737 - Number of assists for Nicklas Backstrom in his career, the sixth-most assists recorded by a player through his first 1000 points in NHL history.
Backstrom’s assist on T.J. Oshie’s power-play goal last night was part of a two-point milestone night for the Caps’ franchise center, with career point #999 coming on Backstrom’s sneaky second-period goal to put the Caps ahead 1-0. He became just the fifth player to hit the millennium mark since his NHL debut back in 2007-08, joining Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Patrick Kane, and of course his longtime running-mate Alex Ovechkin.