Niklas Backstrom steered aside 32 shots in the Minnesota Wild's 4-1 loss to the Rangers in New York Sunday night. Backstrom played well but he has been unable to find his top form this season and has been supplanted as Minnesota's starting goalie by Josh Harding, who is injured. Backstrom is now 2-7-2 on the season. His goals-against average is 3.19 and his save percentage is .895.