| Date |
News |
| 11/14/2007 |
Backstrom suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season when he surrendered three goals on 28 shots in the Wild's 3-2 loss on Tuesday at Calgary. He had 22 saves and three goals allowed in a 5-2 loss on Sunday. Backstrom played despite being day-to-day because of a groin injury. He has lost four straight road starts, falling to 1-3-1 with a 3.15 goals-against average and .881 save percentge in five road appearances. |
| 11/12/2007 |
Backstrom allowed three goals on 25 shots as the visiting Wild suffered a 4-2 loss on Sunday at Colorado. While Backstrom has won all six of his home starts this season, he has dropped three straight road appearances. Backstrom is 1-2-1 with a 3.19 goals-against average and .879 save percentage in four road games this season. Backstrom has a 1.17 GAA and .953 save percentage at home this season. |
| 11/12/2007 |
Backstrom remains day-to-day with a groin injury, but he played on Sunday. Backstrom allowed three goals on 25 shots as the visiting Wild suffered a 4-2 loss at Colorado. Backstrom suffered a third straight road loss to fall to 7-2-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average and .922 save percentage in 10 games this season. The Wild promoted Nolan Schaefer from the AHL's Houston Aeros before Sunday's game to add to their goaltender depth. |
| 11/6/2007 |
Backstrom stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced in the host Wild's 5-2 victory over Edmonton on Monday. He was coming off a win over Calgary on Saturday and has won three of his last four games to improve to 7-1-1 with a 1.87 goals-against average and .926 save percentage in nine starts this season. Backstrom has also won each of his six road starts, posting a 1.17 GAA and .953 save percentage as a host. |
| 11/4/2007 |
Backstrom stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced in the host Wild's 4-1 win over Calgary on Saturday. He lost to the Flames on Oct. 24 in his last appearance, but with Saturday's victory, he improved to 3-2-1 with a 2.11 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in nine career appearances versus Calgary. Backstrom is 6-1-1 with a 1.86 GAA and .927 save percentage in eight starts for the Wild this season. |
| 11/2/2007 |
Backstrom returned to the lineup as Josh Harding's backup, but the host Wild fell, 3-2, to St. Louis on Thursday. The goaltender did not play in the defeat after missing two games with an injured groin, suffered in practice on Saturday. Backstrom is 5-1-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in seven starts this season. |
| 11/1/2007 |
Backstrom is listed as probable for Minnesota's game against St. Louis on Thursday, according to the Minnesota Star-Tribune. The goaltender, who suffered a groin injury in practice on Saturday, did not play in Sunday's loss at Colorado or Tuesday's loss to Pittsburgh. Backstrom is 5-1-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in seven starts this season. |
| 10/29/2007 |
Backstrom suffered a groin injury in practice Saturday and the Wild recalled goaltender Nolan Schaefer from the Houston Aeros, their AHL affiliate. Backstrom did not play in the Wild's 3-1 loss on Sunday at Colorado. Backstrom is 5-1-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in seven starts this season. |
| 10/27/2007 |
Backstrom suffered a groin injury in practice Saturday and the Wild recalled goaltender Nolan Schaefer from the Houston Aeros, their AHL affiliate. |
| 10/25/2007 |
Backstrom suffered his second loss of the season, and the visiting Wild fell, 5-3, to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. The goaltender last allowed five goals in a loss at St. Louis on Feb. 18. Backstrom, who was coming off a win over Colorado on Sunday, fell to 5-1-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in seven starts this season. |
| 10/22/2007 |
Backstrom responded after suffering his first loss of the season, stopping 29 of 31 shots as the host Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, on Sunday night. The Wild had built a 2-0 lead before giving up two goals in the second period before Mikko Koivu provided an unassisted goal as the winner with 3:04 left. This was Backstrom's first outing since he did not stop any of three shootout attempts after making 26 saves in a 4-3 loss on Oct. 16 at Los Angeles. |
| 10/17/2007 |
Backstrom suffered his first loss of the season when he could not stop any of the three shootout attempts he faced as the visiting Wild fell, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Los Angeles. Backstrom, who had made 26 saves, fell to 3-6 in shootouts in his career. This was Backstrom's first start against the Kings. Backstrom is 4-0-1 with a 1.38 goals-against average and .945 save percentage in five games. The three goals allowed were a single-game high. |
| 10/14/2007 |
Backstrom won his fourth straight, making 27 saves for the visiting Wild in their 3-2 win over Phoenix on Saturday. The goaltender also remained undefeated against the Coyotes, improving to 4-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .966 save percentage in four starts against them. Backstrom is 4-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .959 save percentage in four starts this season. |
| 10/11/2007 |
Backstrom has won all three of his starts and recorded his second shutout this season by making 21 saves in the Wild's 2-0 home win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Backstrom has won each of his last six regular-season starts and is 13-0-1 with a 1.12 goals-against average amd .953 save percentage in his 15 non-playoff games since March 8. |
| 10/8/2007 |
Backstrom stopped 19 of 21 shots as the Wild rallied for a 3-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Backstrom had made 27 saves in a 1-0 home win over the Chicago Blue Jackets two days earlier. Backstrom had only come off the bench in his only previous encounter with the Blue Jackets. |
| 10/5/2007 |
Backstrom made 27 saves to help the host Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 1-0, in a season-opener on Thursday night. Backstrom had five shutouts last season, the most among first-year goaltenders. Thursday night was Backstrom's first against the Blackhawks. He improved to 15-1-4 with a 1.39 goals-against average and .948 save percentage in 21 regular-season appearances at home. |
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