WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal and then added an assist on the night Washington celebrated his 1,000th career point, and the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on ...

On a night in which Nicklas Backstrom was honored for his 1,000 NHL points, he played the hero by scoring the go-ahead goal in a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Here are some ...

Saturday was one of those nights that sounds almost too perfect to be real, like it must have come from a movie script rather than real life. On a night in which he was honored in a pregame ceremony ...

In Game 1, the Caps didn't get a shot on goal against the Carolina Hurricanes until the ninth minute of the first period. With the pressure ramped up in the first period of Game 2, Nicklas Backstrom ...

Niklas Backstrom will start in goal tonight for the Minnesota Wild's home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Star Tribune reports that Josh Harding, who Niklas Backstrom will start in goal ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – In a perfect world, Nicklas Backstrom still would be riding shotgun alongside Alex Ovechkin, setting up his longtime Washington Capitals linemate’s next goal during his inexorable ...

Alex Ovechkin scored power-play goal No. 275 on Friday against the Detroit Red Wings, setting the record for the most power play goals of all time. It took an NHL review to get it as the power-play ...

It wasn't exactly the way Nicklas Backstrom had envisioned scoring his first NHL goal. But after going 15 games without one, the Washington Capitals rookie wasn't about to get picky. Backstrom crashed ...