The Washington Capitals forward received a standing ovation from fans before he participated in the ceremonial puck drop ...

Nicklas Backstrom has the yips. Too bad, as golf is by far his favorite summer pastime. He’s damn good at it, a five handicap. He carves his way through most courses off the tee, in his approach ...

Alzner, Backstrom, Green and Johnson to participate in the ceremonial puck drop before the Capitals game at Capital One Arena ...

Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals scored his 500th career point Wednesday night. He did it in 501 career games. If Backstrom can pick up the pace a little, there's a good chance he can ...

The Washington Capitals are strapped for cash. According to CapFriendly, with only just over $3.7 million in salary cap space, general manager Brian MacLellan needs to make big decisions to ensure ...

Teammate Nicklas Backstrom, currently on long-term injured reserve for a nagging hip problem, joined him in his natural spot: Serving up passes for Ovechkin to slap shots from his "office," also ...

What's it like skating alongside greatness? Dylan Strome can tell you, as he has spent the majority of his time with the ...

Let’s talk about the often forgotten, always in the shadows, perennially underrated Robin to Ovechkin’s Batman: Nicklas Backstrom. With that description, who would be a good comparison for ...

and catch a glimpse of the warm smiles of right-winger T.J. Oshie and center Nicklas Backstrom. The two were on hand, along with representatives from the Washington Capitals organization ...

Grossman took a pass from Loui Eriksson and fired a shot from beyond the right circle past a screened Niklas Backstrom. It was Grossman's second goal in 138 career games. Steve Ott scored twice ...

Mikko Koivu scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season and Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves for the Wild (11-4-1). Minnesota fell to 5-2-1 at the Xcel Energy Center. "These are the points you ...

Henrik and Daniel Sedin, franchise icons who played 17 seasons in Vancouver, lead Sweden’s first team alongside Nicklas Backstrom, Erik Karlsson, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Henrik Lundqvist.