Watch the Wild's video tribute to Niklas Backstrom

During the first period of Thursday's game, the Wild honored its former goalie with this video that was shown on the scoreboard at the X.

March 25, 2016 at 11:07AM
Fans stood and clapped during a video tribute of former Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom now with the Calgary Flames in the first period.
Fans stood and clapped during a video tribute of former Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom now with the Calgary Flames in the first period. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

On Thursday night, during a TV time out as the Wild torched its old teammate Niklas Backstrom with six goals, the team paid a video tribute to the winningest goaltender in team history.

Here it is:


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