NHL Note - Washington Capitals Backstrom, Nicklas

Dec 17, 2017 - 8:05 AM C Nicklas Backstrom scored in the third period of Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory over Anaheim. Trailing 2-0 after two periods, Washington pulled within a goal when Backstrom scored off Ovechkin's rebound at 3:05 of the third. After going 21 games without a goal, Backstrom has four in his past six games.