Nicklas Backstrom Rejoins Teammates at Practice for First Time Since Hip Surgery
Save for Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom is the best player on the Washington Capitals – and it’s been that way for some…
75 Photos from the Caps Dog Calendar Photoshoot That Will Overcome You With Feels
On Tuesday afternoon, the Capitals celebrated all twelve months of the year with Homeward Trails' Animal Rescue dogs for the 2015-16 Caps…
Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom Go to Ed Sheeran Concert at Verizon Center
Photo: @peteglowdc Tuesday night, a third of the Caps roster traveled up to Boston for the team's second preseason game in consecutive…
Nicklas Backstrom Takes His Family and Personal Trainer to Redskins Game
Photo: @pt_andreas Sunday afternoon, injured first-line center Nicklas Backstrom traveled to FedEx Field like Tom Wilson and Michael Latta did last week,…
Nicklas Backstrom Explains What Makes Alex Ovechkin So Unstoppable
Photo: Washington Capitals For the last eight seasons, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have been one of the league's top performing duos-- the…
EA Sports’ NHL16 Rates Sidney Crosby Higher Than Alex Ovechkin, Thinks Nicklas Backstrom’s Not A Top 10 Center
EA Sports' NHL16 got some splainin' to do. Despite Alex Ovechkin leading the league in goals and Nicklas Backstrom leading the league…
Backstorm, Carlson, Trotz, and MacLellan Also Place At NHL Awards
Photo: Alex Brandon We already told you that Alex Ovechkin took home the Rocket Richard Trophy for the fifth time and Braden…
Michael Latta Wins Father’s Day With Tweet to Nicklas Backstrom
There were a lot of great Caps Father's Day wishes Sunday. From Tom Wilson's Instagram pic with his dad to Joel Ward's…
Nicklas Backstrom On His Hip Injury: ‘I’ve Been In Pain Since November’
Photo: Greg Fiume Two weeks ago, the Washington Capitals announced that first line center Nicklas Backstrom went under the knife to have…
At Eastern View’s High School Graduation, a Touching Dedication to a Departed Caps Fan
Photo: Sydney Madison Photography Friday in Culpeper, Virginia, a few hundred Eastern View High seniors gathered at Cyclone Stadium, the school's football…
Nicklas Backstrom Wears ‘Free Hugs’ T-Shirt, Calls Himself ‘Really Boring’
Photo Credit: Katie Brown Nicklas Backstrom can be bland. He's one of the best players in the league and one of the…
The Big Cheese: Clutch Joel Ward Scores With 1.3 Seconds Left in Game One (GIF)
Photo: Jared Silber A few years ago, Dan Steinberg asked Joel Ward why his teammates call him The Big Cheese. “Just the…
Nicklas Backstrom’s Game Four OTGWG (GIF)
Photo: Bruce Bennett How do you beat Jaroslav Halak? The answer is almost always traffic up front. That's how Alex Ovechkin got…
The Ovech-hop: Nicklas Backstrom Scores Game-Tying Goal Again, Alex Ovechkin Loses Mind Celebrating (GIF)
Photo: Mike Stobe Nicklas Backstrom just scored another game-tying goal. Today it came as the Caps were six minutes away from losing 1-0…
Nicklas Backstrom Ties The Game (GIF)
Talking about this goal would be vulgar. Just know this: Nick Backstrom has tied the game at three with a power-play goal…
Angry Alex Ovechkin to Mike Weber: Do Not Cheap Shot Nicklas Backstrom (GIF)
When the Washington Capitals lost Nicklas Backstrom to injury for most of a season, they were a different team. The elbow to…
Alex Ovechkin Takes Over the League Lead in Points
Photo: @JeffBessling A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the Washington Capitals were dominating the NHL leaderboard. Another fun milestone comes…
Matt Niskanen’s Niscannon Puts Nicklas Backstrom First in NHL Points (GIF)
Photoshop via @puckwx Nicklas Backstrom has been insanely good this year. Today has been no different. For the Caps' first goal, he…
The Caps Are Straight Dominating the NHL’s Leaderboard
Photo: @capsfan74 On February 19th, 2015, let it be remembered that 59 games into the season, the Caps were straight pwning the…
Play of the Night: Nicklas Backstrom’s Perfect Cross-Ice Pass Gives Caps Victory (GIF)
Nicklas Backstrom doesn't go to All-Star Games, receive NHL Awards, or get much attention of any kind. He's just quietly one of…
