Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th game Thursday against the Sabres. Capitals players will all wear no. 19 jerseys during warmups.

Nicklas Backstrom will become the 356th player in NHL history to play in 1,000 games Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. When the puck drops, the Swedish center will officially join Alex Ovechkin as the second player in franchise history to play in 1,000 games for the Capitals.

Wednesday, in anticipation of the big game, the Capitals announced several tributes they have planned to honor Backstrom on his milestone.

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Capitals re-sign Conor Sheary to two-year, $3 million extension

The Washington Capitals have inked another contract extension with a player not named Alex Ovechkin.

Wednesday, the Capitals re-signed Conor Sheary to a two-year, $3 million deal worth $1.5M per season.

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the deal.

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Jakub Vrana said there was ‘something going on’ before the Capitals decided to trade him: ‘Let’s just move on and look forward’

Jakub Vrana took to the ice for the first time as a member of the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.

Vrana, a fan favorite in Washington, was dealt on trade deadline day by the Capitals along with Richard Panik and a first- and second-round pick for lorge forward Anthony Mantha.

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TJ Oshie disses himself in Capitals caption contest

Anthony Mantha made his Capitals debut on Tuesday, skating on the team’s second line with Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie. The trio combined for five points (2g, 3a) against the Flyers, which included Mantha’s first point and first goal as a Capital.

To welcome their newest player, the Capitals held a caption contest where Backstrom was seen chatting to Mantha.

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Mantha magic: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals destroyed the Boston Bruins in the game before the deadline and let the Philadelphia Flyers have some of that same medicine in the game right after the deadline. The Caps put another half dozen on the board in a 6-1 victory.

The Caps outshot the Flyers 32 to 30 but were out-attempted at five-on-five 48 to 37.

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Caps beat Flyers 6-1 in Mantha’s debut

The Washington Capitals emerged from the trade deadline determined. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday’s opponent, are ready for the Weird Year to be over.

Short king Conor Sheary opened scoring with a wide-angle goal to make it 11 on the season. Sean Couturier scored Philly’s sole goal, a tip-in after a turnover. Tom Wilson replied with a power-play goal, Backstrom added another, and even Carl Hagelin got on the board before the first period was over.

Anthony Mantha scored his first goal as a Cap in the second period, a sneaky shot from the slot. In the third, Alex Ovechin joined in on the fun with a power-play goal.

Caps win!

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Anthony Mantha scores goal in Capitals debut

Trade deadline acquisition Anthony Mantha registered his first point as a Capital in the first period. He scored his first Capitals goal in the second.

Curling to the middle of the ice, Mantha ripped a wrist shot that beat Brian Elliott in a hurry. It was Mantha’s 12th goal in 43 games this season.

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Alex Ovechkin grabs milestone puck for Anthony Mantha after he registers first point as Capital on Tom Wilson goal

It didn’t take long for Anthony Mantha to start putting up points for the Capitals. It took exactly eight minutes and 28 seconds.

After sleeping through his trade call and having only one morning skate under his ledger, Mantha assisted on a Tom Wilson power-play goal in the first period against the Flyers.

Along with being Mantha’s first assist for the Caps, it’s also the 100th assist of his career.

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Nastya Ovechkina and Ovi Jr attend first Capitals game of the season

The Washington Capitals had a bunch of several special guests at Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers – and I’m not talking about Anthony Mantha and Michael Raffl.

Last week, the DC government approved Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s waiver to re-open Capital One Arena for Capitals and Wizards games effective immediately. While fans won’t return to games until the end of the month, Capitals’ wives and girlfriends were in attendance Tuesday. That VIP list included Nastya Ovechkin and her son, Sergei, who rooted Alex Ovechkin on from the club level.

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‘Call me, ASAP’: Anthony Mantha says he slept through trade call from Steve Yzerman, drove from Raleigh to DC

The Capitals’ newest player, Anthony Mantha, talked about his no-frills arrival in Washington after the team’s morning skate on Tuesday.

Mantha said in his conversation with reporters that he was asleep when Red Wings’ trade with the Capitals was announced and he snoozed through a call from Hockey Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman.

“I actually woke up to a text saying, ‘Call me, ASAP’ from Stevie,” Mantha said. “You just call him right away… He just told me I got traded, best of luck, and thank you for everything I did in Detroit.”

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