ELMONT, N.Y. — Nicklas Backstrom walked into the visiting dressing room Sunday, after Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record, with an awestruck look on his face. Backstrom ...

Backstrom scored a goal and an assist on two shots, leading the Capitals to a 6-1 win over the Blackhawks on Thursday. The second star of the game, Backstrom would give the Capitals a 4-0 lead on ...

Capitals clip Penguins with a shootout strike from Nicklas Backstrom Washington earns a hard-fought 3-2 win against Metro rivals January 26, 2023 More than 2 years ago ...

Backstrom netted a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Islanders. Backstrom's marker in the third period extended the Capitals' lead to 5-1. He's up to four goals and 12 points in 24 contests this ...

With backup goalie, Ovechkin and Backstrom lead Capitals past Islanders 4-3 to even series. ... Nicklas Backstrom. Add Topic. Ovechkin, Backstrom lead Caps past Isles 4-3 in Game 2. AP ...

ELMONT, N.Y. --For Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie, being in the building to watch Alex Ovechkin make history on Sunday was at least the next best thing to being on the ice with him for his ...

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 bench. TJ ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — Nicklas Backstrom walked into the visiting dressing room Sunday, after Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record, with an awestruck look on his face. Backstrom ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with teammate Nicklas Backstrom brought out nostalgic feelings. In the ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – In a perfect world, Nicklas Backstrom still would be riding shotgun alongside Alex Ovechkin, setting up his longtime Washington Capitals linemate’s next goal during his ...

Nicklas Backstrom hasn't played in an NHL game since ... Backstrom has assisted on 279 of Ovechkin's 888 goals. Backstrom was the No. 4 overall selection of the 2004 draft while Ovechkin went ...