Sat 12/3/11 7:29 AM

Niklas Backstrom left Friday night's game after the first period with a lower body injury. It was not known at the time if Backstrom was pulled for giving up two goals on nine shots or if he was injured but it turned out to be the latter. Surprisingly, he picked up the win as he left the game with a 3-2 lead and backup Josh Harding was perfect the rest of the way, never surrendering a goal in a 4-2 win. Coach Mike Yeo did not think the injury was "extremely serious", but he could be out some time if the injury is just serious. Harding should see a lot more action in the short term at least so adjust your fantasy lineup accordingly.