Niklas Backstrom (groin strain) participated in a full practice on Thursday. Backstrom suffered the injury a couple of weeks ago and it was thought at the time that he would be out two-four weeks so he appears to be right on schedule. "He looked really good," coach Mike Yeo said. "If he got sore or tired, he was told to back off and to give it a rest. But he didn't do that, which is obviously a good sign." Look for Backstrom to return shortly, perhaps as early as Saturday or next week.