Nicklas Bäckström

...to overcome injuries, but now he is benefiting from them - and proving he can be a consistent scorer at the sport's highest level. Nicklas Backstrom scored the lone goal in the shootout to help the Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal...

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MONTREAL | Nicklas Backstrom scored the lone goal in the shootout to help the Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night at Bell Centre after Eric Fehr first saved them in regulation. A Travis Moen power-play...

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...Thrashers won their third straight overall. Philadelphia has lost five of six. CAPITALS 4, CANADIENS 3, SO: In Montreal, Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington s third attempt to lead the Capitals. Eric Fehr scored...

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...scored early in the third period, and Dan Ellis made 23 saves to help host Nashville beat Florida. Capitals 4, Canadiens 3 - Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt for the victory in Montreal.

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...his impact felt. Fehr scored his second goal of the game with 11.4 seconds remaining in regulation Saturday night, then Nicklas Backstrom netted the only tally in penalty shots to lift the Capitals to a 4-3 victory at Bell Centre.

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...found plenty of consolation when the Washington Capitals got a tying goal late in regulation to set up a shootout win. Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the...

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...you can't turn it back on again and they get the goal and they end up winning." But on this night, Eric Fehr, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Semyon Varlamov made sure the Capitals got two points. "I'm glad we came back," Boudreau...

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...on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens. </p><p> Fehr’s goal with 11.4 seconds remaining in regulation tied the game, and Nicklas Backstrom won it 4-3 with the only goal in the shootout. </p><p>Backstrom secured the victory when he...

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...and Jared Boll scored for Columbus. The Blue Jackets have lost five in a row. Capitals 4, Canadiens 3, SO= MONTREAL -- - Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt, and Semyon Varlamov stopped Montreal...

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Nicklas Backstrom scored the lone goal in the shootout to give Washington a 4-3 victory over Montreal at Bell Centre. After each of the first five attempts were thwarted by the goaltenders, Backstrom calmly reached back and snapped off a...

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