7-3-2013 Player of the week: Nicklas Bäckström (C)

Player of the week: Nicklas Bäckström (C)
NHL has awarded Nicklas Bäckström (C) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 476 NHL games during his career, notching 151 goals and adding 305 assists along with 179 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 67 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 26+42=68 with 26 PIM.