Nicklas Backstrom ditched the DC area for his native Sweden last year, capping a 17-season career as a center for the Washington Capitals. In April, he listed his ritzy McLean mansion for sale at $14.99 million; he dropped the price to a cool $11.9 million in July. The property sold on Wednesday for $11 million.
The listing agents were Sherif Abdalla and Ali Alasgar Farhadov of Compass. “It’s a really notable sale, not only for the price point but for who’s the seller,” Abdalla says. “It’s kind of bittersweet because it ends this chapter of the Backstrom family being in the area.”
Backstrom purchased the seven-bedroom, nine-and-a-half-bathroom house for $8.5 million in 2021, the same year it was built. Skip Sroka served as his interior designer. The home boasts a sauna and steam room, movie theater, bar, full gym, elevator, motorized window blinds, six fireplaces, and a primary suite with a covered deck. The kitchen is appointed with high-end Gaggenau, Sub-Zero, and Wolf appliances, plus cabinetry by the German brand SieMatic. Integrated speakers are built into the walls throughout the home, positioned under every TV and outside by the swimming pool.
Backstrom sustained a hip injury in 2023, spending his final years with the Capitals on injured reserve. In late July, he signed a deal to play for Swedish Hockey League team Brynas IF.
