Backstrom stopped just 14 of 17 shots in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Senators. Craig Anderson faced twice as many shots from Backstrom's mates on the other end, but turned in a perfect performance. While Darcy Kuemper has cooled lately after his dominant beginning to the year, Backstrom hasn't yet turned in a save mark better than .893 in any of his three starts, so he's not likely to cut into Kuemper's playing time much.