After a decade in the NHL, Niklas Backstrom is heading back to Finland. Liiga’s HIFK announced Friday they have signed Backstrom, 38, to a one-year deal for the 2016-17 season, which will mark ...

Starting to plan for next season will include inking goaltender Devan Dubnyk to a deal, but that could mean saying goodbye to longtime netminder Niklas Backstrom. The Minnesota Wild were ...

Nicklas Backstrom was ruled ineligible to play in the Olympic gold medal game for a failed drug test. Six months later, Backstrom finally received the silver medal he should have got in Sochi.

The 36-year-old said his hip wasn't responding the way he wanted it to following resurfacing surgery in June 2022. ARLINGTON, V.A. — Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom announced on ...