Backlund is tied w/Gio for leader in games played in 2016 (including the tail of last season). No one else has played more games than the two of them. I remember all those years where Backlund would be gone for a major injury, etc.
Other stats for 2016.
2016 POINTS-PER-GAME LEADERS
1. Johnny Gaudreau - 0.91
2. Sean Monahan - 0.70
3. Mikael Backlund - 0.66
4. Dougie Hamilton, Matthew Tkachuk, Kris Versteeg - 0.62
5. Mark Giordano - 0.60
2016 GOALS-PER-GAME LEADERS
1. Mikael Backlund - 0.33
2. Johnny Gaudreau - 0.31
3. Sean Monahan - 0.30
4. Sam Bennett - 0.28
5. Kris Versteeg - 0.23
https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/by-t...16/c-285239226