Strome is one of the best playmakers in the NHL this season. His 18 assists are second overall, and his 22 points put him sixth. Strome is also winning 53.8 percent of his faceoffs.

Washington's power play, which has ranked top-5 in the league seven times since the 2009-10 season, has seen a decline over ...

A pair of teams seeking to rebound from a loss in their previous outing will tangle at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on ...

It’s a lot like Getzlaf’s, although at least Backstrom did get over the 1,000-point mark (barely). But he scored even fewer goals, and while he was always primarily a playmaker, he only led the league ...

As the song goes, "It just takes some time." #19 Nicklas Backstrom, Center Nicklas Backstrom may be on the long-term injured ...

The current pace might not be entirely sustainable, but with fresh faces meshing with franchise veterans, Washington already ...

Charlie Lindgren and new acquisition Logan Thompson have split the starts in net. Lindgren is 3-2-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .883 ...

2006 — Minnesota’s Niklas Backstrom becomes the first goalie in the modern era, which began in 1943, to win twice without ...

The 35-year-old from Vasteras, Sweden, became the 73rd player in NHL history (72 skaters and one goalie) to play each of ...

The Flames used four goaltenders last season – Karri Ramo, Jonas Hiller, Joni Ortio and Niklas Backstrom. That’s got to be a first, four European goaltenders in the same season. Regardless of ...