Capitals debut first set of forward lines after news of Nicklas Backstrom's leave of absence

The Washington Capitals took the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday for the first time without Nicklas Backstrom this season. Backstrom, one of the team's alternate captains, announced earlier in the day that he would be taking a leave of absence from the team due to his ongoing hip injury issues. Given that sad…

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