Backstrom scored his seventh goal of the year and notched the primary assist on Alex Ovechkin's record-breaking tally in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Dallas.

EDGE Analysis

Coach Barry Trotz reunited Backstrom with the struggling Alex Ovechkin, and the move paid off, as Ovi set the record for the most goals by a Russian-born player. Unfortunately, the rest of the Caps' offense didn't show up for this one, while the two stars both finished plus-2, so they're hardly on the hook for the loss.