Nicklas Backstrom participates in Sweden’s morning skate, gives huge hug to Henrik Lundqvist
Washington Capitals first line center Nicklas Backstrom flew to Düsseldorf, Germany, early Sunday morning. A short while later, he officially joined Tre…
Report: Nicklas Backstrom to participate in IIHF World Championship
Marcus Johansson and Alex Ovechkin might be too banged up, but Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is headed to the IIHF World Championship…
Caps have few answers, face uncertain future after another devastating Game Seven Loss
As the Washington Capitals shuffled through the locker room after the game, Braden Holtby slammed the door as he headed to the…
Nicklas Backstrom ties Game Five up early in third period
Nicklas Backstrom may live in Alex Ovechkin's shadow but the Verizon Center spot light was shining bright on him early in the…
With the Caps down 3-1, Barry Trotz challenges Capitals stars to be better — but is that fair?
When the buzzer sounded at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals made their way back to the locker room.…
Nicklas Backstrom, after infinite patience, scores impossible goal
The Caps withstood a five-minute major penalty after Matt Niskanen collided with Sidney Crosby, forcing both out of the game. The Caps…
After going down 2-0 to the Penguins, the Capitals held a team meeting that is ‘none of your business’
As the media stirred outside Washington Capitals the locker room for over 10 minutes, the team leaders came up to head coach…
Schmidt to Backstrom gives Caps their first 4-on-4 goal of the season
Sixty-six seconds. That's the total duration Nate Schmidt was on the ice in Game Three before he served Nicklas Backstrom a perfect…
Nicklas Backstrom scores huge goal, ties Game Two late in the third period
Nicklas Backstrom is normally a reserved and emotionless hockey player. Saturday night, after the Swedish Center tied the game, Backstrom went nuts.
Cure your playoff anxiety with photos from Tuesday’s practice
The Washington Capitals held their first playoff practice on Tuesday morning at Kettler. It was John Carlson's first practice back with the…
Nicklas Backstrom intentionally got kicked out of opening faceoff so Garrett Mitchell could take it
I didn't think we would be writing five posts about Garrett Mitchell today, but here we are. In the morning, we found…
Backstrom, Johansson, and Burakovsky will wear Swedish flag stickers on their helmets in honor of victims of Stockholm terrorist attack
Four people died on Thursday after a stolen beer truck barreled into pedestrians on a busy Stockholm street. The suspected driver, a…
Nicklas Backstrom cashes in on power-play goal after Tom Wilson draws penalty
After a brutal first period in which they gave up three goals to a team that -- to put it mildly --…
Nicklas Backstrom becomes first player in Caps history to record seven 50-assist seasons
Tuesday night at Verizon Center, Nicklas Backstrom had another one of those sublime performances that have punctuated his ten-year NHL career. And…
Nicklas Backstrom leads all players in power play assists per 60 since the 2012-13 season (Video)
We've all known for years that Nicklas Backstrom is one of the best of the best. Still, it's always nice when others…
Nicklas Backstrom scores on Swedish Heritage Night
After playing poorly in the game's first 35 minutes and falling behind 3-0, the Washington Capitals responded to the Dallas Stars' goal…
Nicklas Backstrom downs Flyers in overtime with PPG, Kevin Shattenkirk tallies first point as Capital
Saturday night at Verizon Center, Nicklas Backstrom scored his 20th goal of the season, dismissing division rival Philadelphia in overtime with an…
Tom Wilson practices on first line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom
In what could be a response to ongoing injury concerns or a clever bit of gamesmanship, Caps Head Coach Barry Trotz is…
Nicklas Backstrom scores 18th goal, leads NHL in points and assists since January 1
Nicklas Backstrom continued one of his greatest stretches of his career, tallying a goal in the first period against former teammate Michal…
Caps players and families have ‘best Valentine’s Day ever’ in the Bahamas
On Monday we found out that the Alzners, Oshies and Winniks are vacationing together in the Bahamas during the Caps' bye week.…
