Tag: Nicklas Backstrom

Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts) https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1092938022520307712   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals would start off hot as they would force the play in the Vancouver Canucks zone early as TJ Oshie would charge the net for the Nicklas Backstrom rebound to get the Capitals the first goal of the game. The … Continue reading Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals →

Game Recap – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals (27-16-6 60pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (29-17-2 60pts)   Game Recap: For the majority of the first period it was a major snoozer until the final couple of minutes when the Capitals got a powerplay when Patrick Marleau would be called for hooking. Nicklas Backstrom would net the powerplay goal to give the … Continue reading Game Recap – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs →

Game Recap – 1/15/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Nashville Predators

Washington Capitals (27-13-5 59pts) v. Nashville Predators (27-16-4 58pts)   Game Recap: To start this game, there was some good pace between both the Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators, but it would be the Predators who would strike first when they pick off a pass from Tom Wilson to Alex Ovechkin and Mattias Ekholm sends … Continue reading Game Recap – 1/15/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Nashville Predators →

Game Recap – 1/10/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals (26-12-4 56pts) v. Boston Bruins (25-14-4 54pts)   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals came into Boston looking to extend their win streak to three, but how they would start the game with an early Jonas Siegenthaler holding penalty would force the Capitals to kill the Bruins powerplay opportunity. Then after a strong kill … Continue reading Game Recap – 1/10/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Boston Bruins →

Game Recap – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

Detroit Red Wings (14-13-4 32pts) v. Washington Capitals (17-9-3 37pts)   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals came to play as Alex Ovechkin scored the hat trick while Nicklas Backstrom helped guide the Capitals with 4 assists to give the Capitals their 3rd straight win. Good overall win for the Capitals as they played a full … Continue reading Game Recap – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals →

Game Recap – 11/30/2018 – New Jersey Devils v. Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils (9-10-4 22pts) v. Washington Capitals (14-7-3 31pts)   Preview: The Washington Capitals enter their weekend homestand on a 6 game winning streak as they take on the New Jersey Devils, who last time these two teams met whitewashed the Capitals 6-0. However, in their past six games the Devils have only won … Continue reading Game Recap – 11/30/2018 – New Jersey Devils v. Washington Capitals →

November 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Monday, November 5th, 2018 and these are your news and notes... There were three contests last night.   Tampa Bay 4, OTTAWA 3 (OT)   Brayden Point had a stellar game in netting the game-tying goal with less than 30 seconds left in regulation and recorded an assist on Yanni Gourde's game-winning goal … Continue reading November 5th, 2018 — News and Notes →

Game Recap – 10/22/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vancouver Canucks

    Washington Capitals (3-2-2 8pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (5-3-0 10pts)   Lineups: Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Devante Smith-Pelly Chandler Stephenson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie Jakub Vrana -- Lars Eller -- Brett Connolly Dmitrij Jaskin -- Nic Dowd -- Andre Burakovsky Dmitry Orlov -- Matt Niskanen Michal Kempny -- John Carlson Brooks Orpik -- Christian Djoos Braden Holtby Pheonix Copley Scratched: Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker  Injured: Travis Boyd (lower body) Suspended: Tom Wilson … Continue reading Game Recap – 10/22/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vancouver Canucks →