But what Toronto's Nazem Kadri did by running into Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom, without being pushed by a Wild defender, is a blatant infraction. And the fact Kadri caught Backstrom in the ...

The New York Rangers are one of the NHL's hottest teams right now – and one reason why is the stellar play of goalie Cam Talbot, who stole from Capitals star center Nicklas Backstrom what looked ...

The goalie prospects both were selected in the ... He soaks in everything veteran Niklas Backstrom has to offer. "He's been around for a long time and been consistently one of the best in the ...

BOSTON -- Washington's third-string goalie is playing as well as his Vezina Trophy ... series against Boston with a 2-1 victory in double overtime on Saturday. Nicklas Backstrom scored 2:56 into the ...

International Falls native Bob Mason recently concluded his sixth season as the goalie coach for the Minnesota Wild. He kept his answer pretty simple when commenting on why the Wild didn’t ...