GAVLE, Sweden --Nicklas Backstrom is living out his childhood dream. Again. Long before Backstrom imagined playing in the NHL, setting up Alex Ovechkin for all those goals and lifting the Stanley Cup ...

Nicklas Backstrom said he’s “full of energy” after hip rehab ahead of his professional comeback. originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After nearly two decades in North America, Nicklas Backstrom is ...

GAVLE, Sweden — Nicklas Backstrom is resuming his hockey career back in his native Sweden with Brynas IF after missing all of last NHL season because of a nagging hip injury. The Swedish club ...

Nicklas Backstrom, after retiring from the NHL due to hip issues, has signed a contract with Brynas IF in Sweden, marking a return to his original team. The 37-year-old center aims to continue his ...

Nicklas Backstrom is resuming his hockey career back in his native Sweden with Brynas IF after missing all of last NHL season because of a nagging hip injury. The Swedish club announced Monday that ...

Nicklas Backstrom is making a return to professional hockey, just not with the Washington Capitals. The 37-year-old signed with Brynas IF of the Swedish Hockey League on Monday, the team announced.

One of the best good-news stories of the off-season came Monday when Nicklas Backstrom announced his intention to play with Brynas of the Swedish League next season. After missing all last season with ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — The visitors’ room looked as it should have after Alex Ovechkin’s record-setting goal No. 895. Tom Wilson holding court in one corner. John Carlson in another. Nicklas Backstrom on a ...

Nicklas Backstrom opens up about his feelings as he watches Alex Ovechkin approach the all-time goal record from the sidelines. Backstrom has assisted Ovechkin numerous times, but ongoing hip issues ...

Backstrom (hip), who announced last Wednesday that he's temporarily stepping away from hockey to focus on his health, was moved to the long-term injured reserve list Wednesday. It was already expected ...

Alex Ovechkin was crestfallen when he learned that his good friend and longtime Washington Capitals teammate Nicklas Backstrom would be stepping away from the team. “I was in shock,” Ovechkin told ...

Washington Capitals star Nicklas Backstrom, who has had limited production this season after 2022 hip surgery, announced Wednesday that he is going to take a leave of absence to determine his future. ...