Your savory breakfast links:
- Congrats are in order for the Capitals’ splendid centerman Nicklas Backstrom, whose dish to TJ Oshie ended up behind Ottawa goaler Mike Condon for Nicky’s 500th career assist; each and every one of them scored in a Capitals sweater.
- Enjoy this fine Backstrom retrospective assembled by the good folks at Caps Radio:
- Backstrom is the first Capitals player to reach this milestone with the team, the 10th Swedish player, and the 2nd fastest Swede to get to 500 assists.