Troy Brouwer scored on a power play with ... Then Benoit Pouliot was called for slashing Nicklas Backstrom. "It was a tough call at 2:50 (left) in the game," Pouliot said. "It's a grind out ...

Backstrom received a royal introduction to his 1,000 th game from his Washington Capitals teammates, with their sticks raised to create a tunnel as he took the ice, not to mention a silver stick ...