Goalie · #32

Niklas Backstrom

Minnesota Wild

Calgary Flames(traded during the season)

Age: 48
Catches: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 87 kg
Born: Helsinki, FIN
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2009–10 to 2015–16

Games: 243
Save %: .908
GAA: 2.67
GSAx: −92.6
Wins: 103
HD save %: .684

ShowAll teams Minnesota Wild Calgary Flames

Season by season

The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded goalies.


2009–10	MIN	60	58	26	23	8	.903	2.72	2	−35.5
2010–11	MIN	51	50	22	23	5	.916	2.66	3	−9.9
2011–12	MIN	46	45	19	18	7	.919	2.43	4	−3.7
2012–13	MIN	42	41	24	15	3	.909	2.48	2	−16.6
2013–14	MIN	21	19	5	11	2	.899	3.02	0	−8.1
2014–15	MIN	19	14	5	7	3	.887	3.05	0	−16.5
2015–16	CGY	4	3	2	2	0	.881	3.35	0	−2.3
Total	2 teams	243	230	103	99	28	.908	2.67	11	−92.6

Form

Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.

Save percentage, ten-game rolling

Niklas Backstrom's save percentage over the previous ten appearances. The dashed line is .900.

Player card

Model-based

How 2009–10 to 2015–16 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.

Overall rating

Backup

34th percentile among qualified goalies, blending goaltending 75%, usage 25%.

Starter
Backup
Third string / AHL

Goaltending

Backup

Save %.90840th pct
GSAx−92.60th pct
GSAx /60-0.403rd pct
High-danger SV%.68412th pct
Medium-danger SV%.8422nd pct
Low-danger SV%.96651st pct
Rebound control−0.2344th pct
GAA (lower is better)2.6746th pct

Usage

Starter

Games started23075th pct
Shots faced /6029.1237th pct
xG faced /602.265th pct

Percentiles among goalies with 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).

Most similar players this season

Saves against expectation

Model-based

Goals allowed against the expected goals of the shots faced.

Niklas Backstrom −92.6 GSAx

GSAx, every goalie with 10+ games