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Video: Nifty work from Nicklas Backstrom

Boston Bruins v Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins v Washington Capitals

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Most hockey fans know that Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is an All-Star-caliber player even though he’s never made such a team. Sometimes he needs to remind others why people hammer on that point.

The versatile Swede already has a goal and two assists in Game 2 for the Capitals, including this 3-3 goal in which he stupefied the New York Islanders’ penalty killers:

Yep, that’s pretty impressive.