![Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th game Thursday against the Sabres. Capitals players will all wear no. 19 jerseys during warmups. Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th game Thursday against the Sabres. Capitals players will all wear no. 19 jerseys during warmups.](https://i1.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/nicklas-backstrom-1000-games-warmup-jerseys.jpg?fit=1200%2C650&ssl=1)
Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 1,000th game Thursday against the Sabres. Capitals players will all wear no. 19 jerseys during warmups.
![Feisty Ovi: Alex Ovechkin Checks Brandon Sutter Into the Pens Bench, Punches Sidney Crosby in the Head (GIF) Feisty Ovi: Alex Ovechkin Checks Brandon Sutter Into the Pens Bench, Punches Sidney Crosby in the Head (GIF)](https://i2.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ovechkin-hit-on-sutter.jpg?ssl=1)
Feisty Ovi: Alex Ovechkin Checks Brandon Sutter Into the Pens Bench, Punches Sidney Crosby in the Head (GIF)
![Not-so-humble Mario Lemieux shows off full trophy case while putting on Penguins' first Reverse Retro jersey Not-so-humble Mario Lemieux shows off full trophy case while putting on Penguins' first Reverse Retro jersey](https://i2.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mario-lemieux-reverse-retro.jpg?fit=994%2C538&ssl=1)
Not-so-humble Mario Lemieux shows off full trophy case while putting on Penguins' first Reverse Retro jersey
![The City of Pittsburgh denounced this photoshop of Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby changing teams. We hate it too. The City of Pittsburgh denounced this photoshop of Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby changing teams. We hate it too.](https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/alex-ovechkin-sidney-crosby.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)