IRNicklas Backstrom C WSH Fri 10/17/14 1:06 AM
IRNicklas Backstrom
C WSH
Backstrom scored his first goal of the year in Thursday's 6-2 win over New Jersey.
The Swedish centerman had picked up four assists over the season's first three games, but now he's joined the goal-scoring party too. It's quite reasonable to expect Backstrom to hover around a point per game this season, as he has throughout his career -- he's got 499 points in 499 NHL games.