On a night where Nicklas Backstrom is being honored for his milestone 1000th NHL game, the Capitals went all-out to celebrate the occasion.

The team formed what NBC Sports Washington’s Al Koken termed a “stick tunnel” — a pseudo honor guard — to welcome Backstrom onto the ice for warmups ahead of his big game.

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Here’s another look from NBC Sports Washington.

an entrance fit for a king 👑#N1KY @backstrom19 pic.twitter.com/WBnJbwqoGV

— NBCSports Washington (@NBCSWashington) April 15, 2021

The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir shared the view of the honor guard from the press area.

Um, there are a lot of No. 19s on the ice for warmups. #Caps #N1KY pic.twitter.com/r11DEWuSFe

— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) April 15, 2021

All the Caps players wore #19 jerseys during warm-ups, which will be auctioned at the end of the night to benefit Kid Power DC and Capitals’ Capital Impact Fund.

Iconic. What a moment.

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Screenshot courtesy of the @Capitals