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Nicklas

Backstrom

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Team Washington Capitals

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Nicklas Backstrom's Fantasy Scouting Report
REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK Expect Nicklas Backstrom to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 30 projected fantasy points puts him at #16 behind Evgeny Kuznetsov and ahead of Mathew Barzal. He has averaged 2.24 fantasy points in his past 140 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.47 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#18) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 96%, he is the #21 most highly owned center. Nicklas Backstrom is expected to improve on this season-to-date's #30 fantasy position rank. These projections power SportsLine's Computer Picks and Fantasy Data. But for contest winning DFS optimal lineups by top experts like Mike McClure visit SportsLine's new Daily Fantasy Hub. NICKLAS BACKSTROM WEEK 24 AND 25 FANTASY OUTLOOK Nicklas Backstrom is projected for 2.72 fantasy points in one game the rest of the week in week 24 which ranks him as the #44 projected center for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. This is projected to be a better than average game with more fantasy points than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Anze Kopitar but behind Evgeny Kuznetsov the rest of the week. Week 25 will be better based on projected rank (#11). He is projected for 10.09 fantasy points. FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.

Nicklas Backstrom's Fantasy Scouting Report

REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Nicklas Backstrom to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 30 projected fantasy points puts him at #16 behind Evgeny Kuznetsov and ahead of Mathew Barzal. He has averaged 2.24 fantasy points in his past 140 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.47 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#18) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 96%, he is the #21 most highly owned center. Nicklas Backstrom is expected to improve on this season-to-date's #30 fantasy position rank.

These projections power SportsLine's Computer Picks and Fantasy Data. But for contest winning DFS optimal lineups by top experts like Mike McClure visit SportsLine's new Daily Fantasy Hub.

NICKLAS BACKSTROM WEEK 24 AND 25 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Nicklas Backstrom is projected for 2.72 fantasy points in one game the rest of the week in week 24 which ranks him as the #44 projected center for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. This is projected to be a better than average game with more fantasy points than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Anze Kopitar but behind Evgeny Kuznetsov the rest of the week. Week 25 will be better based on projected rank (#11). He is projected for 10.09 fantasy points.

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.

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YEAR	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	GW	FW	FL
2020	WAS	22	10	15	25	0-0	3	0	122	173
2019	WAS	61	12	42	54	0-0	2	0	516	532
2018	WAS	80	22	52	74	0-0	7	5	700	739
2017	WAS	81	21	50	71	0-0	7	4	702	669
2016	WAS	82	23	63	86	0-0	8	5	685	648
2015	WAS	75	20	50	70	0-0	3	4	659	698
2014	WAS	82	18	60	78	0-0	3	3	862	747
2013	WAS	82	18	61	79	0-0	6	1	714	701
2012	WAS	48	8	40	48	0-0	3	1	432	408
2011	WAS	42	14	30	44	0-0	3	4	353	338
2010	WAS	77	18	47	65	0-0	4	2	690	625
2009	WAS	82	33	68	101	0-0	11	4	667	669
2008	WAS	82	22	66	88	0-0	14	1	570	601
2007	WAS	82	14	55	69	0-0	3	4	405	468
Career (14 Seasons)		978	253	699	952	119	77	38	8077	8016

YEAR	TEAM	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MSC	MNR
2020	WAS	43	23.3	18:37	508	65.13	9.43	4	0	2
2019	WAS	132	9.1	19:01	1282	228.87	13.77	14	0	7
2018	WAS	169	13.0	19:57	1759	295:54	73:54	30	0	15
2017	WAS	165	12.7	19:39	1811	284:50	74:06	46	1	18
2016	WAS	162	14.2	18:15	1842	251:01	56:56	38	0	19
2015	WAS	129	15.5	19:10	1743	230:20	67:17	36	0	18
2014	WAS	153	11.8	20:31	1996	254:03	79:03	40	0	19
2013	WAS	196	9.2	19:47	1911	301:06	79:32	54	0	27
2012	WAS	82	9.8	19:53	1118	171:15	73:19	20	0	10
2011	WAS	95	14.7	19:08	950	140:10	42:15	24	0	12
2010	WAS	202	8.9	20:35	1823	255:58	111:11	40	0	18
2009	WAS	222	14.9	20:26	1763	297:40	88:53	50	1	20
2008	WAS	174	12.6	19:56	1734	317:05	71:28	46	0	23
2007	WAS	153	9.2	19:00	1637	332:24	20:44	24	0	12
Career (14 Seasons)		2077	12.2	19:39	21877	3425:46	861:50	466	2	220

2020-21 Situational Stats

Game Result	G	2PM	3PG	3PT	3PTA	3PTP	AFGP	APG	AST	ATO	BK	BPG	DQ	DRB	E	FBP	FF	FG	FGA	FGP	FT	FTA	FTP	GS	GSS	M3PT	MFG	MFT	Min	MPG	OPTS	ORB	PF	POT	PPG	PTS	RPG	SPG	ST	STO	TF	TO	TPG	TPM	TRB
Games Won	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Games Lost	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Month	G	2PM	3PG	3PT	3PTA	3PTP	AFGP	APG	AST	ATO	BK	BPG	DQ	DRB	E	FBP	FF	FG	FGA	FGP	FT	FTA	FTP	GS	GSS	M3PT	MFG	MFT	Min	MPG	OPTS	ORB	PF	POT	PPG	PTS	RPG	SPG	ST	STO	TF	TO	TPG	TPM	TRB
Games in January	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Games in February	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Games in March	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season Half	G	2PM	3PG	3PT	3PTA	3PTP	AFGP	APG	AST	ATO	BK	BPG	DQ	DRB	E	FBP	FF	FG	FGA	FGP	FT	FTA	FTP	GS	GSS	M3PT	MFG	MFT	Min	MPG	OPTS	ORB	PF	POT	PPG	PTS	RPG	SPG	ST	STO	TF	TO	TPG	TPM	TRB
Before All-Star Break	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
After All-Star Break	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Div/Conf	G	2PM	3PG	3PT	3PTA	3PTP	AFGP	APG	AST	ATO	BK	BPG	DQ	DRB	E	FBP	FF	FG	FGA	FGP	FT	FTA	FTP	GS	GSS	M3PT	MFG	MFT	Min	MPG	OPTS	ORB	PF	POT	PPG	PTS	RPG	SPG	ST	STO	TF	TO	TPG	TPM	TRB
vs Own Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Home/Away	G	2PM	3PG	3PT	3PTA	3PTP	AFGP	APG	AST	ATO	BK	BPG	DQ	DRB	E	FBP	FF	FG	FGA	FGP	FT	FTA	FTP	GS	GSS	M3PT	MFG	MFT	Min	MPG	OPTS	ORB	PF	POT	PPG	PTS	RPG	SPG	ST	STO	TF	TO	TPG	TPM	TRB
Home Games	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Venue	G	2PM	3PG	3PT	3PTA	3PTP	AFGP	APG	AST	ATO	BK	BPG	DQ	DRB	E	FBP	FF	FG	FGA	FGP	FT	FTA	FTP	GS	GSS	M3PT	MFG	MFT	Min	MPG	OPTS	ORB	PF	POT	PPG	PTS	RPG	SPG	ST	STO	TF	TO	TPG	TPM	TRB
TD Garden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Madison Square Garden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KeyBank Center	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Capital One Arena	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prudential Center	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PPG Paints Arena	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opponent	G	2PM	3PG	3PT	3PTA	3PTP	AFGP	APG	AST	ATO	BK	BPG	DQ	DRB	E	FBP	FF	FG	FGA	FGP	FT	FTA	FTP	GS	GSS	M3PT	MFG	MFT	Min	MPG	OPTS	ORB	PF	POT	PPG	PTS	RPG	SPG	ST	STO	TF	TO	TPG	TPM	TRB
vs Boston Bruins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs Buffalo Sabres	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs New Jersey Devils	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs New York Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs Philadelphia Flyers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2020 Game Log

JANUARY				SCORING								PENALTIES	TIME ON ICE
DATE	TEAM	OPP	RESULT	G	A	PTS	+/-	PPG	SHG	SOG	SPCT	PIM	TOI	PP	SH
01/14		@	W6-4	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	0.333	0	17:90	1:97	0:17
01/15		@	W2-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0.000	0	16:37	0:00	0:27
01/17		@	L4-3	1	0	1	-1	1	0	2	0.500	0	23:55	3:87	1:03
01/19		@	L5-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.000	0	19:75	1:97	0:97
01/22		vs	W4-3	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.333	0	20:93	2:00	0:17
01/24		vs	L4-3	1	1	2	0	1	0	6	0.167	0	22:27	3:98	1:73
01/26		vs	W3-2	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0.000	2	16:20	3:63	0:40
01/28		vs	W6-3	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0.000	0	18:78	3:40	0:00
01/30		vs	W4-3	1	2	3	2	0	0	1	1.000	0	18:58	1:32	0:12
FEBRUARY				SCORING								PENALTIES	TIME ON ICE
DATE	TEAM	OPP	RESULT	G	A	PTS	+/-	PPG	SHG	SOG	SPCT	PIM	TOI	PP	SH
02/01		vs	L5-3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0.000	0	22:25	5:97	0:70
02/04		@	L4-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.000	0	21:22	5:17	1:40
02/07		vs	L7-4	1	2	3	0	0	0	3	0.333	0	21:28	0:38	1:07
02/14		@	L6-3	1	0	1	-1	0	0	1	1.000	2	21:33	4:17	0:00
02/16		@	W3-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.000	0	14:90	5:38	0:00
02/18		vs	W3-1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0	14:47	1:07	0:00
02/20		vs	L4-1	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0.000	0	17:33	5:63	0:67
02/21		vs	W4-3	0	2	2	-1	0	0	2	0.000	0	15:02	2:15	0:00
02/23		vs	L3-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.000	0	18:48	2:18	0:00
02/25		vs	W5-2	1	1	2	1	0	0	5	0.200	0	16:72	3:08	0:60
02/27		@	W5-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0	18:43	1:40	0:00
02/28		@	W3-2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1.000	0	16:70	4:70	0:00
MARCH				SCORING								PENALTIES	TIME ON ICE
DATE	TEAM	OPP	RESULT	G	A	PTS	+/-	PPG	SHG	SOG	SPCT	PIM	TOI	PP	SH
03/03		@	W2-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0	17:43	1:72	0:15

REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

NICKLAS BACKSTROM WEEK 24 AND 25 FANTASY OUTLOOK

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom: Pots 10th tally

Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom: Collects goal, assist in win

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