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| Key Stats |
| W-L-OT | GAA | SV% | SO | SVS | MINS | | 22-16-4 | 2.74 | .901 | 1 | 1048 | 2515 |
| Projections |
| W-L | GAA | SV% | SO | SVS | MINS | | 35-22 | 2.44 | 0.920 | 6 | 1812 | 3889 |
| Recent Trades |
| Date | Traded | Traded For | | 02/09/2010 | Travis Zajac, C NJ
| Niklas Backstrom, G MIN
| | 02/08/2010 | Niklas Backstrom, G MIN
| Derek Dorsett, RW CLB
Evgeni Nabokov, G SJ
| | 02/08/2010 | Niklas Backstrom, G MIN
Jonathan Ericsson, D DET
Scott Niedermayer, D ANA
| Niklas Kronwall, D DET
Bryan Little, C ATL
Antti Niemi, G CHI
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| Last 10 Games | | 12/31 | LA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .857 | 4 | | 01/02 | NJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .840 | 4 | | 01/06 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .962 | 1 | | 01/09 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .583 | 5 | | 01/11 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .921 | 3 | | 01/13 | VAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .935 | 2 | | 01/16 | PHO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .818 | 6 | | 01/18 | DAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .733 | 4 | | 01/21 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .889 | 2 | | 01/23 | CLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .917 | 2 | | Complete Game Log |
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Latest News
Backstrom back at practice Monday: The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Wild G Niklas Backstrom (illness) practiced on Monday and declared himself ready to go.
(Updated 02/08/2010).
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| Injury Report |
Illness - IR. Might return Feb. 10 vs. Phoenix
(Updated - 2/8/10)
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| Fantasy Analysis |
Backstrom didn't confirm he would be back for Minnesota's Wednesday contest vs. Phoenix, but you have to assume he'll be ready to go by then. The Wild have three home games in Fantasy Week 19 (Feb. 8-14), so he looks like a nice, low-end No. 1 goalie option for the scoring period with little risk. The Wild TG is more of a No. 2 choice.
(Updated 02/08/2010).
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| Niklas Backstrom faced a bit of an uncertain future heading into the 2008-09 season. He was entering the final year of his contract with the Wild and Minnesota wasn't yet ready to commit to the Finnish goalie beyond the upcoming season. Well, the 31-year-old netminder made the decision easy for Minnesota by setting many team records during an All-Star campaign. The Wild gave Backstrom his four-year extension in-season and now move on with him as their franchise goalie. Backstrom got off to a fast start with 13 wins in his first 20 outings. He won six or more games in a month four times, while appearing in a team-record 71 appearances by a goalie. He also set a franchise record with 37 wins and eight shutouts in a single season. Backstrom finished with a 2.33 GAA and .923 save percentage. He did most of this while getting sporadic offensive help from his teammates. Backstrom has won 93 times in 170 appearances since coming to the NHL in 2006-07. The Wild are moving away from a defensive system in 2009-10 under first-year coach Todd Richards, but Backstrom is still talented enough to stand on his own in net. He remains a viable No. 1 Fantasy goalie Draft Day. The Wild TG also has high-end Fantasy appeal. (Updated 8/17/09) |
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