| Hot | 4/23/2013 9:54:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist Tuesday against Winnipeg. | Insight: Backstrom has four points over the last two games and 48 points in 46 games this season. It's the fourth time in the last five seasons he has performed at a 1.0 ppg pace. | | |
| Hot | 4/20/2013 4:48:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (arm) is expected to play Saturday. | Insight: Backstrom left Thursday's game after his arm was struck by the puck, but he took part in the morning skate Saturday. | | |
| Hot | 4/6/2013 10:11:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom made it another three assists Saturday against Florida. | Insight: Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin were reunited on the team's top line in mid-March and it has allowed Backstrom's fantasy value to soar. He has three goals and 14 assists over his last 11 games and six goals and 33 assists in 38 games this season. | | |
| Hot | 4/2/2013 10:11:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom assisted on four of Washington's five goals Tuesday against the Hurricanes and finished the night with a +3. | Insight: Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin have been reunited on the team's top line since mid-March and it has allowed his fantasy value to soar. He has three goals and 10 assists over his last nine games and six goals and 29 assists in 36 games this season. | | |
| Hot | 3/21/2013 10:36:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom scored his fourth goal of the season Thursday against Winnipeg. He added assist No. 22 and three SOG. | Insight: Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin have been reunited on the team's top line over the last few games after being split up in midseason. Obviously, being with Ovechkin is a better arrangement for Backstrom's fantasy value. | | |
| Hot | 3/9/2013 6:36:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom scored his third goal of the season Saturday against the Islanders. | Insight: Backstrom has never been a big-time goal scorer but he can pile up the assists. He has compiled 19 points over his last 18 games. | | |
| 2/26/2013 5:46:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (illness) participated in the morning skate Tuesday and said he plans to play against the Hurricanes tonight. | Insight: Backstrom only has one goal through 17 games but he has made up for it with 12 assists and 29 SOG. He isn't playing at his 101-point level of 2009-10 but he's still a valuable fantasy forward who can explode at any time, particularly if Alex Ovechkin gets hot. | | |
| 2/26/2013 1:28:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is questionable for Tuesday's game against Carolina due to illness after missing Monday's practice. | Insight: Backstrom only has one goal through 17 games but he has made up for it with 12 assists and 29 SOG. He isn't playing at his 101-point level of 2009-10 but he's still a valuable fantasy forward who can explode at any time, particularly if Alex Ovechkin gets hot. | | |
| 2/12/2013 10:41:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom tallied two assists Tuesday against the Panthers. He finished with three SOG and a plus-1 differential. | Insight: Backstrom only has one goal through 13 games but he has made up for it with nine assists and 26 SOG. He isn't playing at his 101-point level of 2009-10 but he's still a valuable fantasy forward. | | |
| 2/1/2013 10:36:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom scored his first goal of the 2012-13 campaign Friday against the Flyers and added his fifth assist. | Insight: Backstrom is a former 100-point player and he put up more than a point per game last season in 42 games. He's not a big-time scorer but he can certainly provide a strong number of assists when the Capitals' offense is playing well. | | |
| 1/15/2013 12:32:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is questionable for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay with a bruised neck. | Insight: Backstrom suffered the neck injury after falling into the boards during a game with Dynamo Moscow on Dec. 26. The center missed 40 games with a concussion last season so any injury from the neck up is a cause for concern. With the Capitals emphasizing offense once again, Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin should be fantasy studs. | | |
| 1/8/2013 5:19:00 PM |
Description: Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom's status remains uncertain just days away from the start of training camp. SOURCE: Washington Post | Insight: Backstrom suffered a neck injury after falling into the boards during a game with Dynamo Moscow on Dec. 26. The center missed 40 games with a concussion last season so any injury from the neck up is a cause for concern. GM George McPhee said he wouldn't be able to offer an update on Backstrom before the new collective bargaining agreement was ratified. | | |
| 4/25/2012 11:41:00 AM |
Description: Washington center Nicklas Backstrom was a disappointment to fantasy owners in the regular season, but has turned it up a notch in the playoffs. He's scored a goal and three assists along with 16 penalty minutes in five games.
| Insight: Backstrom had 44 points during the regular season, but that's simply not enough for a first-round fantasy selection (Yahoo ADP 9). | | |
| 4/18/2012 11:43:00 AM |
Description: Nicklas Backstrom will miss Game 4 of the of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Wednesday against Boston after receiving a match penalty for attempting to injure Bruins forward Rich Peverley at the buzzer of a 4-3 Boston's victory on Monday night.
| Insight: Backstrom had 44 points (14 G, 30 A) in 42 games during the regular season and two points in the first three games of the first-round series against Boston. | | |
| 3/30/2012 2:20:00 PM |
Description: Nicklas Backstrom is expected to get into his first action since being elbowed in the head by Rene Bourque. That was 40 games ago. | Insight: Backstrom had 42 points in 38 games before the concussion and while its great news for the Washington Capitals, it might be too late for fantasy owners. Stick him in your lineup and hope he isn't too rusty. | | |
| 3/28/2012 4:10:00 PM |
Description: Nicklas Backstrom (concussion) will travel with the Capitals when the team leaves a game Thursday in Boston, the team announced. The center will not play Thursday, however. Backstrom passed a neuropsychological test Tuesday, and has been practicing with the team since March 24. | Insight: Backstrom had 42 points in 38 games before a concussion knocked him out. He hasn't played since Jan. 3. Washington only has five games remaining this season, so there's not really much time left for Backstrom to help your fantasy team, but if he can get back in the Capitals lineup, you'll take him in yours as well. | | |
| 3/26/2012 8:33:00 PM |
Description: Nicklas Backstrom was a full participant in practice on Monday. There is still no date for Backstrom's return. | Insight: Backstrom (42 points in 38 games) had been lighting it up for the Capitals before a concussion knocked him out of commission in early January. This was Backstrom's first practice since then so it looks like he is at least on the right track. Backstrom still has to get back into playing shape before he can return to game action. | | |
| 1/8/2012 9:52:00 AM |
Description: Washington center Nicklas Backstrom is questionable for the start of the season with a bruised neck he suffered while playing with Dynamo Moscow in the KHL. | Insight: It's still unclear if the injury will keep him away from training camp or the start of the season. Backstrom's numbers were extremely disappointing last season. He's fallen from a 101-point scorer in 2009 to 65 two seasons ago and just 44 last year (14 G, 30 A). His fantasy stock has taken a huge hit and he should no longer be selected in the first few rounds. | | |
| 5/4/2011 11:58:00 PM |
Description: Nicklas Backstrom was held without a point during Game 4 against Tampa Bay on Wednesday, meaning that he was held to two assists during nine playoff games this season.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Bruce Boudreau's future as the Capitals' coach has to be in doubt right now, but Backstrom's playoff performance has to be one major reason for the Caps' failure during the second round. Backstrom just completed the first year of a ten-year contract, so it's not as if Capitals GM George McPhee will attempt to trade him in order to shake up the roster. | | |
| 3/19/2011 2:29:00 AM |
Description: Nicklas Backstrom returned to the Capitals' lineup on Friday against New Jersey, although he was held without a point.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Backstrom missed the past five games with a fractured thumb. You know what to do: get him back in your fantasy lineup. | | |
