Backstrom won't be exposed for the Expansion Draft, Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Scoring 23 goals and 86 points will earn you a comfortable position with the Caps. This is the fourth consecutive season where Backstrom surpassed the 70-point mark, and he shows no signs of slowing down. Washington is bound to lose some depth this offseason, though, so it'll be interesting to see how that affects Backstrom's impact with the program.