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Nicklas Backstrom helped Alex Ovechkin chase history. Then he watched him make it.
As soon as I saw Nicky, I just want to cry,” Alex Ovechkin said Sunday, after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals ...
Nicklas Backstrom's Emotional Alex Ovechkin Exchange Mimics 2018 Gesture
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with teammate Nicklas Backstrom brought out nostalgic feelings. In the ...
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Backstrom, Oshie get emotional watching Ovechkin break Gretzky's record
Former teammates thankful to be on hand for Capitals captain's iconic 895th NHL goal against Islanders in New York ...
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Alex Ovechkin's Powerful Message to Nicklas Backstrom After Breaking NHL Record
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 ...
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T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom revel in Ovechkin’s accomplishment: ‘We’re like brothers’
ELMONT, N.Y. — The visitors’ room looked as it should have after Alex Ovechkin’s record-setting goal No. 895. Tom Wilson holding court in one corner. John Carlson in another. Nicklas ...
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Nicklas Backstrom drops big reveal on Alex Ovechkin’s record quest—And why he’s feeling major FOMO
The bond between Nicklas ... Backstrom has been forced to watch from a distance. After years of setting up countless Ovechkin goals, the Washington Capitals’ all-time assists leader is now sidelined, ...