Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom(notes), left, of Sweden, scores the winning goal on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price(notes) during overtime penalty shootout in NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday Nov. 28, 2009.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: Tyler Myers(notes) #57 of the Buffalo Sabres battles for the puck with Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on November 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals handles the puck against Tyler Myers(notes) #57 of the Buffalo Sabres at the Verizon Center on November 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller(notes) (30) reaches out for the puck against Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom(notes) (19), of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in Washington.

OTTAWA, ON - NOVEMBER 23: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals battles for the puck down low with Filip Kuba(notes) #17 of the Ottawa Senators in a game at Scotiabank Place on November 23, 2009 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)

OTTAWA, ON - NOVEMBER 23: Daniel Alfredsson(notes) #11 of the Ottawa Senators turns up ice with the puck while being chased by Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals in a game at Scotiabank Place on November 23, 2009 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)

OTTAWA, ON - NOVEMBER 23: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals cuts hard towards the middle of the ice with the puck while being watched closely by Chris Phillips(notes) #4 of the Ottawa Senators in a game at Scotiabank Place on November 23, 2009 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin(notes), left, of Russia, celebrates his first period goal with teammates, left to right, Mike Green(notes), Nicklas Backstrom(notes), of Sweden, and Brooks Laich(notes) during NHL hockey action in Toronto Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price(notes) (31) makes a save as Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom(notes) (19), of Sweden, looks on during the second period on an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Washington.

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 and Alex Ovechkin(notes) #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrate their 4-2 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 17, 2009 in New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 and Alex Ovechkin(notes) #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrate their 4-2 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 17, 2009 in New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers' Ryan Callahan(notes) (24) is roughed-up by Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom(notes), left, of Sweden, and Alex Ovechkin(notes), right, of Russia, during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in New York. The Capitals won 4-2.

New York Rangers' Artem Anisimov(notes) (42), of Russia, fights for the puck with Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom(notes) (19), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 on in New York.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: John Tavares(notes) #91 of the New York Islanders brings the puck around the net against Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Tomas Fleischmann(notes) #14 of the Washington Capitals celebrate after a goal with Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 against the Florida Panthers during an NHL hockey game on November 7, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals assists on a goal against Stephen Weiss(notes) #9 of the Florida Panthers during an NHL hockey game on November 7, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring in the first period of the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

ATLANTA - OCTOBER 29: Alex Ovechkin(notes) #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his second goal with teammate Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on October 29, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 24: John Tavares(notes) #91 of the New York Islanders collides with teammate Matt Moulson(notes) #26 as they Nicklas backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals looks on on October 24, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Capitals won the game 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 24: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals skates past Richard Park(notes) #10 of the New York Islanders on October 24, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Capitals won the game 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 15: Manny Malhotra(notes) #27 of the San Jose Sharks keeps the puck away from Nicklas Backstrom(notes) of the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on October 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

DETROIT - OCTOBER 10: Henrik Zetterberg(notes) #40 of the Detroit Red Wings tries to control the puck in front of Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals on October 10, 2009 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals battles for the puck with Brandon Dubinsky(notes) #17 of the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center on October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with teammates after scoring in the third period against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center on October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: Alexander Semin(notes) #28 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with teammates Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 and John Erskine(notes) #4 after scoring a goal in the first period against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center on October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 06: Nicklas Backstrom(notes) #19 of the Washington Capitals sidesteps a check by Mike Richards(notes) #18 of the Phildelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center on October 6, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)