Which front office is most ruthless? Who had the best glow-up? And which rookie has been most important to his team?

Kirill Kaprizov had this thing locked up before his injury, as he was the Minnesota Wild offense ... Evgeni Malkin to his Sidney Crosby? The Nicklas Backstrom to his Ovechkin?

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 ...

Klingberg, who was signed to a one-year contract by the ... a hip resurfacing that has caused players such as Nicklas Backstrom and Ryan Kesler to have not played since, but also caused little ...

In July 2021, Ovechkin announced he had re-signed for five years ($47.5 million). He would be over 40 years old by the end of the deal. The majority of the team's core -- center Nicklas Backstrom ...

Before the start of the season, it was revealed that Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie would both miss the 2024-25 season with major injuries. Backstrom has been hampered by a hip injury for a ...

He even sent a good-natured “chirp” at goaltending coach Niklas Backstrom, which made head coach Dean Evason chuckle. “It’s pretty cool, right?” Evason said. “He’s chirping ...

"I did a lot of research before I ultimately decided to do it and [Patrick] Kane was a big piece of that, to reach out to him, but also Nicklas Backstrom ... Minnesota Wild and Maple Leafs.

Klingberg, signed by the Edmonton Oilers last Friday ... was having conversations with players like Patrick Kane, Nicklas Backstrom and former Oiler Jesse Puljujarvi who’ve had hip resurfacing ...