Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
How Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom can live up to his contract.
You don’t need us here at Stars and Sticks to tell you how great a player Nicklas Backstrom has been throughout his career for the Washington Capitals. Yet I’m going to tell you anyways. Just look at the franchise leaders in the most important stats.
Backstrom is 4th in games played, 4th in goals scored, 1st in assists, 2nd in points, 4th in power play goals, 4th in game winning goals and 1st in +/-.