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 ...

As Alex Ovechkin’s sidekick, Nicklas Backstrom is always playing in Ovie’s shadow. But behind the closed doors of Washington’s dressing room, the Capitals’ inveterate jokester gets all the ...

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 ...

Today, we take a look at the top 10 EDGE stats for Alex Ovechkin and the ... teammate to assist on 11 straight Ovechkin goals (Nicklas Backstrom also had 11 straight from April 6 to Dec. 15 ...

Looking tremendous through the @Capitals first 14 games, Nicklas Backstrom continues to produce offence at age 33 & in his 14th NHL season. Picking up an assist in his team's 3-1 win vs the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Backstrom received a royal introduction to his 1,000 th game from his Washington Capitals teammates, with their sticks raised to create a tunnel as he took the ice, not to mention a silver stick ...

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 ...