Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, right, celebrates a goal by teammate Troy Brouwer, center, as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason skates off during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, right, celebrates a goal by teammate Troy Brouwer, center, as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason skates off during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (12) falls to the ice chasing the puck against Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Washington won 5-3. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and Nicklas Backstrom, left, of Sweden, celebrate Ovechkin's goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with Jack Hillen (38) and Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) falls to the ice after he was tripped by New York Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman, of Sweden, in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Stralman was penalized for tripping. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, reaches for the puck as Buffalo Sabres right wing Brian Flynn, left, falls to the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Capitals right wing Eric Fehr, middle facing, celebrates his game-winning goal with center Nicklas Backstrom (19) as Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40) skates off the ice in the overtime period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in Washington. The Capitals won 4-3. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, left, from Sweden, right wing Troy Brouwer (20) and center Mike Ribeiro (9) celebrate Backstrom's goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, left, from Sweden, right wing Troy Brouwer (20) and center Mike Ribeiro (9) celebrate Backstrom's goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
