ARLINGTON, V.A. — Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom announced on ... He had one assist through eight games in 2023-24. With Backstrom out, Connor McMichael will take on his role ...

Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals resolved ... Veteran defenseman Alex Pietrangelo bowed out of the 4 Nations Face-Off. A proven winner, an offensive D-man, a shutdown player or a ...

The forever underrated Capitals center is piling up assists at a rate consistent only with playmakers who have earned calls to the Hall. It was extremely deserved but felt strange to see for one ...

Nicklas Backstrom was ruled ineligible to play in the Olympic gold medal game for a failed drug test. Six months later, Backstrom finally received the silver medal he should have got in Sochi.

Per NHL.com's Tom Gulitti, Ovechkin was on the ice for skating work ahead of practice and working with teammate Nicklas Backstrom, who was in a tracksuit. The two shared a hug at the end of the ...

Today's Capitals don't know a world without Nicklas Backstrom ... right now, it's going to suck." With Backstrom out, the lineup not only looks different, but there were some tweaks made to ...

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 ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. -- Washington Capitals center Nicklas ... this," Backstrom said. "I think that it's been lingering a little bit for years, and I haven't really been able to work out the way ...

With just around a month until arguably the most important training camp of his career yet, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom was ... surgery held him out of the lineup.