WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal and then added an assist on the night Washington celebrated his 1,000th career point, and the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- The Washington Capitals have been the best regular-season team in the Eastern Conference the past two years, and they showed the surprising New Jersey Devils why. Nicklas Backstrom had ...

On a night in which Nicklas Backstrom was honored for his 1,000 NHL points, he played the hero by scoring the go-ahead goal in a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Here are some ...

It wasn't exactly the way Nicklas Backstrom had envisioned scoring his first NHL goal. But after going 15 games without one, the Washington Capitals rookie wasn't about to get picky. Backstrom crashed ...

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 ...