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    David Backes

    DavidBackes

    • Right Wing
    • Birthdate
      1/5/1984
    • Birthplace
      Minneapolis, MN
    • Draft Info
      2003: Rd 2, Pk 62 (STL)

    Stats

    • G
      248
    • A
      313
    • PTS
      561
    • +/-
      64
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    Racing Positions

      • Bruins get Ducks' Kase for Backes, 1st-round pick
        • 6Y
        Bruins get Ducks' Kase for Backes, 1st-round pick
        • Bruins waive veteran Backes, send him to minors
          • 6Y
          Bruins waive veteran Backes, send him to minors
          • Bruins' Backes scores key goal in first game back
            • 6Y
            Bruins' Backes scores key goal in first game back
            • Sabourin hospitalized overnight after collision
              • 6Y
              Sabourin hospitalized overnight after collision
              • David Backes dreamed of a St. Louis Stanley Cup; he's now determined to prevent it
                • 7Y
                • Greg Wyshynski
                David Backes dreamed of a St. Louis Stanley Cup; he's now determined to prevent it
                • The Wysh List: Rating Bruins, Blues players by Stanley Cup worthiness
                  • 7Y
                  • Greg Wyshynski
                  The Wysh List: Rating Bruins, Blues players by Stanley Cup worthiness
                  • Whom should you root for in the Stanley Cup Final?
                    • 7Y
                    • Emily Kaplan, Greg Wyshynski
                    Jaden Schwartz, Tuukka Rask, Jordan Binnington & Patrice Bergeron
                    • How the Bruins and Blues were built and who has the edge
                      • 7Y
                      • Emily Kaplan
                      How the Bruins and Blues were built and who has the edge
                      • An NHL dinosaur roars in Boston
                        • 7Y
                        • Greg Wyshynski
                        An NHL dinosaur roars in Boston
                        • Bruins' Backes gets 3-game suspension for hit
                          • 7Y
                          Bruins' Backes gets 3-game suspension for hit

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                        Senators hold Rangers to fewest shots by NHL team since 2003

                        Senators hold Rangers to fewest shots by NHL team since 2003

                        The Senators allowed just nine shots on goal in a 2-1 victory at Madison Square Garden. It was the fewest shots against in franchise history, the Rangers' lowest output since 1955 -- and the worst by any NHL team in more than two decades.
                        Bruins sign top prospect James Hagens to AHL deal

                        Bruins sign top prospect James Hagens to AHL deal

                        The Bruins' top prospect, James Hagens, will report to the team's AHL affiliate after signing an amateur tryout agreement.
                        Senators boost their playoff push by beating the Rangers 2-1

                        Senators boost their playoff push by beating the Rangers 2-1

                        — Shane Pinto scored on the power play, Warren Foegele added his fifth goal in nine games since being traded and the Ottawa Senators made up more ground in...
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