7m - NHL Nicklas Backstrom Brooks Orpik Washington Capitals+2 more
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- Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is expected to miss a handful of games at the start of the NHL season as he works his way back from hip surgery.
Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said Tuesday that the team originally thought Backstrom, who led the league with 60 assists last season, could miss anywhere from zero to 10 games, but "now it seems to be four or five games.