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Nicklas Backstrom helped Alex Ovechkin chase history. Then he watched him make it.
As soon as I saw Nicky, I just want to cry,” Alex Ovechkin said Sunday, after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals ...
T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom revel in Ovechkin’s accomplishment: ‘We’re like brothers’
Oshie and Backstrom were by Ovechkin's side during the long journey to the record. Sunday's game was no different.
Nicklas Backstrom Breaks Silence on Watching Ovechkin's Record Chase
Nicklas Backstrom hasn't played in an NHL game since October 2023. The Washington Capitals all-time assists leader (762) has battled issues with his left hip that caused him to have resurfacing ...
Nicklas Backstrom's Emotional Alex Ovechkin Exchange Mimics 2018 Gesture
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with ...
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Backstrom gives Ovechkin advice for chasing Gretzky before game
Nicklas Backstrom knows a thing or two about assisting ... s advice when he scored goals No. 893 and No. 894 in the first and third period, respectively, bringing him just one goal away from ...
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They helped Alex Ovechkin climb into NHL history. Here’s what that took.
“He wanted the puck all the time,” Nicklas Backstrom ... Zubrus did it first, as the veteran tasked with helping the brash, relentless 20-year-old learn the NHL. Backstrom did it best, teaming ...
Nicklas Backstrom drops big reveal on Alex Ovechkin’s record quest—And why he’s feeling major FOMO
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 ...