Backstrom Out Against Oilers
Sep 22, 2014 2:12 PM
Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom will miss Wednesday night's home game against the Oilers with a nagging thumb injury.
Backstrom, the fourth overall pick in the 2006 draft, has never missed a regular-season or playoff game for the Capitals.
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