ARLINGTON, V.A. — Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom announced on Wednesday ... manager Brian MacLellan that he wanted to step away from the team. Washington had off on Tuesday ...

The Capitals center isn't giving up and is ready to show what he can do for the Capitals now that he's 15 months removed from hip resurfacing surgery. ARLINGTON, V.A. — Taking the podium at ...

Washington Capitals center Nicklas ... were one win away from moving on to the Eastern Conference final before dropping three straight games to the New York Rangers – losing Backstrom is far ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. -- Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom ... makes sense," Backstrom told The Hockey News. "It was just a nice feeling, you know? And I felt it right away, which was nice.

NHL.com's Tom Gulitti reported that general manager Brian MacLellan believes that Nicklas Backstrom deserves a chance to show what he can do at Capitals training camp. Washington Capitals forward ...

Nicklas Backstrom ... per-game level, Backstrom will probably be somewhere in the 1,000-point range by the time he finishes this contract. So he’ll likely have to step it up the way Alfredsson ...

With just around a month until arguably the most important training camp of his career yet, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom was back on the ice on Saturday as he is skating in ...

Backstrom received a royal introduction to his ... “It’s the mark of longevity, of doing things the right away, of playing the game the right way,” Capitals coach Peter Laviolette told ...