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David Backes

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: May 1, 1984 in Blaine, Minnesota

Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round (62nd overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2006-07 22 STL NHL 49 10 13 23 9 6 37 8 2 0 2 89 11.2 657 13:25
2007-08 23 STL NHL 72 13 18 31 12 -11 99 10 3 0 2 129 10.1 1057 14:41
2008-09 24 STL NHL 82 31 23 54 23 -3 165 23 6 2 1 208 14.9 1451 17:41
2009-10 25 STL NHL 79 17 31 48 17 -4 106 12 5 0 3 163 10.4 1446 18:18
2010-11 26 STL NHL 82 31 31 62 25 32 93 26 5 0 2 211 14.7 1616 19:42
2011-12 27 STL NHL 53 16 23 39 15 17 81 10 5 1 4 157 10.2 1058 19:57
Career NHL 417 118 139 257 101 37 581 89 26 3 14 957 12.3 7284 17:28

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2006-07 22 STL NHL 49 0.20 0.27 0.47 0.18 0.76 1.82 10 13 23 9 34 6 22 0 6 1.5 0.9 2.4
2007-08 23 STL NHL 72 0.18 0.25 0.43 0.16 1.38 1.79 14 19 33 13 51 15 49 2 -11 1.7 0.9 2.6
2008-09 24 STL NHL 82 0.38 0.28 0.66 0.28 2.01 2.54 33 23 56 24 76 23 75 19 -3 4.8 1.8 6.6
2009-10 25 STL NHL 79 0.22 0.39 0.61 0.22 1.34 2.06 18 32 50 19 67 19 66 14 -4 2.9 1.7 4.6
2010-11 26 STL NHL 82 0.38 0.38 0.76 0.31 1.13 2.57 34 33 67 28 106 27 66 19 32 5.8 3.1 8.8
2011-12 27 STL NHL 53 0.30 0.43 0.74 0.28 1.53 2.96 28 39 67 26 17 3.2 2.0 5.2
Career NHL 417 0.28 0.33 0.62 0.24 1.39 2.29 137 159 296 118 334 90 278 54 37 19.9 10.3 30.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2008-09 24 STL NHL 4 1 2 3 1 10 1 0 0 0 11 9.1 92 22:56
Career NHL 4 1 2 3 1 10 1 0 0 0 11 9.1 92 22:56

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 15 Spring Lake Park Panthers High-MN 24 17 20 37
2000-01 16 Spring Lake Park Panthers High-MN 24 29 46 75
2001-02 17 2 Teams USHL 55 42 46 88 54
2001-02 17 Chicago Steel USHL 25 31 36 67
2001-02 17 Lincoln Stars USHL 30 11 10 21 54
2002-03 18 Lincoln Stars USHL 57 28 41 69 10 126 14 12 2 7
2003-04 19 Minnesota State-Mankato WCHA 39 16 21 37 66 9 6 1 0
2004-05 20 Minnesota State-Mankato WCHA 38 17 23 40 55 7 10 0 3
2005-06 21 Minnesota State-Mankato WCHA 38 13 29 42 91 6 7 0 2
2005-06 21 Peoria Rivermen AHL 12 5 5 10 6 10 4 1 0 0
2006-07 22 Peoria Rivermen AHL 31 10 3 13 -10 47 3 7 0 3
2006-07 22 United States WC-A 7 1 2 3 4 6 0 0 1 0
2007-08 23 United States WC-A 6 0 1 1 0 35 0 0 0 0
2008-09 24 United States WC-A 9 1 4 5 3 33 0 1 0 0
2009-10 25 United States Olympics 6 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 1
Career 2 Seasons AHL 43 15 8 23 -4 57 7 8 0 3
Career 2 Seasons High-MN 48 46 66 112
Career 1 Season Olympics 6 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 1
Career 2 Seasons USHL 112 70 87 157 10 180 14 12 2 7
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 22 2 7 9 7 74 0 1 1 0
Career 3 Seasons WCHA 115 46 73 119 212 22 23 1 5

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2001-02 17 Chicago Steel USHL 2 1 1 2
2001-02 17 Lincoln Stars USHL 3 0 0 0 2
2002-03 18 Lincoln Stars USHL 7 4 1 5 2 17 1 1 2 2
2005-06 21 Peoria Rivermen AHL 3 1 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 3 1 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons USHL 12 5 2 7 2 19 1 1 2 2

Similarity Scores

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Thru 5 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5
David Backes 8.8 6.6 4.6 2.6 2.4
Mike Comrie 97.9 8.5 6.6 4.7 2.5 2.5
Dino Ciccarelli 93.8 9.2 6.4 5.4 2.7 1.8
Wilf Paiement 92.1 7.9 7.2 4.5 2.7 2.4
Pat LaFontaine 91.3 8.6 5.8 4.2 3.4 2.0
Valeri Kamensky 90.0 8.6 6.2 3.4 2.5 1.6
John Cullen 89.9 9.1 6.5 5.4 2.9 1.5
Wayne Babych 89.5 8.7 5.6 4.9 2.6 1.6
Vincent Lecavalier 88.7 9.3 5.9 4.4 3.6 1.9
Kirk Muller 88.4 8.2 5.4 4.8 3.6 2.4
Travis Zajac 88.4 8.3 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
David Backes 8.8 6.6 4.6 2.6 2.4
Travis Zajac 88.2 8.3 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7
Real Cloutier 86.5 8.1 7.7 4.4 4.0 2.4 -0.1
Johan Franzen 86.1 7.8 6.7 5.3 3.0 2.6 1.0
Alex Motter 85.2 6.9 5.7 4.3 1.8 1.6 0.7 0.3 -0.1
Dutch Reibel 85.1 8.5 6.4 5.7 3.2 1.0 -0.2
Phil Kessel 84.6 8.8 6.9 6.3 3.6 2.0
David Krejci 84.4 8.8 6.5 5.6 2.0 -0.2
Wally Hergesheimer 81.1 7.7 6.2 4.4 4.3 0.6 -0.1 -0.3
Rick Hampton 80.1 8.0 5.4 3.7 3.5 2.9 0.2
Goldie Prodger 80.1 4.1 4.1 3.1 2.6 1.2 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2011 NHL

Games Played

2008-09 NHL 82 (2)
2010-11 NHL 82 (3)

Plus/Minus

2010-11 NHL 32 (2)

Penalties in Minutes

2008-09 NHL 165 (9)

Even Strength Goals

2010-11 NHL 26 (8)
      

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