Niklas Backstrom

Capitals look to regroup at home after two straight losses

2013-05-10 00:24:02

The Washington Capitals Thursday tried a two-pronged approach to recovering from a pair of losses to the Rangers in their first-round playoff series that continues with Friday night's Game 5 at the Verizon Center. First, patience: Coach Adam Oates...

Rangers hold off Caps, cut deficit to 2-1

2013-05-06 20:28:00

Derek Stepan and Arron Asham both scored tiebreaking goals in the third period for the New York Rangers in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 on Monday night. The Rangers finally found their offense and got back into their first-round...

Rangers catching Capitals at their hottest

2013-04-30 00:14:02

Throw out the 2-0-1 record against the Capitals this season. Forget outlasting Alex Ovechkin & Co. in last season's rough-and-tumble seven-game Eastern Conference semifinals. For the Rangers, the opening round of the playoffs, which begin in...

NHL: Wild blank Stars 1-0

2013-01-20 23:24:00

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Zach Parise scored his first goal with Minnesota. �But Josh Harding’s seventh career shutout was even bigger news in the Wild’s 1-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. �It was his first start since being diagnosed...

Rosters taking shape for Hawks' charity game

2012-10-26 00:00:00

The last time some of them skated on the same team was June 9, 2010, when the Blackhawks captured the Stanley Cup in Philadelphia to end a 49-year championship drought. Friday night at Allstate Arena, many members of that Hawks squad will reunite and...

Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals takes a face-off against David Steckel of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

2013-02-05 00:00:00