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Niklas Backstrom bounces back, makes 24 saves
Niklas Backstrom - G - Minnesota Wild
March 9, 2013 - 11:20 PM ET

Niklas Backstrom was sturdy in net for the Wild, making 24 saves in the team's 2-1 shootout win against the Predators on Saturday night.

It was a nice bounce-back performance for Backstrom, who yielded four goals on 17 shots in in one period of the prior game before getting yanked. Backstrom has a 2.32 goals-against average and .914 save percentage.

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