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Current and former Capitals teammates say really nice things about Nicklas Backstrom

The Washington Capitals went all out to celebrate Nicklas Backstrom’s 1,000th NHL game on Thursday.

The team formed a stick tunnel for Backstrom to skate out to, players wore number 19 jerseys during warmups, and the organization held a pregame ceremony which included a touching tribute video.

The Capitals also debuted a splash page on their website dedicated to all things N1KY, including 20 sweet video messages from Nicky’s past and former teammates and coaches.

We transcribed them all and also dug out a few more tributes from social media.

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By Elizabeth Kong and Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Victor Hedman attempts to break metal railing after suffering apparent ankle injury

Victor Hedman got injured during the first period of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s final round-robin game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday.

In what was a seemingly innocent play, the Norris Trophy finalist, switching from skating forward to backward, had his right ankle give out and fell awkwardly to the ice. After laying on the ice for several seconds, he slowly skated off the ice.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Victor Hedman leaves game after collision with Carl Hagelin

Tamba Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman collided with fellow Swede Carl Hagelin during Saturday night’s game against the Capitals. With nine seconds to go in the first period Hedman attempted to check Hagelin into the boards and his face made contact with Hagelin’s helmet.

Hedman appeared to recover and skated until the buzzer but did not return for the rest of the game.

Tampa head coach Jon Cooper told the media after the game that Hedman “got hit in a tough fashion” and would be re-evaluated. He did not rule out a concussion.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago

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November 2, 2017: The day the NHL had no chill

While Capitals fans were witnessing Lars Eller having one of the best nights of his career, the NHL, as if it were on a sugar high after eating too much Halloween candy, was going berserk in its other games.

The NHL saw a 57-save performance, a hat trick, fights between angry non-fighters, and a bunch of goalies being grumpy Thursday night.

Let’s recap.

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By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago

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Victor Hedman suffers scary injury after his visor breaks during World Championship game

Hockey is a dangerous sport and we were reminded of that again today during a 2017 IIHF World Championship game.

During Sweden’s 8-1 victory over Italy Friday, Victor Hedman’s face shield broke in half. He was lucky to not lose an eye.

The Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman received four stitches to close the nasty gash on his left cheek.

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By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago

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Tampa Bay Lightning Pregame: Boucher’s Scar, Seal Team 6, and Carbon-dating Roloson

Guy Boucher plots to kill 007 (Photo credit: Scott Cunningham/Getty Image)

Craig Brownstein of PuckBuddys writes for Russian Machine. You shall follow them on Twitter.

Banging out preview for Monday night’s game against the Bolts required us to go through some repressed playoff memories. Bear with us for some much needed catharsis; we’re still fragile.

Late last April, we embarked on a grand tour of European capitals just as Game 5 with the filthy Rangers was wrapping up. We were glued to the Blackberry as our readied for take off. Just before wheels up, word came through that the Caps bested the Rags, 3-1. We began our adventure by causing quite the raucous in the first class cabin with fanboy squeals, high-fives, and RED streaks of Russian curses– guaranteeing a date with aviation authorities upon landing across the Atlantic.

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By Craig Brownstein 11 years ago

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