Nicklas Backstrom played a total of 1,105 regular-season games, all with the Capitals, and 139 playoff games as well. Over his career, he totaled 1,033 points (271 goals, 762 assists), giving him ...

As former Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom makes his long-awaited return to hockey, Team Sweden is keeping a close eye on him. Backstrom is on Sweden's radar for the upcoming 2026 Winter ...

This story appeared on hockeysverige.se this week and has been translated from Swedish to English. The day had finally arrived. The day that had been speculated about for months — if not years — and ...

Washington Capitals star center Nicklas Backstrom is heading home. Brynas, the Swedish Hockey League club Backstrom played for before his NHL debut, announced that they’ve signed the forward to play ...

The Washington Capitals are heading into a transitional period after Alex Ovechkin broke the all-time goals record. While they keep adding young players to their team, players from the 2018 Stanley ...

Nicklas Backstrom, the Washington Capitals center for 17 seasons who helped bring the Stanley Cup to DC in 2018, has moved back to his native Sweden. And he’s listed his McLean mansion for sale. The ...

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 ...

OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss men's tennis senior Lukas Engelhardt has been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team for the 2023-24 season, the CSC announced on Wednesday.

Backstrom (hip), who announced last Wednesday that he's temporarily stepping away from hockey to focus on his health, was moved to the long-term injured reserve list Wednesday. It was already expected ...

Alex Ovechkin was crestfallen when he learned that his good friend and longtime Washington Capitals teammate Nicklas Backstrom would be stepping away from the team. “I was in shock,” Ovechkin told ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said it’s unlikely Nicklas Backstrom plays again this season after the Swedish center stepped away from the team last week, citing ...