Backstrom picks up 500th career assist on Oshie's 1st-period blast
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Oshie has himself a beauty, and Nicklas Backstrom has career assist #500. pic.twitter.com/rUvxBcuOvg
- NHL (@NHL) January 8, 2017
It's already a milestone night for Nicklas Backstrom.
The silky smooth Washington Capitals pivot feathered a backhand pass into T.J. Oshie's wheelhouse for his 500th career assist just 1:38 into Saturday's contest versus the Ottawa Senators.
Backstrom stands as one of the NHL's elite playmakers, achieving the impressive feat in his 691st career game.
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