Position: C ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: May 1, 1984 in Blaine, Minnesota
Draft: St. Louis, 2nd round (62nd overall), 2003 NHL Entry
Contract: 5 years/$22,500,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $4,500,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2006-07 | 22 | STL | NHL | 49 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 11.2 | 657 | 13:25 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | STL | NHL | 72 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | -11 | 99 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 10.1 | 1057 | 14:41 |
| 2008-09 | 24 | STL | NHL | 82 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 23 | -3 | 165 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 208 | 14.9 | 1451 | 17:41 |
| 2009-10 | 25 | STL | NHL | 79 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 17 | -4 | 106 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 163 | 10.4 | 1446 | 18:18 |
| 2010-11 | 26 | STL | NHL | 82 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 25 | 32 | 93 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 211 | 14.7 | 1616 | 19:42 |
| 2011-12 | 27 | STL | NHL | 82 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 21 | 15 | 101 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 234 | 10.3 | 1640 | 19:60 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | STL | NHL | 48 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 6.0 | 941 | 19:37 |
| Career | NHL | 494 | 132 | 168 | 300 | 116 | 40 | 663 | 98 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 127 | 5 | 36 | 1134 | 11.6 | 8807 | 17:50 | ||
| 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 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 8.8 |
| 2011-12 | 27 | STL | NHL | 82 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 1.23 | 2.85 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 24 | 84 | 30 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | STL | NHL | 48 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.19 | 1.29 | 2.08 | 5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 494 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.24 | 1.34 | 2.30 | 136 | 153 | 289 | 116 | 418 | 120 | 330 | 67 | 40 | 22.0 | 12.6 | 34.6 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 92 | 22:56 | |
| 2011-12 | 27 | STL | NHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 183 | 20:19 | |
| 2012-13 | 28 | STL | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 123 | 20:32 | |
| Career | NHL | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | -4 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9.5 | 398 | 20:56 | |||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| David Backes | 8.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 93.4 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | |
| John Ogrodnick | 92.7 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | |
| Wilf Paiement | 92.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | |
| Valeri Kamensky | 91.9 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | |
| Pat LaFontaine | 90.9 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | |
| Bernie Nicholls | 90.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| Mike Comrie | 90.7 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Ales Hemsky | 90.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
| Joe Juneau | 90.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | |
| Vincent Damphousse | 89.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| David Backes | 8.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | |||||||
| Blaine Stoughton | 91.4 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||
| Mike Rogers | 87.8 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Johan Franzen | 87.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | |||||
| David Krejci | 86.5 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 2.0 | -0.2 | ||||||
| Alexandre Burrows | 85.1 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | |||||
| Hakan Loob | 85.0 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 2.4 | |||||||
| Joe Pavelski | 84.6 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Walt Poddubny | 84.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Lowell MacDonald | 84.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Odie Cleghorn | 83.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |||
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All-Star Games
2011 NHL |
Games Played 2010-11 NHL 82 (3) 2011-12 NHL 82 (3) 2012-13 NHL 48 (1) |
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Penalties in Minutes |
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