Nicklas Backstrom is a ice hockey player, playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.

Nicklas Backstrom was born on November 23, 1987 in G�vle, Sweden. His position is center, he measures 6 feet and 1 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds. He has accumulated a career total of $88,550,000 in the NHL. He has played in the NHL for 17 seasons, collecting 271 goals and 762 assists, for a total of 1033 points in 1104 games played in the regular season. Nicklas Backstrom also participated to the NHL playoffs 14 times, producing 38 goals and 76 assists (114 points) in 139 games played. He won the Stanley Cup once, in 2018 with the Washington Capitals.

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Nicklas Backstrom was drafted in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, in first round, 4 overall by the Washington Capitals.

The Boston Bruins drafted during this 2006 NHL Entry Draft:

• Phil Kessel (round 1 #5)
• Yuri Alexandrov (round 2 #37)
• Milan Lucic (round 2 #50)
• Brad Marchand (round 3 #71)
• Andrew Bodnarchuk (round 5 #128)
• Levi Nelson (round 6 #158)