicklas Backstrom

#19 C / Washington Capitals / EXP: 17YRS Height: 6-1 Weight: 202 lb Age: 36 College: None

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  • Backstrom (hip) is expected to spend the 2024-25 campaign on long-term injured reserve, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports Tuesday. Backstrom managed just eight games this year before being forced to miss the remainder of the campaign on LTIR. At this point, Backstrom's career appears to be over with the center essentially riding out the final year of his contract. That being the case, Backstrom will eventually retire having played in 1105 contests, all for the Capitals, in which he racked up 271 goals and 762 assists over the course of 17 seasons.

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  • Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom: On LTIR
    By RotoWire

    Backstrom (hip), who announced last Wednesday that he's temporarily stepping away from hockey to focus on his health, was moved to the long-term injured reserve list Wednesday. It was already expected that Backstrom would be out for a while, but this move serves to confirm that notion. He had an assist in eight contests before beginning his break from hockey. With Backstrom unavailable, Dylan Strome seems to have cemented himself on the Capitals' top line.

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  • Backstrom, who underwent hip surgery in 2022 but has been playing this season, announced Wednesday he would be temporarily stepping away from hockey to focus on his health. Additionally, Backstrom has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site. Backstrom cited his "injury situation" in his explanation for taking time off from hockey, but he didn't specify if his hip is the issue or if there is a different problem. The 35-year-old also didn't provide a potential timetable for his return, but given the nature of the announcement, it seems fair to believe he'll miss a decent chunk of time at a minimum. Backstrom has just one assist in eight contests while averaging 14:34 of ice time this year, and if he's been playing injured, that would explain his lack of production and limited role. Hendrix Lapierre, who was recalled Sunday, might play regularly during Backstrom's absence.

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  • Backstrom notched an assist in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Devils. Backstrom snapped his season-opening drought with the secondary helper on Connor McMichael's third-period goal. Playing in a middle-six role and on the second power-play unit, Backstrom isn't expected to produce as much as he has in past seasons this year. He's at 11 shots on net, five blocked shots and a minus-2 rating through six contests.

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  • Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom: Mired in slump
    By RotoWire

    Backstrom has no points and has managed a minus-3 rating and 10 shots through the first five games. The Capitals are struggling overall, but Backstrom is averaging the lowest ice time (15:54) of his career. He's been been removed from the top line and was recently moved off the top power-play unit with Dylan Strome replacing him on both units. The 35-year-old Backstrom is bound to start producing again and this slump could be the residual effects of his recovery from the hip resurfacing surgery he had in 2022, but fantasy managers are bound to be spooked by the early returns.

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Last 7 Games

DATEOppResultGAPTS+/-SOGTOIFPTS
11/03
L 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/02
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W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/31
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W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/29
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W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/26
L 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/23
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W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/22
W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Career Stats

Year GP G A PTS +/- PPG SHOG GWG FOW FOL FPTS
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 8 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 44 40 -0.5
2022 39 7 14 21 -25 6 1 0 259 255 39.5
2021 47 6 25 31 -8 1 0 1 301 348 65
2020 55 15 38 53 0 5 1 0 353 378 134.5
2019 61 12 42 54 -1 2 3 0 516 532 126.5
2018 80 22 52 74 2 7 3 5 700 739 193.5
2017 81 21 50 71 5 7 0 4 702 669 193.5
2016 82 23 63 86 17 8 1 5 685 648 237.5
2015 75 20 50 70 17 3 1 4 659 698 192
2014 82 18 60 78 5 3 3 3 862 747 195
2013 82 18 61 79 -20 6 7 1 714 701 182.5
2012 48 8 40 48 8 3 1 2 432 408 123
2011 42 14 30 44 -4 3 0 4 353 338 110
2010 77 18 47 65 24 4 2 2 690 625 191
2009 82 33 68 101 37 11 4 4 667 669 306.5
2008 82 22 66 88 16 14 1 1 570 601 253.5
2007 82 14 55 69 13 3 1 4 405 468 177
3 Year Avg 31 4 13 18 -11 2 0 0 201 214 33.2
Career 1105 271 762 1033 83 86 29 40 8912 8864

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