Ovechkin starred in a MassMutual commercial alongside his wife, Anastasia, and his teammate, Nicklas Backstrom. Anastasia discovers Backstrom is on Ovechkin's life insurance policy. When ...

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin stands side-by-side with Wayne Gretzky after scoring his 893rd and 894th NHL goals, but TJ Oshie ...

Nicklas Backstrom knows a thing or two about assisting Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals forward gave his longtime linemate some free advice before the Capitals captain continued his chase of ...

John Carlson in another. Nicklas Backstrom on a bench. TJ Oshie nearby. The four Capitals who have been along for the Ovechkin ride the longest reveling in Ovechkin’s achievement Sunday at UBS ...

Nicklas Backstrom, Ovechkin’s longtime center who is also injured, agreed. “Loved it,” Backstrom said. Other than the outcome of the game, everything about the day seemed perfect for ...

Backstrom did it best, teaming with Ovechkin as the perfect playmaking foil to his all-out scoring attack — and helping Washington win its first Stanley Cup title in the process. Strome is among ...

Ovechkin, a 240-pound winger, is a physical specimen. He would dole out hits, never give up on a puck and had a one-timer that was hard to stop. Center Nicklas Backstrom, who assisted on 279 ...

Long before Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the NHL goal-scoring record with No. 895 on Sunday, Gretzky moved into the top spot ahead of Gordie Howe by putting the puck in the net for ...