![Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th game Thursday against the Sabres. Capitals players will all wear no. 19 jerseys during warmups. Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th game Thursday against the Sabres. Capitals players will all wear no. 19 jerseys during warmups.](https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/nicklas-backstrom-1000-games-warmup-jerseys.jpg?fit=1200%2C650&ssl=1)
Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th game Thursday against the Sabres. Capitals players will all wear no. 19 jerseys during warmups.
![NICKLAS BACKSTROM Signed Washington Capitals White Adidas PRO Jersey with Stanley Cup 2018 Patch - NHL Auctions NICKLAS BACKSTROM Signed Washington Capitals White Adidas PRO Jersey with Stanley Cup 2018 Patch - NHL Auctions](https://vafloc02.s3.amazonaws.com/isyn/images/f706/img-2391706-f.jpg)
NICKLAS BACKSTROM Signed Washington Capitals White Adidas PRO Jersey with Stanley Cup 2018 Patch - NHL Auctions
![The Professor of Passing: Nicklas Backstrom is still a sublime distributor -- and still underappreciated - The Athletic The Professor of Passing: Nicklas Backstrom is still a sublime distributor -- and still underappreciated - The Athletic](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-media-theathletic-production/app/uploads/2018/05/02211639/USATSI_10758165-1024x689.jpg)
The Professor of Passing: Nicklas Backstrom is still a sublime distributor -- and still underappreciated - The Athletic
![Ovechkin makes a joke about how him and Backstrom are going to play A LOT longer - Article - Bardown Ovechkin makes a joke about how him and Backstrom are going to play A LOT longer - Article - Bardown](https://www.bardown.com/polopoly_fs/1.1371612!/fileimage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/alex-ovechkin-nicklas-backstrom.png)
Ovechkin makes a joke about how him and Backstrom are going to play A LOT longer - Article - Bardown
![Capitals place T.J. Oshie on IR as Nicklas Backstrom dons non-contact jersey - NBC Sports Washington Capitals place T.J. Oshie on IR as Nicklas Backstrom dons non-contact jersey - NBC Sports Washington](https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/article/hero/Oshie_TJ_Backstrom_N_USATSI_13529953.jpg)
Capitals place T.J. Oshie on IR as Nicklas Backstrom dons non-contact jersey - NBC Sports Washington
![Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, wears a camouflage jersey and cap as part of military night during warmups before an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Thursday, Feb. Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, wears a camouflage jersey and cap as part of military night during warmups before an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Thursday, Feb.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MKHK5D/washington-capitals-center-nicklas-backstrom-19-of-sweden-wears-a-camouflage-jersey-and-cap-as-part-of-military-night-during-warmups-before-an-nhl-hockey-game-against-the-colorado-avalanche-thursday-feb-7-2019-in-washington-ap-photonick-wass-2MKHK5D.jpg)