The New York Islanders have managed to contain Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom for two games of the first-round series against Washington, but in the pair of games the duo got loose ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — No one can replace Nicklas Backstrom for the Washington Capitals, but Dylan Strome's coming pretty close. The 27-year-old has taken over as Alex Ovechkin's center and has ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin is quickly progressing ... but he wasn't alone this time. Teammate Nicklas Backstrom, currently on long-term injured reserve for a nagging hip ...

Per NHL.com's Tom Gulitti, Ovechkin was on the ice for skating work ahead of practice and working with teammate Nicklas Backstrom, who was in a tracksuit. The two shared a hug at the end of the ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is with the team on the ... taking passes from Nicklas Backstrom, who's on a long-term leave of absence. Saturday was his first time taking part in skating ...

thinks Ovechkin might already have the record if Nicklas Backstrom could have remained healthy -- he figured Ovechkin had a shot at catching Gretzky if his body cooperated. "If he stayed healthy ...

He just started working with pucks this past week, as he joined teammate Nicklas Backstrom — who is on the long-term injured reserve amid hip complications — for some light work. Ovechkin's ...

For the better part of two decades, the Washington Capitals were among the best teams in the NHL and a lot of the success can be chalked up to the duo of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.