Backy’s back, all right!
You guys, Nicklas Backstrom will play in Game Five. Backstrom has been out since the second period of Game One after taking a late, blindside hit from Anders Lee. Backstrom suffered a concussion on the play.
Nicklas Backstrom was unable to play in Game Four due to injury. But that’s okay, he still made an impact by being an active participant sitting in the stands of Scotiabank Arena, living and dying with every play.
You guys, Nicklas Backstrom was feeling the same feels we were feeling at home.
Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom *could* suit up tonight for Game Four of the Capitals’ first-round series against the New York Islanders.
Backstrom is a game-time decision per head coach Todd Reirden for the first time since suffering a concussion in Game One.
Injured Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom participated in a skate with the team’s black aces, Monday, according to Capitals head coach Todd Reirden.
Caps regulars got the day off of the ice.
Not a huge surprise, but Nicklas Backstrom will not play in Game Three. Backstrom is in the concussion protocol since suffering a hit from Anders Lee in Game One. He participated in some of practice on Saturday.
And now there are some major changes to the lines.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
Nicklas Backstrom entered the NHL’s concussion protocol after taking a late hit from New York’s Anders Lee in Game One. Absent from practice and all of Game Two, Backstrom participated in practice on Saturday, according to head coach Todd Reirden.
“Everyone was on the ice today”, Reirden said. “Including [Nicklas Backstrom] at the end there.”
But Reirden was reluctant to commit to Backstrom’s status or the lineup for Sunday, which Reirden repeatedly called “the most important game of the year.”
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals’ playoff intro is out and it’s straight out of the Marvel playbook.
Presenting the team’s stars as superheroes, the Capitals use a booming, dramatic soundtrack, a lot of red, and highly-contrasted lighting effects to present the players as our hockey saviors.
I love it.
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.
By Ian Oland 6 months ago
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.
By Ian Oland 6 months ago
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.”
By Ian Oland 6 months ago
