Nicklas Backstrom took line rushes at practice Monday and it’s possible could play his first game of season at Chicago on Wednesday.
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With his goal, Wilson reached 20 goals on the season for the third time in his career. He had already established a career-high in assists (26) and points (45, now 46) this season. He sits just two goals away from tying his career-high of 22 and three shy of passing it.
Perhaps in tribute to Backstrom, the best passer in franchise history, Washington put on a passing clinic in the third period to take control after entering the final frame down 2-1.
It started just 2:08 into the period when the Caps put together a tic-tac-toe passing play that saw McMichael with a slam-dunk goal, his ninth of the season.
With his goal Saturday, Ovechkin now has 42 on the season. He has scored in six of his last seven games.
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The grizzled detective named Backstrom was last seen in America in the winter of 2015 without his umlauts.
In a preview of the upcoming season, Damian Lewis’ character Bobby “Axe” Axelrod references Ovechkin’s goals off Backstrom’s assists as an analogy during an argument.
Axe argues that Ovechkin’s prolific scoring is because Backstrom shares the puck. Actress Sarah Stiles’ character Bonnie Barella shoots back that Ovi has the s to put his shots into the net, unlike her incompetent coworker.
