Nicklas Backstrom recorded his 600th-career assist in Vancouver on Oct. 22, as he slid the puck to center ice on a power play, initiating a sequence of scoring opportunities that ended with an Alex ...

ARLINGTON, Va. --Nicklas Backstrom remembers the moment well but claims he didn't realize at the time that it was the beginning of symbiotic relationship. At the 2006 NHL Draft in Vancouver, the ...

Nicklas Backstrom played a total of 1,105 regular-season games, all with the Capitals, and 139 playoff games as well. Over his career, he totaled 1,033 points (271 goals, 762 assists), giving him ...

WASHINGTON -- - Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal and then added an assist on the night Washington celebrated his 1,000th career point, and the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on ...

On Thursday, Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th career NHL game, all with the Washington Capitals. Backstrom's career began in 2007 and there have been a number of incredible moments since ...

On a night in which the Capitals celebrated Nicklas Backstrom's 1,000th game, Washington fell to the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 in regulation for the first time this season. Backstrom recorded one assist in ...

I miss Nicklas Backstrom. Not just because he was the best center the Capitals ever drafted or because he wore my favorite ...

Oct 18, 2023; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) skates in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc ...

Nicklas Backstrom is returning to his native Sweden to resume his hockey career. The 37-year-old center, who last played in the NHL two seasons ago for the Washington Capitals, signed a contract with ...