T.J. Oshie, US Olympic star in Sochi and Capitals Stanley Cup champion, announces he's retiring
TJUNE 9 • Associated Press
NICKLAS BACKSTROM
Heading back to homeland Backstrom (hip) will sign a contract with Brynas IF of the SHL for the 2025-26 season, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Friday.
Impact Backstrom's NHL career has essentially been confirmed as over since he stepped away from the Capitals early in the 2023-24 campaign. He played in 1,105 regular-season games, earning 271 goals and 762 assists, all with the Capitals. He is the team's franchise leader in assists. The 37-year-old's return to Sweden will allow him to end his playing career in a part-time role for his hometown club.
MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE
2025 Rock The Red Era Night | Washington Capitals As part of the Washington Capitals 50th Anniversary Celebration, the team hosted a Rock The Red Era Night with Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom...
MAY 7 • NHL.COM
2025 ALLCAPS / Stanley Cup Era Night | Washington Capitals As part of the Capitals 50th Anniversary Celebration, the team hosted an ALLCAPS / Stanley Cup Era night with Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie,...
MAY 7 • NHL.COM
Nicklas Backstrom's Emotional Alex Ovechkin Exchange Mimics 2018 Gesture Nicklas Backstrom was there for Alex Ovechkin’s biggest goals-the 895th included.
APRIL 7 • KANSASCITY.COM
Nicklas Backstrom helped Alex Ovechkin chase history. Then he watched him make it. “As soon as I saw Nicky, I just want to cry,” Alex Ovechkin said Sunday, after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record.
APRIL 7 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Alex Ovechkin's Powerful Message to Nicklas Backstrom After Breaking NHL Record Name a better duo than Backstrom-Ovechkin.
APRIL 7 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom revel in Ovechkin's accomplishment: 'We're like brothers' Oshie and Backstrom were by Ovechkin's side during the long journey to the record. Sunday's game was no different.
APRIL 7 • NYTIMES.COM
How Alex Ovechkin became the top goal-scorer in NHL history
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is now the leading goal-scorer in NHL historyAPRIL 6 • Associated Press
Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th
Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his careerAPRIL 6 • Associated Press
Nicklas Backstrom is Going Home Backstrom’s father lets us in on what the future holds for the Caps’ legendary center.
MARCH 26 • JAPERSRINK.COM
From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every chance to succeed at hockey and along the way showed he di...MARCH 26 • Associated Press
$46,000,000 Caps center praises Alex Ovechkin's recovery and scoring milestone in chase of Wayne Gretzky's record Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom shared his feelings regarding former linemate Alex Ovechkin’s march toward breaking Wayne Gretz...
MARCH 22 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM
Nicklas Backstrom Breaks Silence on Watching Ovechkin's Record Chase Nicklas Backstrom hasn’t played in an NHL game since October 2023.
MARCH 21 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Capitals are 1st NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season after being last to get in last year
The Washington Capitals became the first NHL team this season to clinch a playoff spot, doing so after playing 69 gamesMARCH 21 • Associated Press
Capitals are rolling along without Alex Ovechkin thanks to depth that has kept them a contender
The Washington Capitals have gone 6-2-1 since Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibulaDECEMBER 11, 2024 • Associated Press
Pavel Zacha scores 2:15 into overtime and lifts the Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Red Wings
Pavel Zacha scored 2:15 into overtime and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2DECEMBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press
Capitals go into camp without T.J. Oshie and with a revamped roster around Alex Ovechkin
The Washington Capitals opened training camp without another member of their 2018 Stanley Cup-winning teamSEPTEMBER 19, 2024 • Associated Press
Capitals winger T.J. Oshie is expected to go on long-term injured reserve with chronic back problems
Washington Capitals winger TSEPTEMBER 18, 2024 • Associated Press
Capitals' T.J. Oshie hopes to play next season. He'll only do so if his back problems are fixed
TAPRIL 30, 2024 • Associated Press
Will remain on LTIR next season Backstrom (hip) is expected to spend the 2024-25 campaign on long-term injured reserve, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports Tuesday.
Impact Backstrom managed just eight games this year before being forced to miss the remainder of the season on LTIR. At this point, Backstrom's career appears to be over, with the center essentially riding out the final year of his contract. That being the case, Backstrom will eventually retire having played in 1105 games, all for the Capitals, in which he racked up 271 goals and 762 assists over the course of 17 seasons.
APRIL 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Perspective | Nicklas Backstrom isn't playing. His mark remains on the Capitals. As Alex Ovechkin’s Batman pushes toward Wayne Gretzky’s 894 goals without his Robin, it’s the person whose absence is felt, not the player.
NOVEMBER 15, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
On LTIR 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.
Impact It was already expected that Backstrom would be out for a while, but this move helps cement that fact. He had an assist in eight contests before beginning his break from hockey. With Backstrom unavailable, Dylan Strome seems to have cemented himself on the Capitals' top line.
NOVEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom unlikely to play again this season ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said it’s unlikely Nicklas Backstrom plays again this season after the...
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • TRIBLIVE.COM
Nicklas Backstrom 'unlikely' to return this season, Caps GM Brian MacLellan says “It’s been a long process for him to get through the injury,” Capitals GM Brian MacLellan said. “I think it’s been hard for him, and he made...
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
