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Niklas Backstrom to start Saturday vs. Wild
Niklas Backstrom - G - Minnesota Wild
March 9, 2013 - 5:50 PM ET

Niklas Backstrom will start for Minnesota Saturday and he'll be looking for a bounce-back performance after getting pulled Tuesday against Chicago.

He allowed four goals on 17 shots before getting the hook. Backstrom will enter Saturday's match-up versus Nashville with a 9-6-2 record, a .911 save percentage and a 2.41 GAA.

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