Topic: Nicklas Backstrom

Mathieu Perreault got his first career hat trick, including the tie-breaking goal in the third period, to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-3 ...

Capitals end Predators' five-game win streak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington netminder Michal Neuvirth stopped 20 shots as the Capitals snapped the Nashville Predators' five-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday.Neuvirth, who shut out Winnipeg 1-0 on Thursday, benefited from a tight-checking Washington defense to hike his ...

NHL results, Feb. 14

0 View Larger Image . Andy McDonald and Patrik Berglund scored power-play goals to lead the Blues to a 3-2 win over Vancouver in St. Louis on ...

NHL: Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1

Feb. 13, 2011 (United Press International) - Nicklas Backstrom turned aside 24-of-25 shots Saturday and the Minnesota Wild won for the ninth time...
Capitals beat Blues 4-1 for first win in St. Louis since 1996Semyon Varlamov made 37 saves for his fourth straight win since recovering from a groin injury and the Washington Capitals got back at the goalie who knocked them out of the ...
Alexander Semin has natural hat trick in Capitals' 6-0 victory over LightningAlexander Semin scored three times in a 4:29 span of the second period for his NHL-high third hat trick of the season, and Semyon Varlamov made 17 saves in the ...
Laich scores late, Capitals snap losing streak with 3-2 victory over HurricanesBrooks Laich scored a power-play goal on a deflection with 7:58 left and the Washington Capitals snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday night ...
Briere nets only shootout goal, Boucher blanks Caps in Flyers' wild 5-4 win over WashingtonDanny Briere scored the only goal in the shootout, Brian Boucher stopped all three Washington attempts and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Capitals 5-4 on Saturday night.Boucher ...
Capitals D Matt Bradley has first multipoint game since Jan. in 4-2 win against BuffaloMatt Bradley had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals held off a comeback by the Buffalo Sabres for a 4-2 win Wednesday night.It was ...

Leafs' Bozak still has plenty to prove

At the start of the season, one of the questions that kept repeating over and over again in regards to the Toronto Maple Leafs concerned...