NICKLAS BACKSTROM is back y’all. The legendary Swedish center is making his long awaited season debut tonight as the Capitals take on the Chicago Blackhawks.
Ilya Samsonov will start the game in net.
Catch the game on NBC Sports Washington. We’ll be updating this article all night long.
A lot of roster moves happened today
- Nicklas Backstrom off LTIR
- Anthony Mantha on LTIR
- Nic Dowd and Trevor van Riemsdyk out of protocol
- Evgeny Kuznetsov enters protocol
- Brett Leason sent to Hershey
Capitals lines
Via Capitals senior writer Mike Vogel.
8-Ovechkin, 20-Eller, 59-Protas
73-Sheary, 19-Backstrom, 77-Oshie
24-McMichael, 23-Sgarbossa, 10-Sprong
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 47-Malenstyn
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 3-Jensen
57-van Riemsdyk, 2-Schultz
Samsonov vs. Fleury
The Caps goalies like each other
"I like Sammy, I hope he likes me." – Vitek Vanecek being the most relatable pro athlete of all time.
— Chris Cerullo (@CJC_95) December 16, 2021
Yes, the Capitals most definitely got weird on social media to celebrate Backy’s return
Capitals celebrate Nicklas Backstrom’s return with silly social media posts
Ovi ties Dave Andreychuk for the most PPG of all-time. 1-0 Caps!
274 POWER PLAY GOALS 🤯 pic.twitter.com/wwbVxQTU25
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 16, 2021
More importantly: Backy tallied an assist!
Nicklas Backstrom registers an assist on Alex Ovechkin's power-play goal.
EVERYTHING FEELS RIGHT ONCE AGAIN.
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 16, 2021
Here’s the RMNB article.
The Capitals just gave up THREE goals in 34 seconds to the Blackhawks.
WHAT IS HAPPENING ‼️
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 16, 2021
Daniel Sprong brings the Capitals within one with this snipe. 3-2 CHI.
Spronger to the roof! pic.twitter.com/Vc1mhT0Ol1
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 16, 2021
Lars ties it up on MAF.
Another big Lars Eller goal against Fleury!
ON THE WAY DOWN! pic.twitter.com/MdrwcBREmd
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 16, 2021
Alex DeBrincat scores again. 4-3 CHI late.
DEBRINCAT NETS THE GO-AHEAD!!! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/cX11gkGZLV
— Blackhawks Talk (@NBCSBlackhawks) December 16, 2021
Conor Sheary ties it up with 3 seconds left after a brilliant feed by Alex Ovechkin.
OHHHH MY GOODNESS pic.twitter.com/ueM1Iymzed
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 16, 2021
Conor Sheary turns it over in OT. Caps lose 5-4.
HAWKS WIN A THRILLER OFF THE STICK OF CALEB JONES! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/ISqRCWafKo
— Blackhawks Talk (@NBCSBlackhawks) December 16, 2021
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