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David Backes
David Backes
Center  - STL
(Back-es)
Number: 42
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 221
Shoots: Right
Born: May 1, 1984  (Age 29)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Drafted: STL / 2003 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 2nd (62nd overall)
Career as a Blue: 494GP, 132-168-300, 663 PIM
12'-13' at Home: 24GP, 3-12-15
12'-13' on Road: 24GP, 3-10-13
12'-13' Playoffs: 5GP, 1-1-2, 0 PIM
Quick Hits
--Riding a 2-gm playoff point streak (1-1-2)
--14 F/O wins in gm 1 tied a postseason career best...his 70% success rate was the best by a Blue since FO win% began tracking in 2000 (at least 20 draws taken)
--Last season, led the Blues in goals (24), PPG (8 - career high) and shots (234 - career high) while tying for the lead in pts (54)
--Recored over 200 hits in 5 straight seasons, Dustin Brown the only other player with that distinction
--Was one of three NHL players with at least 30 goals and 200 hits (Alex Ovechkin, Brenden Morrow) and led all NHL forwards with a +32 rating in 2010-11
 



2008-09:
-- Named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for the week ending April 5 after leading all NHL goal-scorers with five and added one assist. Turned in one of the top single-game performances by an NHL player this season, notching four goals, the 6th time in Blues history for a player to record four goals in a single game, a +2 rating and a career-high nine shots in a 5-4 victory on April 2 at Detroit. He tallied the game's first two goals in the second period, gave the Blues a 3-2 lead early in the third frame and scored the game-winner with just over four minutes left in regulation. Concluded the week by tallying a goal and an assist in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on April 4.
-- Scored his 30th goal of the season on April 2 at Detroit, becoming the 5th Blue in history to register 30 goals and 150-plus penalty minutes in a season.
-- Led the team and tied for 9th in the NHL with 165 penalty minutes and was the only player in the NHL this season to score 30-plus goals and register 150-plus penalty minutes.
-- Led the club and ranked 18th in the league with 204 hits.
-- Posted 37 points (20g, 17a) in the last 46 regular season games and 21 points (13g, 8a) in the last 21 regular season games.
-- Finished 2nd on the team in points (54), goals (31) and shots (208) and ranked 8th with 23 assists, all career-highs.
-- Was one of four Blues to play in all 82 games.
-- Registered 13 multi-point games this season, 12 2-point games and one 4-point game.
-- Registered his 300th penalty minute on April 12 at Colorado.
-- Played in his 200th NHL game on April 4 at Dallas.
-- Posted a career-high 20 penalty minutes in a game on Jan. 3 vs. Columbus.
-- Registered a career-high four-game goal scoring streak from Dec. 13-20 (4 goals).

CAREER PLAYOFFS:
2008-09: Registered his first career playoff point (goal) and added an assist in game three on April 19 vs. Vancouver ... Won 7-11 face-offs (64.0%), registered four hits along with five shots in game two on April 17 at Vancouver ... Made his playoff debut in game one on April 15 at Vancouver, recording three shots and five hits.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
A. Steen 6 3 0 2 3
D. Backes 6 1 2 0 3
V. Sobotka 6 0 3 4 3
T. Oshie 6 2 0 -4 2
B. Jackman 6 1 1 -1 2
P. Berglund 6 1 1 -3 2
A. Pietrangelo 6 1 1 2 2
K. Shattenkirk 6 0 2 -1 2
D. Perron 6 0 2 -3 2
C. Porter 6 1 0 0 1
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
B. Elliott 2 4 1 .919 1.90

 
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