New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom and Vancouver Canucks teammates Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin are among the 35 players invited to take part in Sweden’s Olympic team evaluation camp.
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MONTREAL – Troy Brouwer and Alex Ovechkin each scored twice as the Washington Capitals downed the sagging Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday night.
Nicklas Backstrom also scored for the Capitals (25-18-2), who had an eight-game winning streak…
By The Huffington Post News Editors
MONTREAL — Alex Ovechkin scored his 26th goal and Jack Hillen got his first as the Washington Capitals stretched their winning run to five games, 3-2 over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Eric Fehr also scored for the Southeast Division-leading Capitals, who are 6-0-1 in their last seven. They are a perfect 5-0 in April, during which Ovechkin has eight goals and Nicklas Backstrom, who had two assists, has 11 points, all assists.
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WINNIPEG – Braden Holtby made 19 saves and Alexander Ovechkin had a goal and two assists as the Washington Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 on Thursday.
Nicklas Backstrom scored and had an assist for Washington (13-16-1), while Troy Br… …read more
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals shut down former teammate Alexander Semin, scored a goal with a one-of-a-kind combo and put together a second consecutive impressive performance, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 Tuesday night in their quest to make a quick last-to-first move in the Southeast Division.
Nicklas Backstrom scored in the first period and supplied the pass for John Erskine‘s goal in the second – the first Backstrom-to-Erskine score in their six seasons as teammates. John Carlson scored in the third and Braden Holtby, who signed a two-year contract extension Monday, made 33 saves for his fifth career shutout for the Capitals.
The Washington Post reported that Nicklas Backstrom was on the ice Friday at the Washington Capitals‘ practice facility.
The newspaper reported this development comes two days after Backstrom visited a specialist in Michigan. It’s also the fir…
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