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Niklas Backstrom	#32 \| Goalie \| Minnesota Wild

Height: 6-1 Weight: 196 Shoots: L Born: February 13, 1978, Helsinki, Finland

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November 18, 2008
Niklas Backstrom stopped 24-of-25 shots in the Wilds' 2-1 shootout win on Tuesday night.

November 13, 2008
Niklas Backstrom recorded his second shutout of the season on Thursday night as he stopped all 24 shots that were thrown at him by the Coyotes in the Wild's 4-0 victory.

November 6, 2008
Niklas Backstrom was once again the first star for the Wild as he stopped 35 of 36 shots that were thrown his way by the Avalanche in their 3-1 victory on Thursday night.

November 1, 2008
Niklas Backstrom will start against the Coyotes tonight, a team he has played very well against in his career. He has a career record of 6-0-0 with a 1.17 GAA and .963 save percentage against Phoenix.

October 27, 2008
Niklas Backstrom remained undefeated in regulation as he improved his record to 6-0-1 after a 34 save performance on Monday night in the Wilds' 3-2 victory over the Blackhawks.

October 26, 2008
Niklas Backstrom is playing so well that he will continue to start as long as he doesn't come to coach Jacques Lemaire and say he's fatigued, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

October 25, 2008
Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom earned his fifth win in six starts by allowing Columbus just one goal, stopping 25 of their 26 shots as Minnesota won, 2-1.

October 18, 2008
Niklas Backstrom stopped all 32 shots in Saturday's 1-0 shootout win over the Lightning.

October 14, 2008
Niklas Backstrom stopped 24-of-26 shots in the Wild's 4-2 win over Atlanta Tuesday.

October 4, 2008
Niklas Backstrom recorded a shutout in Saturday's 3-0 preseason win over Montreal. He made 25 saves.

October 3, 2008
Niklas Backstrom faced a load of shots on Friday night but was able to save 36 of 40 shots in the Wild's 5-3 loss to Columbus.

September 30, 2008
Niklas Backstrom picked up his third victory of the preseason on Tuesday night by stopping 33 of 35 shots for the Wild.

April 19, 2008
Niklas Backstrom stopped 28 of 30 shots on Saturday night but it wasn't enough as the Wild lost Game 6 and the first round series to the Avalanche.

March 26, 2008
Niklas Backstrom enjoyed a strong outing in net, pushing 32 of 33 shots aside, allowing just one goal on the evening (96.97% saves) to push the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 win over Edmonton. Backstrom hasn't suffered a loss since March 4th and appears to be in fine form coming down the stretch.

March 21, 2008
Niklas Backstrom continued his fantastic run by stopping 25 of 26 shots on Friday night to help defeat the Canucks 2-1. Backstrom is now 29-13-8 on the year and over the past seven games he has allowed only 12 goals despite just a 3-0-4 record for the Wild.

March 17, 2008
Niklas Backstrom stopped 29-of-30 shots by Colorado as he helped nail down a 3-1 win. He has only allowed one goal of his last two games.

March 15, 2008
Niklas Backstrom stopped all 24 shots by the Kings and sealed a shutout in a 2-0 win. That was his third shutout of the season.

March 3, 2008
Niklas Backstrom stopped 27 of 28 shots on Sunday and picked up his third win in as many games. Life got a little bumpy for Backstrom and the Wild in the middle of February, but he appears to be back on the right track. He is a solid No. 2 fantasy goalie.

February 27, 2008
Niklas Backstrom picked up his 24th win of the season thanks to stopping 31 of 33 shots on Wednesday night. Backstrom has allowed four goals in three of his past six outings for the Wild, and his record on the month sits at 5-3-2. He looked great tonight and is still a solid option as a number two goalie.

January 10, 2008
Niklas Backstrom struggled at Detroit Thursday, allowing four goals on 19 shots and getting pulled in the second period. Josh Harding relieved and wound up stealing the show, stopping 26 of 27 shots and carrying Minnesota to a shootout win.

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