Nicklas Backstrom poses with milestone 500th assist puck (Photo)
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom was the hero Saturday night in Ottawa. Backstrom's 500th career NHL assist would prove to be the…
Brooks Laich congratulates former teammate Nicklas Backstrom on 500th career assist
Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre, Nicklas Backstrom registered his 500th career assist on TJ Oshie's 13th goal of the season. The…
Nicklas Backstrom becomes 139th player in NHL history to register 500 assists
Saturday night in Ottawa wasn't two minutes old when Nicklas Backstrom recorded his 500th career assist on TJ Oshie's opening goal.
In loss to Montreal, Capitals made life “too easy” for Carey Price and the Canadiens
Saturday night's game between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals was billed as a sparkling goaltending matchup, featuring Vezina Trophy winner Carey…
Swedes rule: Nicklas Backstrom’s OTGWG gives Caps 4-3 win (GIFs)
After giving up 17 unanswered shots and three unanswered goals to the Bruins, the Capitals looked poised for an epic collapse. Instead…
Nicklas Backstrom named NHL’s third star of the week
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom had one of the best stretches of his career last week and the NHL has recognized his…
Nicklas Backstrom’s high-stick penalty that led to Blue Jackets GWG wasn’t actually a penalty
The Columbus Blue Jackets won their fourth straight game Sunday, but not it was not without controversy. Captain Nick Foligno drew a…
Since 2007-08, Nicklas Backstrom has the second most five-point games in the NHL
Nicklas Backstrom has lived comfortably in Alex Ovechkin's shadow since he began his NHL career during the 2007-08 season. But here's another…
All seven goals the Capitals scored on the Penguins
Outscored 7-2 in their last two games against bottom-dwelling teams, the Washington Capitals' play of late was becoming panic inducing. But Wednesday…
In which Nicklas Backstrom stickhandles around every Blue Jackets player on the ice and almost scores
Nicklas Backstrom is so quiet, sometimes it's hard to notice just how amazing of a hockey player he is. Tuesday night, Backy…
Five-year-old cancer survivor freaks out meeting Tom Wilson
On Saturday, the Washington Capitals hosted Hockey Fights Cancer Night at Verizon Center. There were so many great moments that evening that…
Nicklas Backstrom with the classic backwards backhand shot for first goal of the season
Nick Backstrom just scored his first goal of the season. It was your standard, everyday, no-look, backwards, backhand off a rebound.
Hi-res photos of Braden Holtby wearing a fedora
I have some good news to deliver. Caps stars Braden Holtby and Nicklas Backstrom are featured in the latest issue of DC…
For Caps’ second line, a good offense is the best defense
For the first three games of the season, Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin have been split up. Though this separation may not…
90 amazing photos from the Caps Red Carpet event
The Washington Capitals hosted their 2016-17 regular season home opener in style Saturday with a special red carpet event. As cars provided…
Tre Kronor line of Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky, and Marcus Johansson dominate against Penguins
For a decade, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have been dominant offensive forces for the Washington Capitals, spending most of their time…
The Swedes are taking over: Nicklas Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky team up again to tie the game
How Swede it is, homies. Nick Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky have combined for another goal, the game's tying goal and the second…
Andre Burakovsky scores 59 seconds into game after beautiful sauce pass by Nicklas Backstrom
The Washington Capitals' season wasn't a minute old before the goals began. Kicking off the season was Andre Burakovsky, assisted by his…
Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Braden Holtby take photos with puppies for the Caps Canine Calendar
Now that the Capitals have figured out their 2016-17 opening night roster, the team conducted their final photo shoots for the Caps…
Sportsnet ranks Alex Ovechkin as the tenth best left winger in the NHL
This week, Andrew Berkshire has been releasing Sportsnet's rankings of the top 20 players at each position using Sportslogiq's proprietary stats. Alex Ovechkin was ranked…
