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Tomas Plekanec fed a backhander to Weber at the point, who sent another backhander over to Andrei Markov on the right side before returning it to Weber for the blast.
Keith Yandle's lead pass led to Aaron Ekblad's backhander goal.
He cut to his left and scored on a backhander.
Bergeron's backhander beat Korpisalo for his 27th goal of the season.
Anthony Mantha's backhander in the final minute was also turned away.
Gaudreau roofed a backhander over the shoulder of Oilers goalie Cam Talbot.
Crosby tied it with a backhander at 18:13 of the first.
Meier's backhander deflected off Oilers defenseman Andrej Sekera and trickled by Talbot.
Late in the second, Andersen stopped a dangerous backhander from Jeff Skinner.
Jarnkrok got the last goal on a backhander with 1.7 seconds left.
Gourde made a slick pass to Miller, who roofed a backhander past Luongo.
Bjugstad, sprung by an Aleksander Barkov pass, finished a breakaway with a backhander.
Domi made it 3-1 by lifting a backhander over a sprawling Lundqvist.
Beauvillier lifted a backhander past Bernier at 13:17 for his ninth goal.
Howard make a skate save, but Soderberg tapped it in on a backhander.
Kinkaid made a nice stop on an Andreas Athanasiou backhander midway through the third.
Alexander Steen fed him in the slot, and Schenn's backhander skittered through Anderson's pads.
He then beat Washington's Tom Wilson and flipped a backhander over goaltender Ilya Samsonov.
Bailey, the third Islanders shooter, lofted a backhander over Penguins goaltender Matt Murray (24 saves).
Caggiula beat Jeremy Smith with a backhander at 17:49, his first goal since Jan.
Anthony Beauvillier's backhander into an otherwise open net was kicked into the air by Murray.
But Pavelski one-timed a backhander on the rebound into the top of the net.
Leipsic broke in on Bobrovsky and beat him on a backhander with 8:01 left.
Another Dach backhander got past Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton at 12:32 of the second.
Then Bozak popped in a slick backhander 45 seconds later for a 3-1 lead.
Connor got his third on a backhander at 210:31 for a 5-3 edge.
Gagner scored on a backhander off the rebound of a shot by McDavid at 212:219.
Haula extended his career-best point streak to nine games, tucking a backhander between Darling's knees.
Frost skated in from the left side and flipped in a high backhander from close range.
He took a flip pass from Zach Aston-Reese and slipped a backhander between Smith's legs.
Cory Conacher skated in alone on Varlamov after a stretch pass, but his backhander was denied.
Moments after that, Lundqvist stopped Kuznetsov's backhander on a penalty shot to keep the 1-0 lead.
Zadorov made it 4-1 at 4:23 on a backhander through Carter's legs from the slot.
Athanasiou knocked in the rebound with a backhander over Anderson's right should at the 13:15 mark.
The Devils forced a turnover by Panthers defenseman Anton Stralman, leading to Bratt's backhander from in close.
Skinner collected it and sent a backhander in for his team-leading 19th goal for the win.
Bergeron soon tied it at 2 with a backhander and the Bruins still on the man advantage.
Pavelski followed up a Timo Meier breakaway, corralling the rebound and putting a backhander into the net.
Try to pay a backhander to an official in Singapore and you are likely to get arrested.
Malkin strode toward the net and lifted a backhander over Holtby to give the Penguins the lead.
Backlund shoveled a pass to Frolik at the left post, and Frolik knocked a backhander past Varlamov.
He whizzed past three defenders, then flipped a backhander just inside the goalpost for his 15th goal.
Boucher got a breakaway and swiped a backhander that made it through Dubnyk's legs at 8:55.
He finished with a backhander past Markstrom for his third goal of the season at 229:07.
The two passed the puck back and forth before Horvat put a backhander past Boston goaltender Jaroslav Halak.
Barkov, sprung by Mark Pysyk's great lead pass, beat two defensemen as well as Markstrom on a backhander.
John Mitchell's backhander struck Iginla's skate and got between Rinne's pads for Iginla's eighth goal of the season.
But Kyle Connor's backhander flew over an open net and the Jets couldn't convert on a power play.
Off the rush, he unleashed a backhander that sailed over Jonas Johansson's left pad and under his glove.
Dube kicked the puck to his stick and buried a backhander for his second goal in three games.
O'Connor finished the flurry with a backhander at 5:37 for the first NHL goal of his career.
Toffoli made it 22-24 when he flipped a backhander past Jarry at 23:003 of the first.
At 11:29, Jarry squeezed his pads to stop Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar's backhander on a penalty shot.
Center Artem Anisimov pounced on a loose puck and poked a backhander past goalie Pekka Rinne at 163:38.
Soderberg's 100th career goal came on a backhander from the slot off the rebound of a Brad Richardson shot.
Johansen scored on a backhander at 14:42 of the third period after taking a pass from Viktor Arvidsson.
Athanasiou broke free after the Red Wings won the faceoff and lifted a backhander over Senators goaltender Craig Anderson.
Radulov lobbed a light pass to a streaking Galchenyuk, and the 22-year-old lifted a backhander over McIntyre.
Panarin pounced on the rebound and lifted a backhander into the net before Lundqvist could return to the crease.
Coleman scored the first shootout goal with a forehand, but Conor Garland forced another round scoring on a backhander.
Alexander Radulov's backhander from the top of the faceoff circles found an open Pavelski just outside of the crease.
Johnsson scored in front on a backhander during a power play at 7:07 for a 6-0 lead.
He swooped behind the net, came out from the corner and roofed a backhander behind Vasilevskiy for an unassisted goal.
Donato beat Hellebuyck with a backhander after a turnover to knot the score with 53 seconds left in the period.
About five minutes later, Anderson set up Dzingel, who beat Demko with a backhander after the Canucks committed another giveaway.
But Kucherov slipped a backhander by Bernier to tie it and Bishop stopped Richard Rakell to keep the shootout going.
Then Stastny put a backhander off Rinne and into the net for a 2-0 lead on just seven shots.
He cut across the bottom of the slot, maneuvering past the other defender, Samuel Girard, and scored on a backhander.
Murray made maybe his best stop on a backhander by Derick Brassard, kicking the shot away with his right pad.
Nugent-Hopkins potted his second goal by splitting Doughty and Forbort to beat Quick with a backhander at 16:46.
Werenski scored on a backhander in the slot 5:11 into the opening period to put Columbus ahead 1-0.
Ivan Barbashev scored his 26th goal after batting home a backhander past ex-Blue Brian Elliott 23:213 into the contest.
It could have scored first prior to Green's goal, but Viktor Arvidsson's backhander at point-blank range clanged off the crossbar.
The Capitals right winger skated in front of the crease and lifted a backhander past the goalie's blocker at 217:26.
He kicked aside Mikhail Grabovski's backhander with five minutes left and stopped Strome from the slot with a minute to go.
Nine seconds later Tavares' backhander was stopped at the doorstep by goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, but his tenacity kept the play alive.
Crosby, who drew what would have been the penalty, was sprung by Letang for a short breakaway and roofed a backhander.
Griffith finished off a three-on-one break by putting a backhander under the crossbar at 14:36 of the period.
Dustin Brown made it 212-22 with a rebound tally at 228:59, scoring on a backhander for his 14th goal.
Giordano snapped home a power-play goal 2200 seconds into the period and Andreoff scored on a backhander at 215:05.
Shortly afterward, Barkov stole the puck along the left boards, cut to the net and buried his chance with a backhander.
He then took a pass from Joel Edmundson and beat Jones with a backhander into the top corner for the score.
Pettersson took a pass from Brock Boeser and put a backhander from the slot over Mrazek's right shoulder for the winner.
He took a pass from Pavelski while the pair enjoyed a two-on-one rush and hit pay dirt with a backhander.
The Wings kept the pressure on, and Athanasiou snuck behind the defense and slipped a backhander past Lundqvist with 2:02 remaining.
Just 163 seconds in, Tatar scored unassisted on a backhander after a turnover by Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson behind his own net.
A Toews steal set up the Kane goal for a 4-1 lead before Hartman scored on a backhander 70 seconds later.
Johnston made it 4-2 when he barreled through traffic and lifted a backhander over Anderson's right shoulder with 10:02 left.
Craig Smith started the scoring with his ninth goal, going around Boeser and beating Anders Nilsson with a backhander at 2:22.
Forsberg tied it at 2 with a wraparound backhander for his 213st goal of the season, bringing a roar from the crowd.
Zucker made it 4-2 21 seconds later, taking Nino Niederreiter's pass, skating into the slot and flicking a backhander over Jones.
Colin Wilson answered Lucic's goal with a backhander over Cam Talbot at 15:21 in the weirdest sequence of an unusual game.
Wallmark faked a shot from the left circle and drove to the net, finishing by flipping a backhander over Lindgren's left pad.
Barzal made it 210-1 just 37 seconds into the period on a backhander past Pavelec and into the top right corner.
He came off the bench, got a pass from Conor Sheary, split the Carolina coverage and sent a backhander between Nedeljkovic's pads.
Huberdeau won the game with a backhander after a loose puck bounced to him in front, his seventh goal of the season.
Kerfoot scored his ninth goal of the season at 239:25 of the first period with a backhander on Jake Muzzin's rebound.
It took just 3:13 for the Rangers to strike again, as Smith's backhander over Stolarz's glove put them ahead, 2-1.
Smith gained possession in the neutral zone and lifted a backhander over a sprawling Price from the left side of the crease.
Henrique scooped up a Frans Nielsen turnover at the New Jersey blue line, raced down the ice and put a backhander past Coreau.
The puck was going to Holtby's right, and Sundqvist dove and knocked in a backhander with 3:27 to go in the period.
For the winner, Marchand scored on a backhander off a breakaway as he fought off the check of Red Wings defenseman Mike Green.
Coming off the right boards, Burns shrugged off New York's Jordan Eberle for a perfectly placed backhander, with Hertl and Donskoi drawing assists.
Kane scored on a backhander early in the second overtime, and Chicago avoided first-round elimination with a victory in St. Louis Blues.
Miika Koivisto attempted a backhander from close to the net but it got deflected off a Swedish stick and wobbled over Fasth's shoulder.
Kase was on a one-on-one rush, spun and buried a backhander through Smith's legs for his 13th goal of the season.
His backhander toward an open net was blocked by a sliding Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen and then pushed out of danger by Hischier.
The Capitals then cut the lead to 4-2 when T.J. Oshie scored on a backhander with 4:32 remaining in the period.
In the first round of the shootout, he faked a shot, dropped his shoulder and slid a backhander by Wild goaltender Alex Stalock.
At 11:31 of the second, Pionk's acrobatic backhander from a crowd around the crease went under Murray to make it 4-1.
Thompson finished off the sequence by getting near the net and sweeping a backhander past Georgiev for his second goal of the season.
Nylander skated down the middle of the ice and lofted a backhander over goaltender Jeff Glass' blocker for his 21th goal of the season.
Gaustad put Nashville ahead by 3-1 with a backhander 2:39 into the second period for just his second goal of the season.
Fiddler took advantage to slide a soft backhander past Murray from the right circle at 4:00 even with Letang draped on his shoulder.
Foligno went to retrieve it by the right side of the net, moved to the left side and easily lifted a backhander over Schneider.
But on his next shift, Hertl was stopped on a backhander by Markstrom before being ridden into the boards by Hughes and Chris Tanev.
Panarin then got by Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield, stopped near the left side of the net and lifted a backhander over goaltender Semyon Varlamov.
He held off the check and from the slot slipped a backhander just inside the far post for his sixth goal of the season.
Backlund followed with a short-handed tally, which he created by intercepting a pass in his own zone and then also converted a backhander.
Minnesota took a 3-2 lead when Soucy gloved down a pass from Zach Parise and then batted a backhander through the five-hole.
Stamkos whipped in a blind backhander past a diving Varlamov at 163:35 of the middle period for his third goal in two games.
Kadri cleaned up the rebound with a backhander for his 10th goal at 11:193, breaking a 10-game span without netting a marker.
After both teams scored twice during the first three rounds of the shootout, Koivu skated in and put a backhander into the top shelf.
He carried the puck out of the corner, avoided defenseman Mirco Mueller sliding to the ice and swept in a backhander past Blackwood's blocker.
Rantanen got a pass in the neutral zone from MacKinnon, twisted around defenseman Ron Hainsey and beat Hogberg with a backhander at 19:19.
Bobby Ryan moved around the net and had a backhander stopped by Bernier, but the puck deflected to Tierney, who deposited it into the goal.
Barkov roofed a backhander with 1:36 left in overtime after a steal led to a two-on-one break on Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen.
During a scramble in front, Bryan Rust pushed the puck across the top of the crease to Letang, who lifted a backhander past Braden Holtby.
Zucker faked a forehand shot before slipping a backhander through Mason's legs with 4:02 to go in the second to make it 963-2.
Instead, Arvidsson, streaking down the left wing with a pass from Miikka Salomaki, roofed a backhander that appeared to deflect off goalie Martin Jones' shoulder.
Malkin cut it to 5-3 at 1:23 of the third period when he scored on a backhander with his back to the net.
Crosby basically passed the puck to himself by batting it out of mid-air and then flicking a backhander out of mid-air past Price.
The Devils cut the deficit in half at 6:33 when Zacha flipped a backhander past Hurricanes goalie Curtis McElhinney, who finished with 33 saves.
Eberle opened the scoring by lifting a backhander past Georgiev on the game's first shift, but it was all Rangers the rest of the way.
The Canadiens went up 2-0 with 2:59 left in the second when Tatar faked twice before finishing off a breakaway with a backhander.
The Stars again were denied early in the third period, as defenseman Esa Lindell's backhander from deep in the right circle hit the left post.
The Golden Knights center outraced Winnipeg defenseman Jacob Trouba and beat Hellebuyck with a backhander 35 seconds into the match as the building roared with delight.
Wild captain Mikko Koivu had a short-handed breakaway after Minnesota took the first penalty of the game, but his backhander went wide of the net.
Parayko got the game-winner when he beat Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard and managed to knock the puck with a one-handed backhander past Semyon Varlamov.
The second time, he took it off Matt Nieto in front of Colorado's net and beat Pickard with a backhander for his 17th of the season.
Hartman stole a cross-ice pass at center ice and skated in to put a backhander past Connor Hellebuyck at 3:02 of the second period.
Lundqvist turned aside Stamkos&apos left-circle power-play shot during the first and the Lightning captain&aposs in-close backhander early on in the second.
Ferland tied the game with a backhander that he lifted over Pekka Rinne's glove in the top left corner of the net with 23:20 remaining.
James Van Riemsdyk's backhander past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard at 17:34 of the third snapped a 22-216 tie and put Toronto ahead for good.
He skated through the slot and lifted a backhander from below the right faceoff circle under Fredrik Andersen's legs while absorbing contact from defenseman Nikita Zaitsev.
Roman Josi's first goal of the playoffs restored the roar at 15:53 of the first period, as he bounced a short-range backhander over Jones.
Ryan Johansen equalized at 1:25 of the second period during a four-on-four segment, slipping a backhander at point-blank range through Jones' legs.
Vatrano recorded his 16th goal on a backhander on a two-on-one breakaway to chase Jones from the game at 7:22 of the third.
With 43 seconds left he made a point-blank save on Jake Guentzel and then with 15 seconds left, Blackwood smothered a backhander by Evgeni Malkin.
Niemi made 220 saves Wednesday, including a clutch stop of Calle Jarnkrok's backhander on a late third-period breakaway that kept the Canadiens within a goal.
Skinner then tied it with his fourth goal in two games, finishing a two-on-one with Jason Pominville with a backhander over Miller's left pad.
Hayes tied it about two minutes later, skating down the right side and sending a backhander at a sharp angle as he passed the goal line.
His backhander from the slot came on a power play to make it 3-1 and extend the Blue Jackets' lead in shots to 20-4.
Auston Matthews fed Nylander a pass in the right faceoff circle, and Nylander skated toward the front of the goal before beating Hutton with a backhander.
Foligno got the assist as he won another board battle and moved the puck to Dubois, who scored on a breakaway backhander that went five-hole.
Kucherov took a long lead pass from Steven Stamkos at the Anaheim blue line, shrugged off a defender and put a backhander over Gibson's left shoulder.
After controlling the puck behind the Sabres' net, Mantha passed into the slot where Helm sent a backhander past Hutton for his eighth of the season.
Shattenkirk scored his third this season, pouncing on a loose puck and skating around Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly before putting in a backhander at 12:45.
Minnesota nearly tied it moments later when Ryan Donato had a breakaway, but a sprawling Grubauer gloved his backhander to keep the Avalanche in the lead.
Later in the period, Derek Roy slid a soft backhander between Francouz's legs off a feed from Brandon Kouzon to put the Canadians up 3-1.
Staal found the puck and slid a backhander just inside the right post for the winner as the Wild snapped a two-game home losing streak.
Ferland tied the game with a backhander that he lifted over G Pekka Rinne's glove in the top left corner of the net with 7:05 remaining.
Wingels scored his fourth goal of the season on a backhander from about 28 feet in front of Domingue with 22011:37 left in the first period.
Reinhart finished off a partial breakaway by flipping a backhander from the right circle over Georgiev's stick after getting the pass from Eichel following a Rangers turnover.
Versteeg converted off a two-on-one with Troy Brouwer 2:21 into the period and Jake Allen misplayed Ferland's long, soft backhander 35 seconds after that.
Brown redeemed himself immediately with his 247th tally on the Kings' first power play, breaking away and deking a backhander by Montembeault to tie it 224-1.
Brouwer, who played for the Blackhawks' Cup winner in 226 and was among the veteran additions to a team trying to break through, swiped in a backhander.
Buffalo tied the game at 6:58 on Ristolainen's second goal of the season, as he cut in front of the net and put in a backhander.
Burns restored the two-goal lead at 2:09 of the third, corralling the rebound of a point shot by Labanc and putting a backhander over Merzlikins.
Spurgeon scored the go-ahead goal at 10:07 of the third period, putting a backhander from the bottom of the left faceoff circle toward the net.
Scheifele gained position in front of the Blackhawks' net and dropped in a backhander of his own for his fifth goal in the last six road games.
His top stop came just before the midway mark of the third as he lunged to his right and denied right winger Craig Smith's backhander on a breakaway.
Spezza made it 3-1 with a backhander through Bernier's pads at 6:48, and Pateryn chased Bernier with a slap shot from the point at 7:52.
Following Silverberg's goal, Carter Rowney chipped a short-handed backhander over Mrazek to make it 4-0, ending the goalie's night at 5:56 of the middle period.
Boston, though, cut that lead in half at 12:28 of the second as Chris Wagner swept in a backhander off a rebound from Curtis McElhinney (34 saves).
He took a feed from Blueger, orchestrated a spinorama as he moved down the inner edge of the right circle and beat Khudobin far side on a backhander.
Mathieu Perreault evened the count at 15:43 of the opening frame with a nifty backhander as he drove the net, and Nikolaj Ehlers scored 103 seconds later.
Allen stopped Gaudreau's backhander on a breakaway three minutes into the second period and was outstanding the rest of the period, stopping all 13 Calgary shots on goal.
The Oilers struck first when Khaira came around the back of the net and put a backhander under Grubauer's left arm at 13:17 of the first period.
A Tavares backhander restored Toronto's lead just 31 seconds after Maroon's score, and William Nylander added an insurance goal with a spectacular power-play effort at 14:21.
Linemate Brady Tkachuk stole the puck at his own blueline, flipped a backhanded pass down the ice and Anisimov raced in with a backhander for his 11th goal.
He skated in from the left, forced Merzlikins to slide through the crease and slipped a backhander between the goalie's pads at 7:33 for his seventh goal.
Detroit regained the lead at 2-1 on a backhander by Zetterberg through Marc-Andre Fleury's pads after two Golden Knights collided to the side of the net.
He gained the puck at the half wall, cut across the slot, eluded one check with a toe-drag and then deposited a backhander as he was falling.
The Capitals then took a 2-1 lead when Oshie made a few quick moves past Bruin defenders and then put a backhander by Halak at 8:05.
Bryan Rust flipped a backhander past Tuukka Rask 1 minute 24 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in Pittsburgh.
Nelson tied the score at 3-3 at 17:00 of the second, splitting two Vancouver defenders to get to the puck and lifting a backhander past Demko.
Following a turnover by Milan Lucic near the right boards, Hickey moved through the left circle, dragged the puck and lifted a backhander into the top of the net.
Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis scored in the second round before Minnesota's Zach Parise sent a backhander between the pads of Juuse Saros in the third to extend the shootout.
Colorado completed the strong period when Wilson used a spin move at the left circle to create space and then snapped a backhander from the slot at 12:04.
After a centering pass from Huberdeau, Ekblad flicked a high backhander that caromed off the left post and barely crossed the line before exiting without ever touching the net.
The best scoring chance for either team in the scoreless first period was Kuemper's glove save on Crosby's point-blank backhander off a two-on-one at 11:40.
He took a feed from Phil Kessel in the neutral zone, broke into Arizona's end and shoveled a high backhander short side from the bottom of the right circle.
Brett Connolly's shot was stopped by Brossoit, and a second attempt, by Brian Boyle, was blocked in front by Scheifele before Trocheck's backhander finally scored on yet another rebound.
J. T. Miller sealed the win with a backhander into an empty net with a minute left after he lost a glove on the rush up the right wing.
Mikael Granlund got him the puck on the left wing and Koivu got plenty of time to maneuver into the slot, where he whipped a backhander past Hutton's blocker.
Ryan took control near center ice and raced by Pittsburgh defenseman Olli Maatta before flipping a backhander past Fleury to give the upstart Senators early control of the series.
While the Canucks buzzed around the offensive zone, a loose puck came to Eriksson at the doorstep, and he deposited a backhander for his fifth goal of the season.
Bonino collected a rebound and swept in a backhander through Rittich's pads at 5:33 of the first period for his fourth consecutive goal for Nashville — all on rebounds.
Kucherov scored on a backhander at 17:57 of the third, off an assist from Stamkos, and Palat added an empty-netter at 19:43 to cap the victory.
The Stars made it 2-1 with a quick goal off a faceoff at 2:18 of the third, Benn with his ninth of the season on a backhander.
Foligno skated through the slot and slipped a backhander over Andersen's glove at 221:211 of the first period for his 221th goal, trimming the deficit to 2-1.
He won a puck battle with Duncan Keith along the right boards and chipped a backhander from just inside the blue line that rolled just inside the right post.
The Rangers tied it during a 4-on-4 with 2:04 left when Kreider picked up a loose puck in the high slot and lifted a backhander by Bobrovsky.
Perry got the first one when he got the puck in front of the net, waited for Varlamov to commit and then beat him with a backhander at 6:08.
Each day he will have to arrest a pre-negotiated number of drivers and escort them to the police station, where his superior will demand a bigger backhander for himself.
Washington took a 1-0 lead late in the first period when Lars Eller scored against his former team, putting a backhander past goalie Carey Price with 1:24 remaining.
He got the first one when he intercepted Matt Nieto's pass at the Dallas blue line, skated into the Colorado zone and beat Bernier with a backhander at 14:44.
Byron tied the score at 16:48 in the third period when he picked up a loose puck in a scramble in the slot and fired a backhander past Rask.
The Capitals took a 237-22 lead at 21:20083 of the third when Ovechkin recovered his own blocked shot and fed Oshie, whose backhander slid under Murray's right pad.
After center Tomas Plekanec won the faceoff, Galchenyuk skated around the top of the circle before deking out center Ryan O'Reilly at the bottom and lifting a backhander past Lehner.
Forsberg stole the puck in the right corner and slipped a backhander under Brian Elliott at 13:21 of the middle period to cut the Calgary advantage to 24-23.
Benn's winner came on a backhander after taking a pass from Seguin on a three-on-two break, after Edmonton's Connor McDavid lost the puck deep in the offensive zone.
Werenski fired a shot that Atkinson redirected, and the puck caromed to the opposite circle, where Duchene swept in a backhander at 1:44 for his second career playoff goal.
Coleman received the cross-ice pass from Travis Zajac during an odd-man rush and neatly deposited a backhander on the deke to net his 15th goal of the season.
Donato made it 1-0 when his backhander from the right circle deflected off New York defenseman Brady Skjei and went past Georgiev with 10:83 remaining in the first.
Colorado led 238-22017 for most of the game before Nyquist tied it with a blind backhander 219:22005 into the third period for his 23th goal of the season.
Less than five minutes into the third period, James Van Riemsdyk upped the Leafs' edge to 3-0 when his sharp-angle backhander banked off Mrazek and into the net.
The first came when Grubauer's save on Nyquist's shot bounced in front, Couture gathered it and roofed a backhander to give San Jose a 1-0 lead at 15:24.
After being sprung on a breakaway thanks to Radim Simek's long pass, Kellman held off a check while depositing a backhander at the 2:39 mark of the second period.
The Sharks scored just 27 seconds in when Joe Pavelski grabbed the puck off a turnover in the slot and whipped a spinning backhander past Bishop for a 1-13 lead.
After getting Canadian goalkeeper Genevieve LaCasse down to her knees, leaving an opening to the net on her stick side, Lamoureux-Davidson lifted a backhander that rose over the cross bar.
Richard Panik got the puck at the top of the slot and Anderson was able to stop his backhander, but Hinostroza was at the right post to capitalize on the rebound.
Sharks goalie Martin Jones, who made 41 saves himself including a great stop on a backhander off Colin Wilson's breakaway earlier in the period, was at the edge of the crease.
Montreal made it 3-23 while putting pressure in front of the Washington net, culminating with Weal getting a backhander past Samsonov with 8:19 to go in the middle period.
Kopitar scored the first goal of the game at 153:21 of the second period on a backhander over Bernier's glove from the right circle after taking a pass from Kovalchuk.
He took a pass from Chara at the Devils' blue line, split defensemen Andy Greene and Adam Larsson, faked Kinkaid to the ice and deposited a backhander into an open net.
Staal's spinning backhander in the slot gave the Hurricanes a 4-1 lead with 4:14 remaining in the third period before Girgensons' goal with 1:01 left capped the scoring.
The puck ended up on the stick of Hornqvist, who beat Holtby on the short side with a backhander 4:14 into the third period to make the score 2-0.
Seconds later, Wayne Simmonds skated in with the puck, eluded defenders and found space, and tried a high backhander that glanced of Skinner's stick and got past Raanta at 8:43.
With the Sabres killing another penalty, Eichel skated in on Shattenkirk, toe-dragged past the defenseman and flipped a backhander over Vasilevskiy for the Buffalo captain's first career short-handed tally.
MacKinnon made it 3-0 midway through the second period when he took a pass from Landeskog at center ice, skated in along the left side and shoveled a backhander past Coreau.
And their first goal of the night, a backhander by Kevin Fiala at 3:31 of the first period, came on a delayed penalty that was a de facto 6-on-211.
The visitors started to put more pucks on the net in the latter half and, with 39 seconds remaining, Stempniak floated a backhander from the slot into the back of the net.
Bergeron scored twice in the first period before netting his third goal on a backhander off an Ottawa defender at 229:38 of the third period for his fourth career hat trick.
If not for McAvoy, who swatted the puck out of midair after Alex Pietrangelo's backhander crackled the post and sneaked behind Rask, Jaden Schwartz would have been positioned to jam it in.
Koivu's second goal of the period came at 19:49 as he set up in front of the net and put a rebound off Ryan Donato's shot past Kivlenieks with a backhander.
Chiasson cut to the net and, as he fell to the ice after being tripped by a diving Toronto defenseman, snuck a backhander between Andersen's pads and just over the goal line.
Just 16 seconds later, Brodin scored on a backhander from low in the right circle after a shot by Erik Haula was blocked in front of the net, but went right to Brodin.
Rantanen made it 2-0 on the power play when he got a pass from Tyson Barrie, skated in on Gibson and beat him with a backhander at 18:10 of the first.
Cam Atkinson was sprung by a long pass up the middle from Markus Nutivaara, then broke in alone on goalie Braden Holtby before beating him with a backhander one minute into the game.
After taking a pass at center ice from Zajac, Wood turned on the jets and blew past defenseman Eric Gryba for a clean breakaway that he finished with a backhander between Talbot's pads.
Craig Smith and Fiala skated up on a two-on-one, and Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien failed to block Smith's cross-ice pass to Fiala, who beat goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with a backhander.
The Devils took a 4-1 lead when Wood created a turnover by defenseman Matt Benning, and Zajac slipped a backhander from near the crease over Talbot's stick 5:27 into the third.
Crosby got things started when he chipped a severe-angle backhander under the crossbar for a 29-219 lead at 221:28 of the first period for his third goal in two games.
He carried the puck coast to coast, burned Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson, a fellow All-Star, after crossing the blue line and roofed a backhander past Jones at 21:53 of the first.
Jake Guentzel took advantage of a failed pinch by P.K. Subban to earn a breakaway and then beat Pekka Rinne with a backhander through the pads at 226:20 of the third period.
Kreider fired a shot from the left faceoff circle that Korpisalo stopped, but the rebound went right back to Kreider, and his backhander found the net for his 20th goal of the season.
The Devils made it a one-goal game when Bratt swept a backhander into the net with 16:04 left but Kunin lifted a wrist shot by Schneider less than four minutes later.
Crosby's backhander went in off a defenseman at 7:41, making it 5-2, and Simon pushed the lead to 6-2 when he scored off a feed from Crosby at 8:20.
Glass made the initial save on Christian Fischer's shot, but Rieder pounced on the puck and swatted a backhander into the net for a power-play goal, his seventh tally of the season.
But while lying on the ice, MacInnis was able to backhand a pass to Riley Nash, who slid a backhander across the slot to Lilja, and the Swedish winger netted his first goal.
The Islanders tied it with 59 seconds left in the period as Eberle took a pass from Mathew Barzal in the right faceoff circle, spun toward the net and scored on a backhander.
Nurse's long shot struck Puljujarvi as he battled with Anaheim's Josh Manson in front of Gibson after a faceoff, and Puljujarvi sent a backhander through Gibson's pads for his fourth goal at 16:05.
Nick Bonino beat him to a rebound and scored his fifth goal at 2:25 to make it 210-0, and Fiala undressed Khudobin with a backhander to the net's roof at 4:10.
Carrier made it 5-0 early in the second period when he got loose on a breakaway and beat Dell with a backhander under his left pad for his fourth goal of the season.
Nyquist scored when Larkin banged a pass off the boards and Nyquist skated across the crease and lifted a backhander over Luongo's shoulder for a 2-0 edge at 17:28 of the first.
Silfverberg's first shot snuck through Mrazek's pads and trickled just past the right post, but Silfverberg was able to get his own rebound and slide the puck back around the post with a backhander.
Arvidsson scored his second goal on a two-on-one breakaway, deking Jones before sliding a backhander past him to give the Predators a 22008-22011 lead at 8:44 of the third period.
McCann restored the Penguins' two-goal advantage at 15:38 of the middle period, stealing the puck at his own blue line and skating the length of the ice before scoring on a backhander.
Crouse entered the offensive zone at full speed when he received a pass from Nick Schmaltz, drove to the goal and lifted a backhander into the net for his seventh goal of the season.
From behind the Penguins' net after a turnover by Pittsburgh defenseman Brian Dumoulin, Ryan sent a soft backhander out front to Pageau, who one-timed the puck past the glove of Fleury at 14:32.
After Radulov drew four Stars players to him, the puck bounced out to Phillip Danault, who fed Pacioretty, and the Canadiens' captain tossed a backhander from the side of the net that trickled past Lehtonen.
Vesey made a cross-ice feed to Marc Staal through the slot, took the return feed and with Dallas defenseman Roman Polak draped him, then put a backhander past Bishop while falling to the ice.
He picked up the puck off the boards behind the Dallas net and skated to the slot to whip a backhander by Niemi for his 17th goal of the season, the most on the team.
Aho, who has five goals in four games, extended Carolina's lead to 2-0 when he split the defense and converted a backhander past Jaroslav Halak (34 saves) at 1:10 into the second period.
During four-on-four play, Hamonic led a rush, chipped the puck deep in the zone, grabbed the puck and roofed a backhander for his first goal of the season and first in 33 games.
Spooner scored his second of the game 5:38 on a breakaway after blocking a shot at his own blue line before racing the length of the ice and finishing the play with a backhander.
The Islanders' best chance of the first came when Josh Bailey had a breakaway and skated in and tried a forehand-backhand deke but his backhander was gloved by Mrazek with about six minutes remaining.
Richardson opened the scoring when he put a backhander high past Mrazek, and Perlini made it 2-0 with his second goal of the season on a power play at 15:57 of the period.
Just 46 seconds later, Landeskog picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone, skated through two Minnesota defenders, stickhandled away from Dubnyk's paddle and put a backhander by the goaltender with 50 seconds remaining.
Nashville's momentum lasted exactly 60 seconds, enough time for Kane to notch his 30th goal as he rocketed down the middle with a breakout pass from left winger Artemi Panarin and beat Rinne with a backhander.
Eriksson Ek continued the onslaught by beating Comrie from between the circles midway into the second, before Trouba's backhander shot from in close trimmed Winnipeg's deficit to 4-1 with 3:47 remaining in the period.
Niklas Kronwall fired a shot from the point, and Abdelkader, uncovered in front of the net, got a couple of whacks on the rebound before lifting a backhander over Montoya's pad 53 seconds into the game.
Poolman cleaned up a loose puck with a backhander at 17:27 — his fourth goal — after Kuemper made the initial save on Eakin's wrist shot, and the teams headed to the third period knotted at 2.
DeAngelo reached three points by making a long lead pass from the defensive zone to Kreider, who finished off the play by getting past Severson and lifting a backhander into the net with 7:44 remaining.
He made a clinching, lunging stop with his left pad off a backhander in the crease from Tomas Plekanec inside two minutes of the final horn, when the Rangers were clinging to a one-goal lead.
Perron picked a Brayden Point saucer pass attempt out of the air deep inside the Tampa Bay zone before deking Vasilevskiy to beat him with a backhander for his ninth of the season at 14:11.
The Kings again pulled within a goal at 11:42 of the second as Prokhorkin took a pass from Sean Walker at the blue line, split two Anaheim defenders and beat Miller with a nifty backhander.
Sheahan was sent on a breakaway by a blue line-to-blue line pass from Nygard and snuck a backhander through Ullmark's pads at 8:25 of the period to pull the Oilers within a goal.
Two minutes after Lundqvist stopped Nicolas Deslauriers on a breakaway, Chytil went wide to the right and lifted in a backhander into the short side for his ninth goal at 7:14 of the first period.
The Red Wings tied the game with 313:52 remaining in the first on a goal by Anthony Mantha, who skated towards Washington goalie Braden Holtby and slipped a backhander underneath his pads to make 1-1.
Canadiens center Tomas Plekanec tried to backhand the puck around the end boards to a teammate, but Micheal Haley intercepted it, sending it to Karlsson in the low slot, and the Karlsson lifted a backhander past Price.
The Rangers then tied the game late when Derick Brassard fed Boyle on a 2-on-1 and Boyle beat Jones with a backhander for his first goal as a visitor in his old Shark Tank home.
Zucker upped the advantage to 123-1 at 9:45 of the second period with his 22nd marker, flipping a backhander over Allen, who lost his stick on the ice and was helpless to stop the shot.
From behind the Penguins' net after a turnover by Pittsburgh defenseman Brian Dumoulin, Ryan sent a soft backhander out front to Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who one-timed the puck past the glove of Fleury at 193:32.
Shortly after Tampa Bay's second power play ended early in the second, Bjorkstrand took a pass from Pierre-Luc Dubois to start a breakaway and flipped a backhander over McElhinney at 3:44 to tie the score.
Buzzing around on the forecheck, Jesper Fast capitalized on a miscue by Andrei Markov — the puck, dumped in from center ice by Brady Skjei, caromed off his skates — to slip a backhander by Price at 11:39.
Moore took a banked pass off the side boards from Roman Polak, skated through the right circle and flipped a backhander over Korpisalo for his fifth goal of the season at 213:24 of the first period.
Kessel's power-play goal on a wrister with 443:34 left put Pittsburgh on the board, but the tie was short-lived as Calvert's backhander just over two minutes later restored the Blue Jackets' one-goal advantage.
Tkachuk collected a pass in full stride in the neutral zone from Chris Tierney, and the speedy winger outraced Tomas Tatar to put a backhander, his eighth goal, past Montreal goalie Carey Price for the game-winner.
Benn kept the puck in the offensive zone at the blue line, made a self pass off the side boards to get past a defenseman and skated to the net, beating goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with a backhander.
EditorsNote: Slight tweak to third graf (shot was not a backhander) Aleksander Barkov scored three goals and added one assist to lead the host Florida Panthers to a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night.
Minnesota fired 26 shots at Berube in the first period and took a 223-218 lead when center Charlie Coyle eluded defenseman Scott Mayfield along the left side and beat Berube with a backhander with 29:211 remaining.
Penguins rookie forward Jake Guentzel scored his third goal in four games since being called up from the minors only 1:23 into the period, off a rebound of Malkin's backhander from just in front of the crease.
Pittsburgh, which improved to 14-218-22 when leading after two periods, poured it on with goals by Kunitz from the slot at 22:212 of the third period and Scott Wilson on a backhander at 211:20.
Connor was pressured into turning over the puck near center ice late in the opening period and Reilly Smith set up Marchessault, his former Florida Panthers teammate, at the blue line and he scored on a breakaway backhander.
Maroon worked behind the net with the puck and flipped a backhander onto Hill, and Killorn grabbed the rebound and popped in his ninth goal in his last 11 games at 173:06 for a 1-0 lead.
Appleton scored his third goal this season when his backhander trickled past Bobrovsky at 13:21 of the second period, but Bjorkstrand wired his eighth goal 57 seconds later for a 3-2 Columbus lead after 40 minutes.
The Hurricanes, who have played seven of their first nine games on the road, jumped out to a quick start when Slavin cut through the middle of the ice and, in alone, beat Anderson with a high backhander.
Tampa Bay tied the game on Cirelli's ninth goal this season — and third short-handed — with a backhander at 8:20 of the first when Ryan Callahan sprung him with a neutral-zone pass after a Toronto turnover.
When San Jose defenseman Brent Burns could not corral a pass at his feet from Kevin Labanc at the Washington blue line, Ovechkin scooped up the puck, skated in alone on Jones and beat him with an elevated backhander.
Ovechkin fired a shot from the top of the left circle that was stopped by Price, but Backstrom picked up the rebound, lifting a backhander into the right side of the net at 11:03 of the first period.
Kunin pushed the Wild's edge to 4-2 when he blew in from the right, zipped to the left of Nilsson and lifted in a backhander over Nilsson's blocker for his fifth goal, at 4:34 of the third.
The Devils tied it early in the third when Palmieri chipped in a backhander past Jones from the right side of the crease with his back to the net after gathering the rebound of Andy Greene's attempt to jam it in.
Then with the Penguins cycling in the Washington zone, Malkin came off the bench, took a feed from Chris Kunitz in the left circle and lifted a backhander over Holtby's left shoulder at 11:37 to make it 2-1.
Huberdeau, who also had a game-tying assist, put in a backhander in close on Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick, scoring his 23rd goal as the Panthers rallied from a 3-2 third-period deficit to win their fourth straight.
Vesey did most of the work himself on the second, taking a pass from Mats Zuccarello on the left, circling around defender Karl Alzner and then beating Holtby with a backhander from in close for his third goal of the season.
The Sabres poured the pressure on in the third and Benoit Pouliot's first goal with his new team made it 133-213 before Kane tied it with a backhander that slid in off Krug's skate with 24:2100 left in regulation.
On Pittsburgh's resulting power play, Bryan Rust turned the puck over to McCabe at the blue line, and McCabe raced the other way on a breakaway and lifted a backhander past Murray to tie it at 9:01 of the first.
As the crowd bellowed in the third period and the Canadiens' own urgency increased, Lundqvist turned aside every shot, including Plekanec's one-timed backhander from the top of the crease — a shot that Lundqvist said he did not see well.
And it came back to bite them when Los Angeles drew even at 1 with 5:24 left in the second period on Kopitar's backhander to conclude a sequence in which the Kings controlled the puck in the attacking zone.
The Hurricanes thought they had a goal off a backhander from Jaccob Slavin in transition with 2:08 left in the second, but replay showed the puck cut through the right side of the net before exiting out the other side.
First, Jordan Kyrou tied the game at the 2:04 mark when he grabbed a loose puck just outside the blue line, zipped through the defenders and slipped a backhander into the net for his second goal of the season.
Cullen tied the game at 9:54 by finishing off a breakaway, Zucker put a wrist shot from outside the left circle over Halak's glove at 12:17 and Ennis put a backhander from near the crease past Halak at 14:06.
Less than three minutes after Patrick Wiercioch's soft backhander bounced over Pekka Rinne's glove to give the Avalanche their short-lived edge, Forsberg solved Smith with a wrister from a sharp angle at 5:26, flicking it short-side over his right shoulder.
Off of a big rebound of a Matt Roy slapper, Toffoli roofed a backhander from the left slot over Nilsson's right shoulder That came after the Senators grabbed a 2-1 lead on Anisimov's goal at 9:50 of the third period.
Killorn's second winning goal of the series was set up by Ryan Callahan, who retrieved goalie Petr Mrazek's bad pass behind the Detroit net and centered the puck in the crease for Killorn's backhander 26 minutes 22014 seconds into the third period.
After bolting from his point position, he took a return feed while heading toward the goal and lifted a top-shelf backhander for his first tally in 31 career playoff games — and just the 15th in 133 regular-season and playoff NHL contests.
However, Rangers center Derek Stepan gained control of the puck in the center of the ice and sent an unassisted, short-handed backhander into the Columbus empty net for his 26th goal of the season with 1:11 remaining to secure the victory.
Evgeni Malkin set up Guentzel for a breakaway from the right point, and Guentzel deked Blackwood before sliding a backhander past the goalie's left skate for his team-leading 11th goal and a 23-1 Pittsburgh lead at 12:27 of the second.
Kuhnhackl tied the score, 1-1, as he swiped a backhander from his knees while falling down below the left circle, and the puck sneaked in between Jacob Markstrom's right pad and the post at 5 minutes 11 seconds of the first period.
Rookie Kaapo Kakko gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the first period when he raced to the net, got the puck back from Ryan Strome, made a slick move past defenseman Oscar Klefbom and lifted a backhander into the net.
Acquired from Arizona in June for Alex Galchenyuk, Domi scored his first goal as a Canadien when he led a 2-on-163 rush after a neat outlet pass from Artturi Lehkonen and finished with a backhander that beat Allen just 39 seconds in.
Milano pulled the Blue Jackets within a goal at 18:12 of the second, stealing the puck from Burns deep in the San Jose zone and skating to the net before avoiding a poke check from Dell and slipping a backhander between the goalie's pads.
He also does so because he can anticipate the nightly wizardry from Crosby — "He was impossible to defend," Matt Cullen said — who chased the puck behind Justin Braun and toward the corner, gained separation with a tight turn, then whipped a no-look backhander across the ice.
Ekblad, who was seen with an ice pack under his left eye while in the penalty box, got more than even when he beat a defender to a loose puck in the slot, stick-handled past a second Canadiens skater and then beat Niemi with a backhander.
The Islanders entered the third period with a 214-21 lead but sloppy play led to Mats Zuccarello cutting the lead in half and Kevin Hayes evening the game at with a backhander from along the goal line that squeezed between Halak and the short-side post.
Defenseman Roman Josi fired a wrist shot from between the faceoff circles wide of the net, but the puck took a lively carom off the end boards and Johansen flipped a backhander in front that went off the leg of Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian and into the net.
Wearing a protective cage, he played almost 17 minutes, blocking three shots, and was on the ice for the Blues' first goal, when he and Charlie McAvoy looped below the goal line, allowing Ryan O'Reilly to collect a pass in front of the net and roof a backhander.
David Perron quickly responded for the Blues at the 6:35 mark of the second, whipping a backhander past Bishop to put the Blues on the board and extend his points streak to a career-high eight games (four goals, seven assists), with Alex Pietrangelo and Carl Gunnarsson getting assists.
Stepan took a hit from Alexei Emelin in the neutral zone as he poked the puck up to Miller, who went one-on-one with Andrei Markov before skating around the Canadiens' defenseman with a skillful toe drag and cutting into the slot to beat Condon with a backhander through the five-hole.
Scheifele scored a power-play goal with a nifty backhander to pull the Jets within 3-2 at the midpoint of the second period, but Simon gave the Penguins a 4-2 lead entering the third, jamming home the puck after Sidney Crosby kicked it out front while being checked to the ice behind the goal line.

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