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Nicklas Backstrom

Position	Center	Current Team	Washington Capitals
Shoots	Left	Current Contract
Height	6'1"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	202	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age	37 (Nov 23, 1987)	Expiry Status
Drafted	2006, Round 1, Overall 4 (WSH)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 7, 2024	Washington Capitals	Placed on LTIR
Jan 14, 2020	Washington Capitals	Signed 5 years @ $9.200M AAV starting in 2020-21
May 17, 2010	Washington Capitals	Signed 10 years @ $6.700M AAV starting in 2010-11
May 16, 2007	Washington Capitals	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2007-08	WSH	82	14	55	69	+13	24	153	9.2	19:00	7	4	2	6	+3	2	19	21.0	20:26
2008-09	WSH	82	22	66	88	+16	46	174	12.6	19:57	14	3	12	15	+3	8	33	9.1	21:40
2009-10	WSH	82	33	68	101	+37	50	222	14.9	20:27	7	5	4	9	+7	4	27	18.5	21:03
2010-11	WSH	77	18	47	65	+24	40	202	8.9	20:36	9		2	2		4	25	0.0	23:19
2011-12	WSH	42	14	30	44	-4	24	95	14.7	19:10	13	2	6	8	+2	18	25	8.0	21:31
2012-13	WSH	48	8	40	48	+8	20	82	9.8	19:54	7	1	2	3	-2		14	7.1	19:47
2013-14	WSH	82	18	61	79	-20	54	196	9.2	19:48
2014-15	WSH	82	18	60	78	+5	40	153	11.8	20:32	14	3	5	8	-3	2	24	12.5	21:36
2015-16	WSH	75	20	50	70	+17	36	129	15.5	19:11	12	2	9	11	+3	8	24	8.3	20:02
2016-17	WSH	82	23	63	86	+17	38	162	14.2	18:16	13	6	7	13		2	26	23.1	20:44
2017-18	WSH	81	21	50	71	+5	46	165	12.7	19:40	20	5	18	23	-1	6	36	13.9	20:37
2018-19	WSH	80	22	52	74	+2	30	169	13.0	19:57	7	5	3	8	-4	4	18	27.8	20:57
2019-20	WSH	61	12	42	54	-1	14	132	9.1	19:01	5		1	1	-2		7	0.0	16:30
2020-21	WSH	55	15	38	53	0	14	91	16.5	18:36	5		1	1	-2		9	0.0	20:53
2021-22	WSH	47	6	25	31	-8	12	68	8.8	17:29	6	2	4	6	+1	4	16	12.5	18:00
2022-23	WSH	39	7	14	21	-25	14	59	11.9	16:53
2023-24	WSH	8	0	1	1	-3	2	12	0.0	14:34
Career		1105	271	762	1033	+83	504	2264	12.0	19:23	139	38	76	114	+5	62	303	12.5	20:47

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	WSH	74	1038:18	0.75	1.16	1.91	0.44	0.31	13.98	8.20	5.78	8.53	2.33
2016-17	WSH	82	1097:32	0.71	1.69	2.41	0.61	0.10	10.66	9.14	1.52	4.91	7.36
2017-18	WSH	81	1136:49	0.63	1.32	1.95	0.57	0.06	10.17	9.20	0.97	3.75	6.25
2018-19	WSH	80	1092:07	0.60	1.54	2.14	0.59	0.01	9.48	9.30	0.18	3.23	3.23
2019-20	WSH	61	806:55	0.37	1.26	1.64	0.53	-0.16	6.02	8.59	-2.56	4.50	3.60
2020-21	WSH	55	767:57	0.70	1.25	1.95	0.44	0.26	15.00	9.46	5.54	6.17	7.41
2021-22	WSH	46	574:43	0.42	1.04	1.46	0.46	-0.04	9.76	10.67	-0.92	4.84	3.23
2022-23	WSH	39	479:19	0.13	1.00	1.13	0.57	-0.45	2.78	12.70	-9.93	6.00	18.00
2023-24	WSH	8	96:46	0.00	0.62	0.62	0.31	-0.31	0.00	8.36	-8.36	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	WSH	74	1038:18	42.82	2.48	2.41	38.49	1.39	2.20	64.18	52.27	-0.12	-0.14	0.38
2016-17	WSH	82	1097:32	43.73	2.95	2.57	41.27	1.91	2.46	60.67	51.15	0.15	0.20	-0.59
2017-18	WSH	81	1136:49	44.44	2.80	2.68	43.86	1.79	2.63	60.92	50.49	0.34	-0.08	4.08
2018-19	WSH	80	1092:07	43.18	2.86	2.48	42.69	2.47	2.57	53.61	49.07	-0.02	-0.19	1.61
2019-20	WSH	61	806:55	47.59	3.20	2.84	42.83	3.20	2.62	50.00	52.06	0.37	0.22	1.29
2020-21	WSH	55	767:57	38.83	3.28	2.09	38.52	2.11	2.07	60.87	50.27	-0.33	-0.21	-1.30
2021-22	WSH	46	574:43	38.84	2.61	2.25	42.18	3.03	2.46	46.30	47.84	-0.38	0.03	-4.19
2022-23	WSH	39	479:19	37.43	1.75	2.31	43.19	3.38	2.46	34.15	48.43	-0.35	-0.47	0.85
2023-24	WSH	8	96:46	35.34	0.62	1.79	36.58	2.48	2.42	20.00	42.61	-0.67	0.01	-7.98

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	47	20.7	0.0	9.4	9.7	84.3	49.6	8.7	43.5	47.8	39.7	18.1	42.1
2022-23	39	20.3	0.0	9.6	9.9	85.3	41.8	6.2	39.6	54.2	42.3	17.9	39.8
2023-24	8	20.3	0.0	9.9	10.0	69.7	41.1	0.0	20.0	80.0	43.3	19.1	37.6
2024-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2023-24	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	22:46	0.00	2.64	0.00	1.78	3.74	32.21	-0.48	1.16	-14.44
2022-23	Wilson, T	Milano, S	WSH	51:40	1.16	5.81	16.67	3.25	1.92	62.88	0.34	-0.55	8.81
2022-23	Smith, C	Mantha, A	WSH	46:58	3.83	2.56	60.00	2.22	2.38	48.26	-0.37	-0.49	0.87
2022-23	Johansson, M	Milano, S	WSH	44:24	1.35	4.05	25.00	3.06	2.65	53.56	0.42	-0.29	6.28
2022-23	Johansson, M	Sheary, C	WSH	33:47	0.00	1.78	0.00	1.97	2.34	45.65	-0.54	-0.48	-1.37
2022-23	Oshie, T	Protas, A	WSH	27:18	0.00	2.20	0.00	1.87	1.91	49.52	-0.89	-1.04	1.20
2022-23	Smith, C	Sheary, C	WSH	24:35	0.00	2.44	0.00	2.04	2.05	49.90	-0.36	-0.91	5.05
2022-23	Oshie, T	Milano, S	WSH	22:45	5.27	5.27	50.00	2.45	3.08	44.36	-0.24	0.32	-5.00
2022-23	Smith, C	Snively, J	WSH	21:08	5.68	0.00	100.00	2.86	2.88	49.89	1.01	-0.80	16.37
2021-22	Oshie, T	Mantha, A	WSH	96:19	2.49	3.11	44.44	2.14	2.92	42.27	-0.65	0.52	-11.45
2021-22	Wilson, T	Mantha, A	WSH	56:17	2.13	3.20	40.00	2.27	2.54	47.21	-0.36	0.08	-4.38
2021-22	Johansson, M	Sheary, C	WSH	52:00	4.62	2.31	66.67	2.38	2.01	54.22	-0.08	-0.13	0.77
2021-22	Wilson, T	Protas, A	WSH	43:52	4.10	0.00	100.00	2.48	1.61	60.62	-0.18	-1.02	10.33
2021-22	Sheary, C	Sprong, D	WSH	41:07	4.38	1.46	75.00	3.10	2.28	57.68	0.57	-0.39	8.95
2021-22	Wilson, T	Snively, J	WSH	34:35	0.00	3.47	0.00	1.17	2.00	36.87	-1.48	-0.46	-14.99
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Sheary, C	WSH	33:14	3.61	3.61	50.00	2.49	2.87	46.47	0.01	0.47	-4.39
2021-22	Oshie, T	Sheary, C	WSH	30:37	1.96	1.96	50.00	3.07	1.82	62.74	0.41	-0.63	10.74
2021-22	Oshie, T	Johansson, M	WSH	28:18	4.24	0.00	100.00	3.16	2.48	56.01	0.79	-0.31	10.18
2021-22	Johansson, M	Mantha, A	WSH	27:17	4.40	2.20	66.67	2.74	2.97	48.00	0.35	0.33	0.46
2021-22	Oshie, T	Johansson, M	WSH	22:17	2.69	8.08	25.00	2.16	1.46	59.72	-0.73	-0.80	3.53
2020-21	Wilson, T	Vrana, J	WSH	120:00	4.00	1.00	80.00	2.29	2.21	50.92	0.14	-0.13	3.07
2020-21	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	116:43	3.08	3.08	50.00	1.52	2.07	42.38	-0.74	-0.17	-7.83
2020-21	Wilson, T	Sheary, C	WSH	91:43	2.62	2.62	50.00	2.24	1.74	56.21	-0.19	-0.81	7.48
2020-21	Oshie, T	Mantha, A	WSH	88:30	3.39	2.71	55.56	2.29	1.59	59.03	-0.57	-0.48	1.01
2020-21	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	77:18	4.66	3.10	60.00	1.79	2.65	40.31	-0.63	0.35	-10.87
2020-21	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	33:51	3.55	1.77	66.67	1.42	2.45	36.73	-0.88	0.15	-13.23
2020-21	Ovechkin, A	Mantha, A	WSH	25:54	2.32	2.32	50.00	2.44	2.21	52.49	0.21	-1.02	11.64
2020-21	Sheary, C	Sprong, D	WSH	25:48	2.33	2.33	50.00	2.24	2.04	52.31	-0.12	-0.36	2.84
2020-21	Mantha, A	Sprong, D	WSH	25:23	4.73	2.36	66.67	2.97	2.14	58.15	0.38	0.10	2.16
2020-21	Oshie, T	Panik, R	WSH	24:25	2.46	0.00	100.00	2.43	1.17	67.39	0.17	-1.07	17.27
2019-20	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	358:12	3.35	3.69	47.62	3.06	2.46	55.41	0.65	-0.00	6.02
2019-20	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	223:39	4.02	3.49	53.57	2.88	2.73	51.42	0.34	0.32	0.00
2019-20	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	119:40	2.51	2.51	50.00	2.84	2.43	53.84	0.24	0.07	1.41
2019-20	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	22:29	0.00	2.67	0.00	1.93	1.55	55.51	0.16	-0.72	11.67
2018-19	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	346:05	3.47	2.08	62.50	2.62	2.39	52.30	0.13	-0.44	5.43
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	233:26	3.86	2.31	62.50	2.81	2.44	53.53	0.37	-0.39	7.26
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	230:25	2.60	3.65	41.67	2.51	3.05	45.15	0.00	0.42	-3.67
2018-19	Oshie, T	Stephenson, C	WSH	74:07	0.81	0.81	50.00	2.28	2.45	48.20	-0.13	-0.67	4.63
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	72:11	4.16	3.32	55.56	2.65	2.40	52.48	0.80	-0.29	11.80
2018-19	Oshie, T	Burakovsky, A	WSH	42:38	1.41	1.41	50.00	1.96	1.20	62.03	-0.67	-1.56	13.19
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Burakovsky, A	WSH	26:52	4.47	0.00	100.00	2.13	2.26	48.54	-0.25	-0.58	3.01
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	422:37	2.70	1.85	59.38	3.10	2.77	52.82	0.68	0.15	4.81
2017-18	Oshie, T	Burakovsky, A	WSH	226:38	2.91	1.32	68.75	2.32	2.09	52.59	-0.03	-0.68	6.67
2017-18	Oshie, T	Stephenson, C	WSH	102:52	2.33	2.33	50.00	1.79	2.30	43.70	-0.63	-0.10	-6.47
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Smith-Pelly, D	WSH	98:45	2.43	2.43	50.00	2.71	2.69	50.12	0.29	-0.10	3.74
2017-18	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	92:03	1.30	1.30	50.00	2.65	2.78	48.85	0.26	0.61	-3.58
2017-18	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	71:14	0.84	2.53	25.00	2.44	2.18	52.81	0.07	-0.46	5.58
2017-18	Oshie, T	Stephenson, C	WSH	64:27	1.86	0.93	66.67	2.44	2.93	45.44	0.06	0.23	-1.37
2017-18	Connolly, B	Burakovsky, A	WSH	48:33	6.18	0.00	100.00	1.86	2.06	47.47	-0.56	-0.69	0.66
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	45:25	1.32	2.64	33.33	2.89	2.74	51.28	0.37	0.07	2.77
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	24:17	2.47	2.47	50.00	2.38	2.81	45.87	-0.08	0.56	-6.30
2017-18	Oshie, T	Wilson, T	WSH	22:14	0.00	2.70	0.00	2.75	2.24	55.09	0.43	-0.22	6.52
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	503:37	3.46	2.26	60.42	2.72	2.42	52.91	0.25	0.16	0.67
2016-17	Oshie, T	Johansson, M	WSH	145:17	3.30	2.48	57.14	2.68	2.87	48.23	0.23	0.58	-3.37
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	134:34	1.78	1.78	50.00	2.82	1.79	61.17	0.18	-0.52	7.90
2016-17	Williams, J	Ovechkin, A	WSH	68:29	2.63	1.75	60.00	2.85	3.31	46.27	0.36	1.10	-6.69
2016-17	Williams, J	Johansson, M	WSH	64:13	2.80	0.93	75.00	2.38	1.49	61.45	-0.16	-0.98	10.81
2016-17	Johansson, M	Burakovsky, A	WSH	61:15	1.96	1.96	50.00	2.30	1.71	57.31	-0.19	-0.78	7.27
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Johansson, M	WSH	44:01	2.73	2.73	50.00	2.51	2.34	51.71	-0.14	-0.35	2.18
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	41:13	0.00	0.00	-	1.97	2.32	45.91	-0.43	0.04	-5.38
2016-17	Oshie, T	Burakovsky, A	WSH	37:39	7.97	0.00	100.00	3.29	1.13	74.45	0.71	-1.04	20.14
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Connolly, B	WSH	32:21	1.85	0.00	100.00	1.29	2.58	33.25	-1.24	0.04	-16.59
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Beagle, J	WSH	23:04	2.60	0.00	100.00	2.48	4.07	37.89	0.11	1.87	-14.05
2015-16	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	599:25	2.80	1.40	66.67	2.34	2.29	50.50	-0.17	-0.06	-1.16
2015-16	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	113:24	3.17	2.12	60.00	2.75	2.32	54.27	0.37	0.14	2.10
2015-16	Williams, J	Johansson, M	WSH	88:53	4.05	2.03	66.67	2.58	1.88	57.81	0.11	-0.42	6.09
2015-16	Williams, J	Ovechkin, A	WSH	68:26	0.00	1.75	0.00	2.90	2.39	54.79	0.36	0.03	2.98
2015-16	Johansson, M	Burakovsky, A	WSH	48:09	0.00	1.25	0.00	2.01	2.10	48.91	-0.54	0.01	-5.99
2015-16	Oshie, T	Burakovsky, A	WSH	41:04	0.00	2.92	0.00	1.72	2.26	43.15	-0.76	-0.11	-7.95
2015-16	Ovechkin, A	Beagle, J	WSH	34:37	0.00	0.00	-	2.09	1.41	59.75	-0.25	-0.81	8.36
2015-16	Johansson, M	Burakovsky, A	WSH	20:35	0.00	0.00	-	1.89	1.55	54.91	-0.84	-1.62	8.66

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	32	NMC	$9,200,000	$9,200,000	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	UFA
2021-22	33	NMC	$9,200,000	$9,200,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2022-23	34	NMC	$9,200,000	$9,200,000	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2023-24	35	M-NTC	$9,200,000	$9,200,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2024-25	36	M-NTC	$9,200,000	$9,200,000	-	$6,000,000	$2,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$25,000,000	$21,000,000	$46,000,000	$46,000,000

Signed: Jan 14, 2020

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 11.29

Clause: For 2023-24 and 2024-25 player can submit a 15 team no trade list.

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2010-11	22		$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	$2,000,000	$4,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA
2011-12	23		$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2012-13	24		$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2013-14	25		$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2014-15	26		$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
2015-16	27		$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
2016-17	28	M-NTC	$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
2017-18	29	M-NTC	$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
2018-19	30	M-NTC	$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
2019-20	31	M-NTC	$6,700,000	$6,700,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$2,000,000	$65,000,000	$67,000,000	$67,000,000

Signed: May 17, 2010

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 11.28

Clause: Starting in 2016-17 player can submit a 7 team no trade list.

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2007-08	19	$850,000	$2,400,000	$1,350,000	-	$850,000	$850,000	$62,500	ELC
2008-09	20	$850,000	$2,400,000	$1,650,000	-	$850,000	$850,000	$62,500	ELC
2009-10	21	$850,000	$2,400,000	$1,650,000	-	$850,000	$850,000	$62,500	ELC
Total				$4,650,000	-	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	$187,500

Signed: May 16, 2007

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15