Yardbarker: Nicklas Backstrom

Caps Fans Light the Lamp

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:34:13 -0500

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, Tires Plus, Bridgestone Tires, Comcast SportsNet, Mix 107.3 and the Edge 105.9 hosted a canned food drive at the Caps game against the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 20 to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Caps fans d...

blood, sweat and bradley fuel caps win

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:16:09 -0500

(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 only as far as Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin and [...]

Nicklas Backstrom Volunteers with The Salvation Army’s Grate Patrol Program

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:33:00 -0500

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. ...

Washington's assist assassin continues to roll

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:15:20 -0500

Playing in Alex Ovechkin's shadow, Caps C Nicklas Backstrom quietly racks up assists. The Hockey News sheds some light.

Backstrom Launches New Site

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:39:14 -0500

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.

Backstrom Leading League in Scoring

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:41:57 -0500

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 down on everyone else (Semin [...]

Ovi-Backstrom-Semin: A Line for All Ages?

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:11:39 -0500

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-Backstrom-Semin was formed little more than a month ago, during training camp. And yet the line already has puckheads all across the continent heaping high praise on it, many ranking it among the most lethal a...

Ovechkin/Backstrom/Semin: Caps more than a one-line team?

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:56:49 -0500

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 a center breaks 100 points, he's forever known as a 100-point center. Vincent Lecavalier(notes) is a 100-point center; Jason Spezza(notes) is potentially one. Pavel Datsyuk(notes), for all his offensive wizar...

For Capitals, Rangers, numbers don’t add up

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:08:01 -0500

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 said. “I don’t know what to say, it’s just weird.” The Caps have outscored the Rangers, 12-7, [...]

Rebuilding Complete - Caps Make Playoffs

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:36:56 -0500

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.

Capital's Backstrom wins game for Penguins (Video)

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:43:39 -0500

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.

The wild world of Swedish hockey with Peter Westermark

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:16:49 -0500

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 such as McKeen's Hockey, Hockey's Future, and IHWC.NET, the official site of the IIHF World Championship.