The Caps announced today that they will be honoring center Nicklas Backstrom for his 600th career assist, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, before the Pittsburgh Penguins game.
They also honored him for 419 career assists in 2015, becoming the Caps all-time leader, and 500 career assists in 2017
The Caps will give him a gift, as will the NHL. Let’s suppose they’ll do this every time he notches another 100 assists, meaning he’s got plenty more gifts to come.
Backstrom became the first player in Capitals franchise and the 87th player in NHL history to reach the 600 assist mark on Oct.