ARLINGTON, V.A. — No one can replace Nicklas Backstrom for the Washington Capitals ... Ovechkin's center and has assisted on all 10 of Ovechkin's goals to open the 2024-25 season as No. 8 ...

For the better part of two decades, the Washington Capitals were among the best teams in the NHL and a lot of the success can be chalked up to the duo of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.

Nicklas Backstrom. With that description, who would be a good comparison for Backstrom? It would have to be a skilled playmaker with way more assists than goals. Probably somebody who doesn’t ...

Nicklas Backstrom modifies the Capitals Canines Night, the EIHL brings us an amazing between-the-legs goal, and the Kevin Fiala fan club has nights to remember. This month feels like it was just ...

Per NHL.com's Tom Gulitti, Ovechkin was on the ice for skating work ahead of practice and working with teammate Nicklas Backstrom ... had a league-leading 15 goals in 18 games at the time of ...

Teammate Nicklas Backstrom, currently on long-term injured ... assist provider when both were healthy on 279 of his 868 career goals. The two started playing together in 2007 and were practically ...