NICKLAS BACKSTROM NEWS
Backstrom Leading League in Scoring
October 10, 2009 by
Capitals Outsider
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As of Thursday night, Nicklas Backstrom is the third Capital in the past two seasons to spend time atop the NHL’s scoring list. With two goals and eight assists, Backstrom leads all total point scorers with ten. He joins Alex Ovechkin and Alex Semin as the other Caps to look...
Backstrom Launches New Site
26 days ago by
Capitals Outsider
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Just like Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green, the Capitals’ leading assist guy, third year center Nicklas Backstrom launched a new website at www.backstrom19.com. It’s a very well-done site, better than most for professional athletes. Way to go, Backie.
Washington's assist assassin continues to roll
10 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Playing in Alex Ovechkin's shadow, Caps C Nicklas Backstrom quietly racks up assists. The Hockey News sheds some light.
Nicklas Backstrom Volunteers with The Salvation Army’s Grate Patrol Program
ARLINGTON, Va. – Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom joined Mix 107.3’s Chilli Amar, Tires Plus’s Gary Dexter and Comcast SportsNet’s Lisa Hillary in The Salvation Army’s Grate Patrol program on Monday, Nov. ...
Capital's Backstrom wins game for Penguins (Video)
March 09, 2008 by
AccuScore.com
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A short commentary on today's Penguins/Capitals game, which ended with Nicklas Backstrom scoring the winning goal...in to his own net. Also a link to the video of the goal.
Backstrom's efforts erase Capitals' two-goal deficit
13 days ago by
Washington Times
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The Washington Capitals didn't see a two-goal deficit in their first nine games, but they have in each of the past two. It has been just the right situation for them to flourish. Nicklas Backstrom shrugged off a recent slump with a four-point night, and Jose Theodore counted...
Ovi-Backstrom-Semin: A Line for All Ages?
October 08, 2009 by
Frozen Blog
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It almost seems offensively audacious: to think out loud of the Capitals' first line in quasi-historical contexts. As in: could it ripen into a best-ever unit -- not best-ever merely in Washington hockey history but in league history -- and perhaps sooner rather than later? Ovechkin...
Ovechkin/Backstrom/Semin: Caps more than a one-line team?
October 06, 2009 by
Puck Daddy
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There are certain statistic benchmarks in hockey that indicate an NHL player has achieved an elite status. Once a winger breaks the 50-goal barrier, he's forever known as a 50-goal scorer. (No matter what happens to Jonathan Cheechoo(notes), it's still his calling card.) Once...
Caps vs. Flyers 10-27-2009 Post-Mortem
14 days ago by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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We love it when we're right... Onto the Battle Damage Assessment...THE GOOD:Back from the Oink or something like it, Alexander "Slappy" Semin registers 3 points, scores the game winning goal, is a +3 but isn't one of the three stars of the game. This gives you an...
Caps vs. Rangers 10-8-2009 Post-Mortem
October 08, 2009 by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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Eh, they can have Game 8... Onto the Battle Damage Assessment...THE GOOD:Nicklas Backstrom joins the scoring party this year with his first two goals of the season.Alexander "Slappy" Semin with another goal and assist tonight too.While A.O. didn't register a point tonight...
For Capitals, Rangers, numbers don’t add up
April 25, 2009 by
Illegal Curve
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From NHL.com
The numbers are so staggering that even Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom agrees this best-of-7 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal round series against the New York Rangers is just flat out, off the charts, mind-boggling bizarre.
“Kind of weird, yeah,”...
Backstrom, Theodore flummox Flyers
13 days ago by
Washington Times
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Nicklas Backstrom shrugged off a recent slump, and Jose Theodore counted a third-period penalty shot among 41 saves in the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night at Verizon Center. Backstrom had four points, and Alexander Semin scored...
Rebuilding Complete - Caps Make Playoffs
April 05, 2008 by
East Coast Bias
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If you're an NHL free agent, would you like to join Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, rookie Nicklas Backstrom and others on a playoff-experienced team? Good, because they've got $11M in cap room to spend.
Caps at the Skins Game
October 05, 2009 by
Capitals Outsider
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Michael Green, Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, and Bruce Boudreau were present for yesterday’s Redskins victory. D.C. Sports Bog and Redskins Blog have the story. Apparently they were there helping cover the game for Chris Cooley’s Blog.
The wild world of Swedish hockey with Peter Westermark
December 22, 2007 by
HockeyAdventure.com
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If you're looking for someone who knows as much about, say, Frolunda defenseman Ronnie Sundin as Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Mats Sundin, Peter Westermark would be a great bet. The 32-year-old Skelleftea native blogs for HockeySverige.se, and is a longtime contributor to outlets...
knuble settling in just fine
26 days ago by
Homer McFanboy
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(photo by Brian Murphy)
It became painfully obvious during last year’s playoff run that the Washington Capitals, while immensely talented, were lacking in one major area.
Sure, guys like Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom can skate circles around the competition...
Caps @ Thrashers 10-29-2009 Post-Mortem
12 days ago by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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Ever get that deja vu feeling??? Onto the Battle Damage Assessment...THE GOOD:A.O. with another three point night, reclaiming the league lead in points with 21. Would have had more points if his New SOB Line hadn't gotten so pass happy as the game wore on.Only two penalties committed...
TC: New Hockey Fans
November 09, 2008 by
Chris Cooley's Blog
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A few weeks ago before the Redskins game I met Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, and Mike Green down on the field. I will not lie and say I am a huge hockey fan cause I'm not. I have never been to or even watched a game. So for me, meeting these three was like meeting some regular...
Coyotes blanked in Minnesota, 4-0
Photo: Jim Mone/AP The maddening offensive inconsistency of the Phoenix Coyotes surfaced again on Thursday night in a 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center that broke the Coyotes' three-game winning streak. Marek Zidlicky scored his first two goals of the year...
Offense erupts as Caps top Panthers
2 days ago by
Washington Times
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Thanks in part to a slight lineup tweak by coach Bruce Boudreau, the Washington Capitals exploded for five third-period goals en route to a 7-4 victory against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at Verizon Center. Mike Knuble and Tomas Fleischmann both had two goals, and Knuble...
Top Tweets from the Caps Convention
September 26, 2009 by
Frozen Blog
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It became apparent to us fairly early on Saturday that the first-ever Capitals' Convention was taylor-made for Twitter tweets. So much is going on in so many convention hall rooms, with so much interaction between players and fans, bloggers and Caps' alumni and fans, bloggers...
Backstrom, Semin on docket
July 01, 2009 by
Washington Times
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While the Washington Capitals may do some bargain shopping once free agent season begins Wednesday, the long-term health of the franchise is more dependent on the contract situations of Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin. Because of a lack of salary cap room, general manager George...
Calder Candidates Announced
April 23, 2008 by
Skate 2 Stick
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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom and a pair of Chicago Blackhawks — right wing Patrick Kane and center Jonathan Toews — are the three finalists for the Calder Trophy in 2007-08, awarded "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of...
Ovechkin: Cover Boy
February 20, 2009 by
Frozen Blog
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Here is page 1 from Sovetsky Sport. Looks good.
backstrom loves the redskins
October 06, 2009 by
Homer McFanboy
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(photo by Brian Murphy)
After stomping the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 in their home opener, several key members of the Washington Capitals celebrated by attending the Redskins game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the following day.
And since they’re the biggest team in town, Coach...
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