National Hockey League
National Hockey League
Washington's assist assassin continues to roll
Published
Oct. 31, 2009 6:15 p.m. ET
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Often lost in the radiant aura of Alex Ovechkin are the equally mesmerizing, unfortunately under-admired talents of No. 8's linemate in Washington, Nicklas Backstrom.
It's easy to see why that happens; Ovechkin and Alex Semin are expected to do the bulk of the scoring for Backstrom's team — and rare is the pair of players who fill that role with as much panache as does Washington's Russian duo.
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