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Backstrom lights lamp in SO to lift Caps by Habs
MONTREAL(AP) Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Backstrom helps Capitals clip Canadiens in shootout
Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Caps drop Habs in SO after tying it with :12 left
Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Capitals clip Canadiens in shootout
MONTREAL (AP) -Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Shootout goal lifts Caps past Canadiens
9 hours ago by
Washington Times
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MONTREAL | Nicklas Backstrom scored the lone goal in the shootout to help the Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night at Bell Centre after Eric Fehr first saved them in regulation. A Travis Moen power-play goal looked like it would be the game-winner...
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
October 15, 2009 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.
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.
Caps Fans Light the Lamp
5 days ago by
On Frozen Blog
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While the Washington Capitals have had a bad stretch of injuries and late-game collapses, Capitals fans have come up huge in this holiday season. Kudos to Caps fans who dug deep and gave to those less fortunate—something for which we can all be thankful.
The Washington Capitals...
Washington's assist assassin continues to roll
29 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.
Fehr rescues Caps on the road
9 hours ago by
Washington Times
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MONTREAL | Eric Fehr has spent years trying to overcome injuries, but now he is benefiting from them - and proving he can be a consistent scorer at the sport's highest level. Nicklas Backstrom scored the lone goal in the shootout to help the Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal...
blood, sweat and bradley fuel caps win
11 days ago by
Homer McFanboy
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(photo by Bruce Bennett)
Although Alex Ovechkin only missed a handful of games, a lot has changed for the Washington Capitals while the superstar was sidelined for two weeks with an upper-body injury.
Too often, the Caps have been accused of being a one-dimensional team that goes...
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. ...
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,”...
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.
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...
Ovi-Backstrom-Semin: A Line for All Ages?
October 08, 2009 by
On 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...
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...
Backstrom's efforts erase Capitals' two-goal deficit
October 28, 2009 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...
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.
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...
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...
knuble settling in just fine
October 15, 2009 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...
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...
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