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Tonight marks the last of eight games between the Caps and Sabres, with Buffalo in town for the last time this season... but it’s really all about Nicklas Backstrom, who is set to play in his 1000th career game.
Here’s more from the team:
Nicklas Backstrom is scheduled to play in his 1,000th career game tonight against the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena. Take a look at Backstrom's career through 1,000 games here: https://t.co/80GEK9esxt pic.twitter.com/BGPb3VkKx6
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) April 15, 2021
Time sure flies...
Tonight, we celebrate 14 seasons of #N1KY pic.twitter.com/sN851ZhOtC
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 15, 2021
We looked back at 1000 games of Nick earlier today, and here’s more on tonight’s game from this morning’s Clips:
- Previews of tonight’s battle with Buffalo from Vogs, Peerless, NBCSW and AP, and be sure to visit our SB Nation pals over at Die by the Blade for the opposing viewpoint.
Have at it, babes!