Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Braden Holtby and Devante Smith-Pelly also joined Backstrom on the ice. They performed the ceremonial puck drop between Ovechkin and Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno.

Oshie and Backstrom were by Ovechkin's side during the long journey to the record. Sunday's game was no different.

ELMONT, N.Y. — Nicklas Backstrom walked into the ... the two halves of the duo who helped make Washington a hockey town. When Backstrom entered the dressing room and embraced his longtime ...

Nicklas Backstrom ... regular-season team in the NHL three times (2010, 2016, 2017). “It was a pretty special moment when we won together there, and we realized that,” Backstrom said of ...

Sunday was a special one for a lot of people in the hockey realm, with Washington Capitals superstar forward Alex Ovechkin finally breaking his short-lived tie with NHL legend Wayne Gretzky for the ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with ...

Former teammates thankful to be on hand for Capitals captain's iconic 895th NHL goal against Islanders in New York ...