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Members of the Washington Capitals celebrate with Nicklas Backstrom (19) of Sweden after Backstrom scored against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of game five of the Eastern Conference quarter finals at the Verizon Center in Washington on April 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Ryan Miller's fourth shutout this season Wednesday led Buffalo's 3-0 win over Washington, ending the Capitals' six-game winning streak.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Washington center Nicklas Backstrom piled up nine points in three games and was selected the No. 1 star of the week by NHL officials Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Nicklas Backstrom scored one goal and assisted on four others to help the Washington Capitals trounce the Flyers 8-2 in Philadelphia Saturday.
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Washington's Nicklas Backstrom scored twice and the Capitals held on behind Jose Theodore's goaltending Monday to edge Carolina 3-2.
MONTREAL, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Washington topped the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Saturday on a shootout goal by Nicklas Backstrom.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The Washington Capitals broke open a close game with five third-period goals Saturday in their 7-4 win over the Florida Panthers.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- A third-period goal from Tomas Fleischmann Saturday lifted Washington to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.
NASHVILLE, March 10 (UPI) -- Sergei Fedorov scored 2:20 into overtime Tuesday to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Philadelphia scored three goals in the third period Tuesday, with Jeff Carter scoring the game-winner, to post a 4-2 victory over Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom scored shootout goals Wednesday to bring Washington a 4-3 win over Montreal.
