ANA BOS CAL CAR CHI CBJ COL DET EDM FLA HAM LAK MTL NJD NYI NYR OTT PHI PIT QUE SJS SEA STL TBL TOR VAN VGK WPG
Nicklas Backstrom
F Nicklas Backstrom 🇸🇪
NSHL8 – NSHL24  •  17 seasons
★ 5x All-Star
4x International Teams
🌐 World Cup of Hockey 🌐 World Cup of Hockey 🌐 International Tournament 🌐 World Cup of Hockey
2x Award & Event Wins
MSHL IIHF Player of the Year · MSHL Most Assists
History Players Nicklas Backstrom
NSHL Entry Draft
Team History
NSHL 24
STL
76 GP
MSHL 23
STL
70 GP
MSHL 22
STL
78 GP
NSHL 21
PHI
70 GP
NSHL 21
TOR
8 GP
NSHL 20
SEA
32 GP
NSHL 20
QUE
22 GP
NSHL 20
NYI
15 GP
NSHL 19
CGY
82 GP
NSHL 18
ANA
38 GP
NSHL 18
DET
25 GP
NSHL 18
VAN
16 GP
NSHL 18
TOR
1 GP
NSHL 17
BOS
60 GP
NSHL 17
VAN
13 GP
NSHL 17
TOR
7 GP
NSHL 16
SEA
80 GP
NSHL 15
SEA
80 GP
NSHL 14
CGY
80 GP
NSHL 13
CGY
80 GP
NSHL 12
NSH
12 GP
NSHL 12
CGY
68 GP
NSHL 11
CHI
75 GP
NSHL 10
CHI
78 GP
NSHL 9
CHI
40 GP
MSHL 9
ALB
53 GP
NSHL 8
CAR
9 GP
MSHL 8
ALB
65 GP
Career Totals
1067
GP
43rd
279
G
359
A
638
PTS
-52
+/−
257
PIM
82PPG
4SHG
36GWG
2838SOG
9.8%S%
934Hits
4HT
Season-by-Season
Pro
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S% Hits HT TOI/G Salary
NSHL24
STL
76 16 4 12 -12 36 0 0 1 98 128.9% 69 0 $1,000,000
NSHL21
TOR Total
78 27 9 18 0 40 3 1 1 131 6.9% 75 0 $2,267,000
PHI 70 22 7 15 +2 32 3 1 0 113 6.2% 68 0
TOR 8 5 2 3 -2 8 0 0 1 18 11.1% 7 0
NSHL20
QUE Total
69 30 15 15 0 28 1 0 2 136 11% 50 0 $3,000,000
SEA 32 19 8 11 +1 14 0 0 0 72 11.1% 23 0
QUE 22 8 6 2 +1 10 1 0 2 43 14% 21 0
NYI 15 3 1 2 -2 4 0 0 0 21 4.8% 6 0
NSHL19
CGY
82 68 30 38 -2 36 9 2 5 289 10.4% 99 0 19:17 $12,000,000
NSHL18
ANA Total
80 39 11 28 -10 8 0 0 1 205 5.4% 59 0 $12,000,000
ANA 38 16 4 12 -14 4 0 0 1 94 4.3% 25 0
DET 25 11 4 7 -1 2 0 0 0 58 6.9% 22 0
VAN 16 10 2 8 +2 2 0 0 0 50 4% 11 0
TOR 1 2 1 1 +3 0 0 0 0 3 33.3% 1 0
NSHL17
BOS Total
80 45 17 28 -6 16 4 0 0 202 8.4% 70 0 $12,000,000
BOS 60 37 14 23 -3 10 3 0 0 153 9.2% 56 0
VAN 13 7 2 5 +1 4 0 0 0 36 5.6% 8 0
TOR 7 1 1 0 -4 2 1 0 0 13 7.7% 6 0
NSHL16
SEA
80 37 20 17 -5 4 5 0 1 178 11.2% 71 1 17:59 $4,437,500
NSHL15
SEA
80 55 29 26 -5 25 8 0 5 290 10% 73 0 18:31 $4,437,500
NSHL14
CGY
80 68 28 40 +15 23 8 0 5 239 11.7% 64 1 17:51 $4,437,500
NSHL13
CGY
80 57 20 37 -27 12 8 1 3 238 8.4% 89 0 18:24
NSHL12
CGY Total
80 67 31 36 +9 8 12 0 3 286 10.8% 83 1 19:17
NSH 12 5 2 3 +2 0 0 0 1 31 6.5% 8 0
CGY 68 62 29 33 +7 8 12 0 2 255 11.4% 75 1
NSHL11
CHI
75 52 22 30 -4 4 9 0 2 222 9.9% 52 0 17:00 $7,000,000
NSHL10
CHI
78 62 38 24 +3 10 15 0 7 243 15.6% 49 1 20:02 $1,250,000
NSHL9
CHI
40 13 4 9 0 5 0 0 0 58 6.9% 18 0 13:17 $1,250,000
NSHL8
CAR
9 2 1 1 -8 2 0 0 0 23 4.4% 13 0 16:53 $1,250,000 R
Pro Career 1067 638 279 359 -52 257 82 4 36 2838 9.8% 934 4 11:41
Farm
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S% Hits HT TOI/G Salary
NSHL23
STL
70 77 31 46 -6 86 10 4 5 272 388.6% 128 0 $2,267,000
NSHL22
STL
78 67 35 32 -14 76 15 1 2 281 360.3% 130 0 $2,267,000
NSHL9
CHI
53 49 16 33 +14 19 4 0 3 207 7.7% 43 0 20:54 $1,250,000
NSHL8
CAR
65 106 35 71 +20 16 11 0 7 266 13.2% 57 2 20:50 $1,250,000 R
Farm Career 266 299 117 182 +14 197 40 5 17 1026 11.4% 358 2 9:15
Playoff Career Stats
67
GP
24
G
25
A
49
PTS
+4
+/−
20
PIM
8PPG
0SHG
6GWG
215SOG
11.2%S%
Playoff Season-by-Season
Pro
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S%
NSHL21
TOR
6 2 1 1 -3 6 0 0 1 16 6.3%
NSHL20
QUE
7 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 10 0%
NSHL17
BOS
5 4 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 16 0%
NSHL14
CGY
9 5 2 3 -1 8 2 0 0 15
NSHL12
CGY
12 10 5 5 +4 0 1 0 2 49
NSHL11
CHI
12 13 7 6 +4 0 3 0 0 31
NSHL10
CHI
16 13 6 7 -1 2 2 0 3 78
Pro Career 67 49 24 25 +4 20 8 0 6 215 11.2%
Farm
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S%
NSHL9
ALB
5 5 3 2 -1 0 1 0 0 20
NSHL8
ALB
21 14 7 7 +3 14 1 0 1 60
Farm Career 26 19 10 9 +2 14 2 0 1 80 12.5%
Season-by-Season Ratings STHS S7–S8
Season Team CK FG DI SK ST DU PH FO PA SC DF EX LD MO PO OV
NSHL8
CAR
65 47 87 77 74 90 79 56 83 70 66 45 64 70 86 68
Season-by-Season Ratings STHS S9+
Season Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
NSHL9
CHI
63 11 89 73 75 94 94 83 60 87 76 70 74 46 65 72
NSHL10
CHI
63 15 89 73 76 94 94 85 62 87 78 72 74 50 65 74
NSHL11
CHI
63 18 90 75 76 94 94 85 64 87 80 72 74 53 65 75
NSHL12
CGY
63 21 90 75 77 94 94 85 67 87 80 72 75 56 65 75
NSHL13
CGY
65 21 89 77 77 93 93 84 69 86 80 71 77 58 64 74
NSHL14
CGY
67 21 88 76 77 92 92 83 69 85 80 70 76 60 63 74
NSHL15
SEA
67 21 88 76 77 92 92 83 69 85 80 70 76 62 63 75
NSHL16
SEA
67 21 88 76 78 92 92 83 69 85 80 70 76 64 64 75
NSHL17
BOS
67 21 88 76 78 92 92 83 69 85 80 70 76 66 64 75
NSHL18
ANA
66 21 87 74 78 90 90 81 68 83 78 68 74 67 65 81
NSHL19
CGY
64 20 85 72 76 88 88 79 69 81 76 66 72 68 66 79
NSHL20
QUE
65 20 83 70 75 89 86 79 70 79 77 64 73 69 67 77
NSHL21
TOR
63 20 82 71 77 87 84 79 68 77 75 62 74 70 68 72
NSHL22
STL
63 45 79 68 74 84 83 76 65 74 72 60 71 86 80 70
NSHL23
STL
64 46 76 69 75 85 84 77 66 75 73 61 72 86 81 71
NSHL24
STL
64 46 72 69 71 85 84 77 66 75 73 61 72 86 81 71
Career Avg 65 25 86 74 77 91 90 82 67 83 78 68 75 66 68 75
Training Camp Points
8
Points Invested
+8
Rating Change
5
Adjustments
SeasonTeamTypeCategoryOldNewΔPtsNotes
NSHL14 CGY TC SC 79 80 +1 1
NSHL10 CHI TC SC 76 78 +2 2
NSHL10 CHI TC DF 70 72 +2 2
NSHL9 CHI TC SC 74 76 +2 2
NSHL9 CHI TC DF 69 70 +1 1
Transactions
13
Trades
7
Signings
4
Other Moves
SeasonTypeMoveDetail
NSHL25 Signing PHI $875,000 · 1 yr
NSHL21 Trade TORPHI
PHI Christopher Gibson (69), Nicklas Backstrom (70)
TOR Devon Toews (68), Mattias Ekholm (69)
NSHL21 Trade PHITOR
PHI Ryan Reaves (63), Michael Latta (65), Y26 R3 STL pick, Y22 R5 TOR pick → Alexander Paravalov
TOR Nicklas Backstrom (72), Wayne Simmonds (72), Daniel Taylor (73), $250,000
NSHL21 Signing TOR $2,267,000 · 3 yr
NSHL20 Trade SEATOR
SEA Matt Dumba (75), Corey Perry (69), Paul Stastny (72)
TOR Erik Johnson (70), Nicklas Backstrom (71), Y22 R1 MIN pick → Jimmy Snuggerud, Y23 R1 MIN pick → Matthew Wood
NSHL20 Trade TORMIN
MIN Nicklas Backstrom (71), Y21 R2 TBL pick → Corson Ceulemans, Y21 R2 TOR pick → Daniil Chayka, Y20 R3 SJS pick → David Farrance
TOR Artem Anisimov (68), Jimmy Hayes (73)
NSHL20 Trade MINNYR
MIN Jamie Doornbosch (70), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (67), Ryan Gropp (P), Tyler Parsons (P), Noah Rod (P), Albin Eriksson (P), Mike Winther (P)
NYR Nicklas Backstrom (71), Keegan Lowe (70), Tobias Bjornfot (P), Y26 R1 MIN pick
NSHL20 Trade SEANYI
NYI Nicklas Backstrom (71), Paul Stastny (72), Aaron Palushaj (70), James van Riemsdyk (72)
SEA Max Pacioretty (79)
NSHL20 Trade NYIQUE
NYI Phil Kessel (73), P.K. Subban (75), Matt Roy (70)
QUE Drew Doughty (77), Nicklas Backstrom (71), Aaron Palushaj (70)
NSHL20 Signing SEA $3,000,000 · 1 yr
NSHL20 Release NYR Buyout · $5,547,170
NSHL19 Trade FLACGY
CGY Nicklas Backstrom (72), Richard Panik (66)
FLA Kris Letang (75)
NSHL18 Trade BOSDET
BOS T.J. Hensick (68), T.J. Galiardi (69), Chris Kreider (69), Landon Ferraro (66), Jakub Kindl (68), Marko Dano (73), Y20 R2 LAK pick
DET Dylan Larkin (73), Nicklas Backstrom (73)
NSHL18 Trade DETTOR
DET Daniel Girardi (70), Maxime Talbot (65)
TOR Nicklas Backstrom (73), Matt Read (72), Karl Alzner (72), Michael Paliotta (70), Kyle Okposo (70), $3,000,000, Y19 R3 CGY pick, Y20 R3 DET pick → Matthew Phillips
NSHL18 Waiver TORVAN Claimed off waivers
NSHL18 Waiver VANANA Claimed off waivers
NSHL17 Signing TOR $12,000,000 · 4 yr
NSHL13 Signing CGY $4,437,500 · 4 yr
NSHL12 Trade CHINSH
CHI Jeff Carter (74), Y13 R1 NSH pick → Bo Horvat
NSH Nicklas Backstrom (75), Y13 R2 CHI pick → Adam Erne
NSHL12 Trade NSHCGY
CGY Nicklas Backstrom (75)
NSH Chris Higgins (73), Brendan Gaunce (P), Eric Gelinas (P), Y13 R2 LAK pick → Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Y14 R3 CGY pick → ALEX TUCH
NSHL11 Signing CHI $7,000,000 · 2 yr
NSHL8 Signing CAR $1,250,000 · 3 yr
NSHL7 Trade CBJCAR
CAR Mike VanRyn (67), Nicklas Backstrom (P), James vanRiemsdyk (P)
CBJ Daniel Briere (73), Y8 R5 LAK pick → Tim Kennedy, Y9 R5 LAK pick → Andrej Nestrasil
NSHL7 Protected CBJ Protected from SuperDraft
King of the Rink
1
Tourns
0
G
1
A
0.5
PTS
-1
+/−
0
PIM
Round 1 Best Finish
NSHL18 Round 1
RoundGroupGroup FinishResultGA+/-PIMPTS
Final 5 10 / 10 Eliminated 0 1 -1 0 0.5
NSHL18 Totals 01 -1 00.5
Point Scoring Challenge
5
Entries
12
Rounds
7
Rounds Won
21
PTS
Final Four Best Finish
YearSeedTeamFinishRoundsWonPTS
PSC20 #43 SEA Round of 16 3 2 3
PSC15 #10 SEA Round of 64 1 0 0
PSC13 #58 CGY Round of 32 2 1 3
PSC12 #60 CGY Final Four 5 4 12
PSC11 #49 CHI Round of 64 1 0 3
Awards & Honours
NSHL8
MSHL IIHF Player of the Year
NSHL8
MSHL Most Assists
All-Star Appearances 5x
International Events