The Caps got spanked in Toronto on Sunday night, posting the kind of performance that has been far too common during a 6-7-2 stretch that dates back to December and makes up a large enough chunk of the season to have legitimate if not significant concerns about the team’s likelihood to qualify for the postseason.
But buried beneath the rubble of another demolition was a moment of beauty, almost detached from the game itself:
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Backstrom opens scoring with PPG
WSH@TOR: Backstrom puts Capitals ahead 1-0 with a PPG
Nicklas Backstrom fires from the circle to score his first goal of the season, a power-play marker that makes it 1-0 in the 1st period
- Jan 29, 2023 • 00:32
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That slick wrister - Nicklas Backstrom’s first goal of the season - gave the Caps a short-lived lead.