C · WSH · NHL id 8473563
Nicklas Backstrom has played 8 games for the Washington Capitals in 2023-24, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 12 shots while averaging 14:34 a night (12:15 at even strength, 2:10 on the power play and 0:04 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Capitals have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Backstrom on the ice (1-4 in goals, 65% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against SJS he was on L3 with Anthony Mantha and Matthew Phillips and on PP2. He is shooting 0.0% this season against 12.3% across the 409 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 29 game vs SJS, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2023-24 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 8 games, 14:29 average time on ice, PP1 in 3 games, 4 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2022-23 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 8 GP in 2023-24; showing 2022-23 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2023-24 · 17 attempts, 12 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at WSH: 17 attempts, 12 on goal, 0 goals, 1.56 expected goals; best chance Nicklas Backstrom at 0.17 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Puck luck
2023-24 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Beyond the box score
2022-23 regular season · 39 of 39 games through the sequence engine
- +0.004
- Season net
- +0.03xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.030
- Season
- −0.15G
- 50.4%514 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 91-90 · NZ 103-74 · DZ 65-91
- Per 60
- 0.74
- Attempts
- 6
- 0.016
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1Oct 25, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 21, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 7, 2021 alerts →
- Played 14:01 more than his 5-game averageApr 24, 2019 alerts →
Linemates
2023-24 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Backstrom
No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.
Game log
8 games in 2023-24, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | vs SJS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 12:24 | 11:26 | 0:58 | — |
| Oct 27 | vs MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 11:55 | 11:51 | 0:04 | — |
| Oct 25 | @ NJD | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56% | 12:40 | 12:40 | — | — |
| Oct 24 | vs TOR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70% | 15:36 | 13:26 | 1:43 | — |
| Oct 21 | @ MTL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57% | 16:37 | 10:58 | 5:13 | 0:22 |
| Oct 18 | @ OTT | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38% | 13:09 | 11:21 | 1:48 | — |
| Oct 16 | vs CGY | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | 18:33 | 14:21 | 4:03 | 0:09 |
| Oct 13 | vs PIT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73% | 15:34 | 11:57 | 3:33 | — |
Season splits by strength
2023-24 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 8 | 116:28 | 14:34 | 113 | 91 | 55.4% | 57.5% | 59 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 33% | 5.7 | 4.2 | 69% |
| Even strength | 8 | 98:00 | 12:15 | 78 | 88 | 47.0% | 49.1% | 40 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 3.0 | 4.1 | 63% |
| 5v5 | 8 | 96:46 | 12:06 | 78 | 88 | 47.0% | 49.1% | 40 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 3.0 | 4.1 | 65% |
| Power play | 7 | 17:22 | 2:29 | 34 | 3 | 91.9% | 90.0% | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2.7 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 0:31 | 0:16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 7 | 15:47 | 2:15 | 31 | 3 | 91.2% | 89.3% | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | WSH | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 12 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 14:34 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 39 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -25 | 14 | 59 | 11.9% | 24 | 23 | 16:53 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | WSH | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 4 | 16 | 12.5% | 7 | 3 | 18:00 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 47 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -8 | 12 | 68 | 8.8% | 16 | 16 | 17:29 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WSH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | 20:53 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 55 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 91 | 16.5% | 25 | 27 | 18:36 |
| 2019-20 | WSH | 61 | 12 | 42 | 54 | -1 | 14 | 132 | 9.1% | 30 | 45 | 19:01 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WSH | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 4 | 18 | 27.8% | 14 | 4 | 20:57 |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 80 | 22 | 52 | 74 | +2 | 30 | 169 | 13.0% | 54 | 30 | 19:57 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | WSH | 20 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -1 | 6 | 36 | 13.9% | 18 | 8 | 20:37 |
| 2017-18 | WSH | 81 | 21 | 50 | 71 | +5 | 46 | 165 | 12.7% | 37 | 51 | 19:40 |
Nicklas Backstrom news
- Nicklas Backstrom Signs With Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey LeagueThe Hockey Writers
- Oilers Trade Candidates, Backstrom Signs in SHL & More NHL RumoursThe Hockey Writers
- Nicklas Backstrom to attempt resuming playing career in SwedenYardbarker
- Nicklas Backstrom reportedly plans to sign one-year contract with Brynäs, his former Swedish team, and resume his playing career next seasonRMNB
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.