The NHL is kicking off 2025 by naming franchise stars from the past quarter-century. From Dec. 30, 2024, through Jan. 31, the NHL is announcing the first and second quarter-century teams for each ...

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 ...

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 ...

Of course, all eyes were going to be on Alex Ovechkin as he chases down Wayne ... Before the start of the season, it was revealed that Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie would both miss the 2024-25 ...

The best team in hockey, which no one saw coming. They’ve done so without the services of Ovechkin’s longtime setup man, Nicklas Backstrom, and they’ve done it despite the glare the 39-year ...

NHL.com’s fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we take a look at the top 10 EDGE ...

The 16th overall pick in the 2012 draft became the third youngest player (30 years 295 days) in franchise history to reach that milestone behind Nicklas Backstrom (30, 105) and Ovechkin (30 ...

CALGARY — Tom Wilson smiled when asked about life as a Washington Capital these days. “Everywhere we go, people are going crazy,” said the veteran winger, who has enjoyed a front-row seat ...

"I did a lot of research before I ultimately decided to do it and [Patrick] Kane was a big piece of that, to reach out to him, but also Nicklas Backstrom and there's a few other guys that have ...