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Loading…Nicklas Backstrom is a former NHL player with 16 rated seasons in our card archive, from 2008-09 to 2023-24, with the Washington Capitals.
His best season was 2009-10 with the Washington Capitals, when he rated 99.8 overall (4th of 866 rated players that season), a star-level mark on our 0-100 scale; across his archived seasons he averaged 82.8 over 1023 games.
On that 2009-10 Washington Capitals roster he ranked 2nd of 32 rated players; Alex Ovechkin led the team at 100.
His final archived season, 2023-24, came in at 38.6 with -0.3 wins above replacement.
Cap records cover 18 seasons (2007-08 to 2024-25), peaking at $9.2M in 2020-21 and totalling about $115.5M.
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | WSH | 8 | 38.6 | -0.3 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 39 | 46 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 47 | 62.9 | 0.3 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 55 | 87.3 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | WSH | 61 | 87.3 | 0.8 |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 80 | 91.8 | 1.1 |
| 2017-18 | WSH | 81 | 87.2 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | WSH | 82 | 93.5 | 1.3 |
| 2015-16 | WSH | 75 | 90.7 | 1.3 |
| 2014-15 | WSH | 82 | 93.1 | 1.1 |
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.