Nicklas Backstrom on if he was upset about not assisting on Alex Ovechkin's milestone goals of 800, 801, and 802

Nicklas Backstrom has assisted on over a third of Alex Ovechkin's 810 career goals in the NHL.Those 278 apples by Backstrom have won the Capitals a lot of games.They've also helped catapult Ovechkin deep into the history books.But Backstrom, who was rehabbing from major offseason hip surgery, was not on the ice or on the scoresheet for the Capitals captain's latest milestones in December.

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