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A pregame ceremony, key goal and lots of apples give Nicklas Backstrom a night to remember - NBC Sports Washington
![Canada's Patrick Sharp (10) scores on Finland's goalie Niklas Backstrom during the second period of action at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Halifax, May 12, 2008. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA Stock Photo - Alamy Canada's Patrick Sharp (10) scores on Finland's goalie Niklas Backstrom during the second period of action at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Halifax, May 12, 2008. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7K8FA/canadas-patrick-sharp-10-scores-on-finlands-goalie-niklas-backstrom-during-the-second-period-of-action-at-the-2008-iihf-world-hockey-championships-in-halifax-may-12-2008-reuterspaul-darrow-canada-2E7K8FA.jpg)
Canada's Patrick Sharp (10) scores on Finland's goalie Niklas Backstrom during the second period of action at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Halifax, May 12, 2008. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA Stock Photo - Alamy
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Winnipeg Jets' Dustin Byfuglien (L) checks Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY
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Minnesota Wild Niklas Backstrom makes a stick save during their NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver British Columbia, March 13, 2007. REUTERS/Lyle Stafford (CANADA Stock Photo - Alamy
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