Nicklas Backstrom, who returned from a groin injury and made 35 saves in his first game since Dec. 2 for a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, will return to the net for the league-leading Minnesota Wild for a game against the Jets in Winnipeg. Backstrom was less than four minutes away from a shutout on Saturday and was stellar, just as he was before his injury.