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Nicklas Backstrom shows he's a scorer, too

Nicklas Backstrom is known as one of the NHL's best playmakers and one of the reasons for Alex Ovechkin's success. But Backstrom scored a career-high 33 goals during the regular season, and he's kept firing away in the first few days of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Backstrom and Ovechkin reversed roles in Washington's first two playoff games against the Montreal Canadiens, with Backstrom serving as the gunner and Ovi as the setup man. Backstrom had one of Washington's two goals in Game 1, then broke out in Game 2 with a hat trick, including the winner 31 seconds into overtime, as the Caps rallied for a 6-5 series-tying victory.Backstrom is tied for third place in the postseason scoring race with 5 points through five days of action, but is the only player to score 4 goals.Five up -- Five other players who were hot during the first week of the playoffs:Sidney CrosbyCenter - PITGOALS: 2 | ASST: 5 | PTS: 7SOG: 9 | +/-: 4Sidney Crosby -- Crosby leads all players with 7 points and has been the ...

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