Eliteprospects
Sweden Nicklas Bäckström
#19 Washington Capitals / NHL - 23/24
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time SHL Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Nov 23, 1987
Position
C
Age
36
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Valbo, SWE
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Valbo AIF
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$9,200,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals / Signed
Drafted
2006 round 1 #4 overall by Washington Capitals

An extremely talented two-way center. Bäckström stands out with his tremendous hockey sense and soft hands. His technical skills are very good and one of his trademarks is the way he moves the puck into the offensive zone. He stickhandles really well through traffic. Offensively his passing skills are superb. His flip passes are perhaps a bit risky, His shot is decent, although it can and should be improved, and although he is still more of a playmaker than a scorer, he has a pretty good scoring touch.

Defensively Bäckström takes care of his responsibilities and is a rather good penalty killer. He could use some work on his conditioning and skating. Not slow by any means, but there is some room for improvement. Bäckström is not an overly physical player, but he is pretty strong and tough to knock the puck off.

Father: Anders Bäckström
Brother: Kristoffer Bäckström
Cousin: Viktor Huss

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Nicklas Bäckström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Brynäs IF U16 U16 SM 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Brynäs IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2002-03 Brynäs IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 12* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
2003-04 Brynäs IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 6* 9* 5* 14* 4* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 0
Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 21* 2* 6* 8* 2* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -7
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 12* -* |
2004-05 Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 29* 17* 17* 34* 24* -* |
Brynäs IF Elitserien 19* 0* 0* 0* 2* -5* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 3* 5* 4* 5* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 15* 5* 6* 11* 8* -* |
2005-06 Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
Brynäs IF Elitserien 46* 10* 16* 26* 30* -1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -2
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 4* 3* 7* 2* 3* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 5* 6* 11* 2* -* |
Sweden WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
2006-07 Brynäs IF “A” Elitserien 45* 12* 28* 40* 46* -2* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 6 0
Sweden U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 0* 7* 7* 20* 1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 7* 7* 22* -* |
Sweden WC 9* 1* 5* 6* 4* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 19* 3* 6* 9* 6* 2* |
2007-08 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 14* 55* 69* 24* 13* | Playoffs 7 4 2 6 2 3
Sweden WC 9* 3* 4* 7* 4* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 3* 4* 7* 4* 1* |
2008-09 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 22* 66* 88* 46* 16* | Playoffs 14 3 12 15 8 3
2009-10 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 33* 68* 101* 50* 37* | Playoffs 7 5 4 9 4 7
Sweden OG 4* 1* 5* 6* 0* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 1* 5* 6* 0* 3* |
2010-11 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 77* 18* 47* 65* 40* 24* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 4 0
2011-12 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 42* 14* 30* 44* 24* -4* | Playoffs 13 2 6 8 18 2
Sweden WC 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
2012-13 OHK Dynamo Moskva KHL 19* 10* 15* 25* 10* 9* |
Washington Capitals “A” NHL 48* 8* 40* 48* 20* 8* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 0 -2
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
2013-14 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 82* 18* 61* 79* 54* -20* |
Sweden OG 5* 0* 4* 4* 0* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 5* 0* 4* 4* 0* 3* |
2014-15 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 82* 18* 60* 78* 40* 5* | Playoffs 14 3 5 8 2 -3
2015-16 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 75* 20* 50* 70* 36* 17* | Playoffs 12 2 9 11 8 3
2016-17 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 82* 23* 63* 86* 38* 17* | Playoffs 13 6 7 13 2 0
Sweden WCup 4* 2* 2* 4* 2* 3* |
Sweden WC 5* 3* 4* 7* 8* 6* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 4* 5* 9* 12* 12* |
2017-18 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 81* 21* 50* 71* 46* 5* | Playoffs 20 5 18 23 6 -1
2018-19 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 80* 22* 52* 74* 30* 2* | Playoffs 7 5 3 8 4 -4
2019-20 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 61* 12* 42* 54* 14* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
2020-21 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 55* 15* 38* 53* 14* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
2021-22 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 47* 6* 25* 31* 12* -8* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 4 1
2022-23 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 39* 7* 14* 21* 14* -25* |
2023-24   Washington Capitals “A” NHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
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Nicklas Bäckström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Gästrikland TV-Pucken 8* 3* 1* 4* 18* 2* |
2002-03 Gästrikland TV-Pucken 8* 5* 10* 15* 8* -* |
2005-06 Sweden EHT 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2006-07 Sweden EHT 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* -2* |
2012-13 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |

Nicklas Bäckström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 3 13* 2* 5* 7* 0.54* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 8 60* 12* 29* 41* 0.68* 28* 18* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 38* 10* 19* 29* 0.76* 44* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 2 8* 9* 5* 14* 1.75* 4* 5* | 1 3 0 * 3 * 3 * 1.00 * 0 * 0 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 4 62* 20* 26* 46* 0.74* 28* 1* | 3 8 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 8 * -7 *
KHL 1 19* 10* 15* 25* 1.32* 10* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 105* 271* 762* 1 033* 0.93* 504* 83* | 14 139 38 * 76 * 114 * 0.82 * 62 * 5 *
OG 2 9* 1* 9* 10* 1.11* 0* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 110* 22* 44* 66* 0.60* 78* -8* | 2 11 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.64 * 8 * -2 *
TV-Pucken 2 16* 8* 11* 19* 1.19* 26* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 29* 7* 14* 21* 0.72* 16* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 4* 10* 14* 1.08* 22* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nicklas Bäckström Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/14/2020
01/14/2020 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
10/20/2012
10/20/2012 Confirmed Washington Capitals OHK Dynamo Moskva
05/17/2010
05/17/2010 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF

Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF J20

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Cult/Star player for Valbo HC

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Career transactions
- 2010-05-17 • Signed to a ten-year contract extension by the Washington Capitals
- 2007-05-16 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals