Last Game:
| January 4th, 2009 vs Col, W 2-0 | |
| Backstrom (W, 33/33 sv, 0 ga, 59:55 mins) | |
Goalie Stats:
| GS | W | L | OT | GAA | SV % | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backstrom | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2.21 | 0.927 | 4 |
| Harding | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.01 | 0.935 | 0 |
Northwest Division:
| GP | W | L | OT | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 39 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 47 |
| Vancouver | 41 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 42 |
| Minnesota | 38 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| Colorado | 39 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 38 |
| Edmonton | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
Season Highlights:
| Oct 29 | Backstrom pulled/left game | Dal |
| Nov 4 | Backstrom made 46 saves | Sjs |
| Nov 13 | Backstrom earned a shutout | Phx |
| Nov 26 | Backstrom 4 goals against | Dal |
| Dec 1 | Backstrom left game with 6 goals against | Col |
| Dec 3 | Backstrom earned a shutout | Stl |
| Dec 6 | Harding made 42 saves | Nsh |
| Dec 13 | Backstrom made 40 saves | Lak |
| Dec 14 | Harding 4 goals against | Ana |
| Jan 4 | Backstrom earned a shutout | Col |
Schedule:
| January 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 |
2 |
3 Det L 2-3 |
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4 @Col W 2-0 |
5 |
6 @Bos |
7 |
8 @Phi |
9 |
10 @Cbj |
11 |
12 |
13 Phx |
14 |
15 Edm |
16 |
17 Ana |
18 |
19 @Chi |
20 Lak |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 Tor |
28 |
29 |
30 @Edm |
31 @Van |
| February 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 Ana |
5 |
6 Nsh |
7 |
8 Edm |
9 |
10 |
11 Col |
12 @Det |
13 |
14 Ott |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 Cgy |
20 |
21 Det |
22 @Chi |
23 |
24 Lak |
25 |
26 |
27 @Cgy |
28 @Edm |
Goalie Games:
| Score | Shot/Save | GA | GAA | SV % | SO | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | Backstrom | W | 4-0 | 22/22 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | Stl |
| Dec 5 | Backstrom | L | 1-2 | 29/31 | 2 | 2.02 | 0.935 | 0 | Van |
| Dec 6 | Harding | L | 0-1 | 42/43 | 1 | 1.01 | 0.977 | 0 | Nsh |
| Dec 11 | Backstrom | L | 1-3 | 29/32 | 3 | 3.01 | 0.906 | 0 | Phx |
| Dec 13 | Backstrom | L | 1-3 | 40/42 | 2 | 2.01 | 0.952 | 0 | Lak |
| Dec 14 | Harding | L | 2-4 | 30/34 | 4 | 4.13 | 0.882 | 0 | Ana |
| Dec 17 | Backstrom | L | 2-3 | 27/30 | 3 | 2.82 | 0.900 | 0 | Cgy |
| Dec 19 | Backstrom | W | 4-1 | 15/16 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.938 | 0 | Nyi |
| Dec 20 | Backstrom | L | 2-4 | 20/23 | 3 | 3.05 | 0.870 | 0 | Stl |
| Dec 23 | Backstrom | W | 3-2 | 35/37 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.946 | 0 | Car |
| Dec 28 | Backstrom | L | 1-4 | 28/31 | 3 | 3.05 | 0.903 | 0 | Chi |
| Dec 29 | Harding | L | 1-2 | 27/29 | 2 | 2.04 | 0.931 | 0 | Cgy |
| Dec 31 | Backstrom | W | 3-2 | 32/34 | 2 | 1.95 | 0.941 | 0 | Sjs |
| Jan 3 | Harding | L | 2-3 | 35/37 | 2 | 1.85 | 0.946 | 0 | Det |
| Jan 4 | Backstrom | W | 2-0 | 33/33 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | Col |
(*) denotes non-starting goalie
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