Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom knew he had an opening once New York Islanders captain John Tavares lost his stick along the boards. Stopping and turning just inside the blue line, Backstrom snapped a shot that went through a crowd and sneaked inside the left post 11:09 into overtime to seal a 2-1 win on Tuesday and even their first-round playoff series at 2. Read more http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400790530