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2017-18 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #19 NICKLAS BACKSTROM Washington Capitals · Center
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #2018-08473563
Nicklas Backstrom in action
19 C Center
85 OVR
Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals
2017-18 · 81 GP · 21 G · 50 A · 71 PTS
2018-19
2016-17

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.72 a game, 85th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
81
G
21
A
50
P
71
+/-
+5
PIM
46
PPP
26
SHP
0
GWG
4
S
165
TOI
19:39
HIT
37
BLK
51
TK
44
FO%
51.2%
  • Stanley Cup Won the championship

2017-18 ranks

  • 3rd Points on the Capitals
  • 3rd Goals on the Capitals
  • 3rd Assists on the Capitals
  • 3rd Corsi For % on the Capitals

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2017-18. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 69

Goals / 60
0.79

57th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
6.22

31st percentile of forwards

Playmaking 95

Points / 60
2.68

87th percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
1.88

93rd percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.32

94th percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 84

Corsi For %
51.2%

67th percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
1.66

47th percentile of forwards

Physicality 52

Hits / 60
1.39

10th percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
1.92

50th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
1.73

58th percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2017-18 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

L 96OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals 9 of his goals D 94OVR John Carlson Capitals 6 of his goals C 87OVR Evgeny Kuznetsov Capitals 5 of his goals R 82OVR T.J. Oshie Capitals 5 of his goals

Set up most

L 96OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals Set up 16 goals R 82OVR T.J. Oshie Capitals Set up 10 goals R 75OVR Tom Wilson Capitals Set up 6 goals C 87OVR Evgeny Kuznetsov Capitals Set up 4 goals
Scored on most
Cory Schneider 2 goals Henrik Lundqvist 1 goal Marc-Andre Fleury 1 goal
Best game
October 13, 2017 vs NJD: 1G · 3A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2017-18, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

C 57OVR Travis Zajac Devils Hit him 1 time R 97OVR Patric Hornqvist Penguins Hit him 1 time R 48OVR Leo Komarov Maple Leafs Hit him 1 time R 65OVR Michael Frolik Flames Hit him 1 time

Hit most by

D 74OVR Johnny Boychuk Islanders Hit by him 2 times L 65OVR Blake Comeau Avalanche Hit by him 2 times C 47OVR Brandon Dubinsky Blue Jackets Hit by him 2 times D 97OVR Kris Letang Penguins Hit by him 2 times

Faced most on the draw

C 80OVR Jordan Staal Hurricanes Won 23 of 45 C 88OVR Ryan O'Reilly Sabres Won 19 of 38 C 96OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins Won 12 of 29 C 87OVR Nazem Kadri Maple Leafs Won 12 of 26

2017-18 Washington Capitals

49-26-7 · 105 points · 6th of 31

Top teammates

L 96OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals 82 GP · 49 G · 38 A · 87 PTS D 94OVR John Carlson Capitals 82 GP · 15 G · 53 A · 68 PTS G 89OVR Philipp Grubauer Capitals 35 GP · 15 W · .923 SV% · 2.35 GAA C 87OVR Evgeny Kuznetsov Capitals 79 GP · 27 G · 56 A · 83 PTS D 87OVR Dmitry Orlov Capitals 82 GP · 10 G · 21 A · 31 PTS R 82OVR T.J. Oshie Capitals 74 GP · 18 G · 29 A · 47 PTS