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 ...

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of hockey's holiest record could have overtaken the Washington Capitals. Instead, it's brought the ...

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 ...

In July 2021, Ovechkin announced he had re-signed for five years ($47.5 million). He would be over 40 years old by the end of the deal. The majority of the team's core -- center Nicklas Backstrom ...

The Capitals are the only NHL team to rank in the top six of the League in goals from both high-danger areas (86; sixth) and ...

Ovechkin scored the 758th and 759th goals of his career that night, and Nicklas Backstrom won it for Washington in overtime. Lifetime against the Capitals, Murray is 8-6-1 in 15 appearances (all ...