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Todd Reirden announces Nicklas Backstrom will miss Game Two due to injury

Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden just revealed to the media that star center Nicklas Backstrom will miss Game Two of the Caps’ first-round series against the New York Islanders due to injury.

Backstrom got hurt after a blindside hit from Anders Lee, where the Islanders forward plowed into the Capitals center late with his head turned. The Swede would finish the first period but did not come out with the team for the start of the second.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Report: Anders Lee will not receive supplemental discipline for Nicklas Backstrom hit

The Washington Capitals were furious with Anders Lee’s blindside hit that injured Nicklas Backstrom after Game One, Wednesday.

John Carlson called the unsuspecting hit “real dirty”, TJ Oshie described it as “extremely late” and “cheap”, and Todd Reirden said it was “predatory.”

Despite the Capitals’ protestations, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety will not be disciplining Anders Lee. The Athletic’s Arthur Staple reported the news on Twitter.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Capitals call Anders Lee’s hit on Nicklas Backstrom late and predatory: ‘It looked real dirty’

John Carlson, TJ Oshie, and head coach Todd Reirden were critical of Anders Lee’s blindside hit on Nicklas Backstrom after the Capitals’ 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders, Wednesday.

Carlson, who tried to fight Lee immediately after he delivered the bodycheck, said, “It looked real dirty to me.”

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Nicklas Backstrom leaves Game One after Anders Lee blindside hit

Nicklas Backstrom did not come out with the rest of his Capitals teammates for the second period of Game One.

The Swedish center was hit blindside in the chest by Anders Lee in the first period during his second shift on the ice.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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John Carlson drops gloves after Anders Lee nails Nicklas Backstrom with a blindside hit

It took just one shift for John Carlson to get back into the thick of it after missing all three round-robin games due to injury.

Carlson scrapped with Anders Lee after the Islanders’ forward nailed Nicklas Backstrom with a blindside hit.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Reirden: John Carlson out, Nicklas Backstrom a game-time decision

The Washington Capitals will once again be without their Norris finalist today, according to Caps head coach Todd Reirden. Defender John Carlson will not play in today’s round-robin game against the Boston Bruins.

Forward Nicklas Backstrom will be a game-time decision.

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By Peter Hassett 2 months ago

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Nicklas Backstrom misses practice

The Washington Capitals were without Nicklas Backstrom for practice on Friday.

Capitals head coach Todd Reirden announced the news while speaking with reporters on a Zoom teleconference.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Capitals mic’d up video captures Nicklas Backstrom singing house music during practice

If you thought Nicklas Backstrom practiced in complete silence with a very serious look on his face, you’d *checks Twitter* be wrong.

The Capitals released a mic’d up video of Backstrom from a recent bubble hockey practice on Friday. While Backstrom is predictably very competitive on the ice, he also cracks jokes.

“New drill! Suck it, [team] white,” Backstrom says.

And yes, he’s both a singer and a dancer.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Nicklas Backstrom flew back home to DC alone while his family chose to stay in Sweden

Unlike his longtime running mate Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom will be without his family in Washington DC during training camp.

Backstrom, in a Zoom call after the Capitals’ first day of Phase 3 Training Camp, revealed to reporters that his family opted to stay at their summer home in Galve, Sweden.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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