Before “Washington » Niklas Backstrom scored an assist in the NHL regular season game against “Los Angeles “.
The meeting took place Tuesday night in Los Angeles and ended with a score of 4 to 2 in favor of the owners of the ice. Backstrom paved the way for the Capitals captain’s power play Alexander Ovechkin in the 43rd minute of the game.
The Swede gave Ovechkin the 279th assist of his NHL career. It’s one of the greatest combinations in league history.
According to the league’s press service, only three people have made more assists per partner: Henrik Sedin over Daniel Sedin (280 times), Brian Trottier over Mike Bossy (310) and Wayne Gretzky over Jari Kurri (364).
Source : MatchTV
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