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 ...

With a 36-11-8 record and 80 standings points through 55 games, the Capitals are the top team in the Eastern Conference and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Playing with his friends in the backyard or at a rink in Ornskoldsvik, a young Victor Hedman was Peter Forsberg streaking down the ice while wearing the three crowns.

Goalie Logan Thompson stopped 18 of 19 shots ... in franchise history to reach that milestone behind Nicklas Backstrom (30, 105) and Ovechkin (30, 114). “They’re not beating themselves ...

Wilson becomes the ninth Capitals player to reach 800 games with the team, and at 30 years and 295 days, he is the third youngest to do so, trailing only Nicklas Backstrom (30 years and 105 days ...

The majority of the team's core -- center Nicklas Backstrom, forward T.J. Oshie and ... Who to add • Weekly trends: Power play, goalie picks • Projections | Goalie depth chart • Rankings ...

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

The Nicklas Backstrom to his Ovechkin ... dragging the puck back and then somehow beating Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Maybe not the highest technical score from the judges ...