Nicklas Backstrom: Alex Ovechkin’s the Guy I’ve Yelled at the Most
Photo: Sanford Myers In a month, the Washington Capitals will likely end the season as the NHL's best team with a home-ice…
TJ Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, and Braden Holtby Combine Talents to Give Caps Shootout Win
I was going to give this story a sexy title like: TJ Oshie Goes Top Shelf, Unstoppable In Shootout, but the Caps…
Smiling Karl Alzner Forechecks Below the Circles, Scores Goal Scorer’s Goal
Coming into tonight's game, bearded beauty Karl Alzner had scored 15 career goals in eight NHL career seasons. Saturday against the Bruins,…
Alex Ovechkin Scores 41st Goal After Perfect Saucer Pass from Nicklas Backstrom
Alex Ovechkin scored his 41st goal of the season and 516th goal of his career in the first period of Caps-Maple Leafs…
Braden Holtby Named to Team Canada’s World Cup Team
Team Canada announced the first 16 players on its World Cup of Hockey roster. Among those first 16 was a very handsome,…
Nicklas Backstrom on the Capitals’ Poor Starts: ‘That’s Not Going to Work in the Playoffs”
Photo: Patrick Smith The Capitals came back to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2. Though they eventually had dramatic goals from Alex Ovechkin…
Braden Holtby, Alex Ovechkin, and Other Caps Players Pose With the Holtbeast Figurine
Friday night against the Wild, the Capitals gave away Holtbeast figurines to everyone in attendance. The action figure barely resembles Holtby, a…
Nicklas Backstrom Visits Swedish Embassy, Receives Greatest Shirt Ever
Photo: Washington Capitals Kicking off a series of Global Heritage Nights at Verizon Center, Monday night was German Heritage Night, honoring Caps goalie…
Staring Nicklas Backstrom Does His Best Eli Manning Face
In the first period of Caps-Wild, CSN Mid-Atlantic took a shot of the Caps bench and zoomed in on Nicklas Backstrom. Nicky…
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Favorite Musician is Lady Gaga
Photos: thornescratch The Washington Capitals organization gives out a program during games called "Breakaway." Inside, it features various Caps players and their various…
Deece Crib: The Washington Capitals Tour the White House (Photos)
Photo: @WashCaps With the Caps back from the all-star break, a third of the roster went on team-building event on Wednesday. Justin…
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Braden Holtby, and Nicklas Backstrom Walk Red Carpet Before Skills Competition (Photos)
Photo: @WashCaps First-time all stars Evgeny Kuznetsov, Braden Holtby, and Nicklas Backstrom walked the red carpet ahead of tonight's Skills Competition at…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Becomes a Journalist, Interviews Nicklas Backstrom
Photo: NHL At media day for the NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, stylish Evgeny Kuznetsov was like a kid in a candy store. After…
Nicklas Backstrom on First All-Star Game: ‘It’s Nice to Kind of Get Appreciated, Maybe?’
Caps first-line center Nicklas Backstrom is set to play in his first All-Star Game after years of being an NHL afterthought. The…
What Caps Players Did During the DC Blizzard
Photo: @Kuzya92 Over the last two days, the DC Blizzard dropped two feet of snow in the district and three feet in…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Sets up Two Goals on Columbus Double Minor (GIF)
Don't put the Capitals on the power play. I thought that was clear by now, but the Columbus Blue Jackets did it…
Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov Are the NHL’s Highest Scoring Center Tandem
Photo: Alex Brandon This seemed worth documenting. Via TSN.ca's Scott Cullen, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom are the highest scoring center tandem…
‘I Got Goosebumps’: Alex Ovechkin and His Teammates React After a Milestone Night
Photo: Jacquelyn Martin Alex Ovechkin had a milestone night on Sunday in front of a home crowd and his friends and family. Ovechkin struck…
Also Amazing: Nicklas Backstrom’s Game-Tying Goal With 5.7 Seconds Left in Regulation
Photo: Adam Hunger Alex Ovechkin will be remembered as the hero of this Caps-Rangers game. Scoring in overtime, Ovechkin skated past six-time…
Alex Ovechkin Does His Best Michael Buffer Impression for ‘All Star Nicklas Backstrom’ (Video)
Alex Ovechkin has so much joy when he plays hockey. It's one reason why people root for him. Every time he scores,…
