Ahead of puck drop of the Capitals-Red Wings game, the 20 players from each team lined up on the blue line during what, for some, was an emotional pregame ceremony.
Honoring those who have been lost and who are currently fighting cancer, Capitals and Red Wings players held up their sticks while the Capital One Arena stood silent with their phones raised to the sky.
The Washington Capitals honored Nicklas Backstrom for reaching 600 assists in a pregame ceremony, Wednesday. Backstrom recorded milestone assist number 600 on October 22 in Vancouver on a (suprise, suprise) Alex Ovechkin powerplay goal. The 30-year-old Swede reached 600 assists in only 823 games and is the first player from the 2006 NHL Draft class to reach this threshold.
The Capitals played a tribute video to celebrate Backstrom’s accomplishment that included congratulations from his family, teammates, and Swedish superstars.
Ted Leonsis even presented Backstrom with a golden puck and a Tiffany crystal with “600” engraved on them. After the game, a humble Backstrom revealed that while he was honored, he didn’t need any more gifts moving forward for one big reason.
By Alex Hayes 4 months ago
The Vegas Golden Knights have a pregame ceremony that is second to none. Featuring a super-intense, sword-wielding knight and some Tron-esque drummers, the VGK entertainment crew turns down the lights, amps up the volume, and does some Medieval Times-esque story-telling.
It’s cheesy and overwrought, but I can’t get enough of it.
Wednesday for Game Three of the Western Conference Final, the Vegas Golden Knight got in a sword fight and had a harrowing battle with a jet.
Monday night, Alex Ovechkin scored his 600th career NHL goal against Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets.
Friday against the Islanders, the Capitals held a special pregame ceremony honoring Ovechkin, which included a video tribute and a special gift.
On Monday evening against the Winnipeg Jets, Caps captain Alex Ovechkin recorded his 41st and 42nd goals of the season. The second tally also hit a major milestone for the 32-year-old winger: it was Ovechkin’s 600th career NHL goal.
On Friday, March 16, prior to the Caps’ home game against the Islanders, the team will host a special ceremony honoring Ovechkin.
By Rachel Cohen 12 months ago
The Washington Capitals held a pregame ceremony to honor Nicklas Backstrom on his 500th assist. We at home didn’t get to see the proceedings, but we did get this neat video from the team, full of Nicky’s teammates congratulating him on the feat.
