In Game 1, the Caps didn't get a shot on goal against the Carolina Hurricanes until the ninth minute of the first period. With the pressure ramped up in the first period of Game 2, Nicklas Backstrom ...

WASHINGTON -- - Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal and then added an assist on the night Washington celebrated his 1,000th career point, and the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- The Washington Capitals have been the best regular-season team in the Eastern Conference the past two years, and they showed the surprising New Jersey Devils why. Nicklas Backstrom had ...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom knew he had an opening once New York Islanders captain John Tavares lost his stick along the boards. Stopping and turning just inside ...

The Washington Capitals are the latest team to take advantage of the Detroit Red Wings' generosity at home. Nicklas Backstrom scored the only goal of the shootout, and the Capitals rallied from a ...

The Washington Capitals know center Nicklas Backstrom isn't going to beat his own drum. They're more than happy to do it for him. Backstrom scored two second-period goals and added an assist, Alex ...

WASHINGTON --Nicklas Backstrom scored at 11:53 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One ...

WASHINGTON -- So what if the Washington Capitals' goalie was a last-minute rookie replacement, making his second NHL appearance all season? So what if Alex Ovechkin's club had played nearly 5 1/2 ...

Sunday was a special one for a lot of people in the hockey realm, with Washington Capitals superstar forward Alex Ovechkin finally breaking his short-lived tie with NHL legend Wayne Gretzky for the ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — The visitors’ room looked as it should have after Alex Ovechkin’s record-setting goal No. 895. Tom Wilson holding court in one corner. John Carlson in another. Nicklas Backstrom on a ...