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 ...

On Friday, the franchise will unveil a plaque next to the Washington Harbor fountain in Georgetown where Alex Ovechkin ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — No one can replace Nicklas Backstrom for the Washington Capitals, but Dylan Strome's coming pretty close. The 27-year-old has taken over as Alex Ovechkin's center and has ...

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 ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin is quickly progressing ... but he wasn't alone this time. Teammate Nicklas Backstrom, currently on long-term injured reserve for a nagging hip ...

He just started working with pucks this past week, as he joined teammate Nicklas Backstrom — who is on the long-term injured reserve amid hip complications — for some light work. Ovechkin's ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is with the team on the ... taking passes from Nicklas Backstrom, who's on a long-term leave of absence. Saturday was his first time taking part in skating ...

“Why don’t I write an Era Adjusted piece on Alexander Ove-“ No. Bad ... perennially underrated Robin to Ovechkin’s Batman: Nicklas Backstrom. With that description, who would be a good ...

Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur always found that difficult, given the Capitals in their prime had not only Ovechkin but Nicklas Backstrom ... Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Mogilny, and said he ...