Nicklas Backstrom

Vokoun already has a shutout against his old team this season. Photo Credit: Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE   FLORIDA PANTHERS:  24-16-11 (59 PTS)  vs  WASHINGTON CAPITALS:  27-21-4 (58 PTS) GAME TIME:  7:00 PM OPPOSITION SITE:  CAPITALS OUTSIDE...

The Devils have won four in a row since the NHL's all-star break, thanks in great part to Kovalchuk.

It isn’t hard to figure out just why the Washington Capitals are struggling this season.  You can’t really blame it on injuries to Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom.  The inconsistency has been a year long struggle, well, since the 7-0...

In a game where most web discussions shared a smiliar tone, an expectation of low shots on goal and a likely loss, due to the fact the Caps would not have Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Mike Green in the lineup, Mathieu Perreault had other ide...

The worst kept secret of the Montreal game on Wednesday was that the Capitals were going to take advantage of Rene Bourque’s recent acquisition by the Montreal Canadiens and make him “atone” for his crimes against Nick Backstrom when Bourque pl...

Earlier this month, Calgary winger Rene Bourque gave a dirty elbow to the head of Washington's Nicklas Backstrom. The Caps' leading scorer has been out ever since with a concussion, and Bourque was suspended five games by the league. But that's not j...

More than halfway through the 2011/12 NHL season, there is little doubt over what the league’s main talking point  has been: Concussions. Sidney Crosby, Jeff Skinner, Ryan Miller, Victor Hedman, Claude Giroux, Kris Letang, and Shea Weber are t...

The Washington Capitals, fresh off a 1-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, face two division rivals this weekend, starting with Tampa Bay tonight and adding Carolina at 5PM on Sunday.   The Caps 1-0 win moved them above Pittsburgh for the 8th spo...

The NHL officially released the NHL Roster.  Congratulations to Alexander Ovechkin and Dennis Wideman on their nods as NHL All Stars. Unfortunately, Nicklas Backstrom did not get the nod to the All Star team.  One could easily argue that Backstrom...

The once formidable opponents, the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins, square off tonight at the Verizon Center.  Things are a bit different though this season, for both teams.  The Capitals sit in the tenth spot in the Eastern Confere...

For the second consecutive game, the Washington Capitals fell on a west coast road swing, 5-2.  Washington gave up all five goals against San Jose two night ago in the second and third periods.  Last night, the Caps allowed 2 in the first, 2 in the...

Aside from the 7-0 start, this season has been a struggle of consistency for thew Washington Capitals.  A struggle that cost former head coach Bruce Boudreau his job.  A struggle not seen at the Verizon Center since before the Boudreau era really g...