height_ft birth_date career_start shoots draft_year team image_size image ntl_team former_teams weight_lb birth_place draft_team draft website position league height_in article_title
6 23 november 1987 2004 left 2006 washington capitals 230px nicklas backstrom.jpg swe brynäs if dynamo moscow 213 valbo , sweden washington capitals 4th overall -lsb- http://www.nicklasbackstrom.com/home nicklasbackstrom.com -rsb- centre nhl 1 nicklas bäckström

nicklas bäckström

lars nicklas bäckström -lrb- born november 23 , 1987 -rrb- is a swedish professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the washington capitals of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
bäckström was selected fourth overall by the capitals at the 2006 nhl entry draft , and has since gone on to become washington 's all-time franchise leader in assists .
