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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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      • 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
              • 7Y
              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

                        NHL News

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                        The Hurricanes' viral drinking vessel, the beer skate, won't return this season after the item sold out early in Carolina's playoff run.
                        Senators' Ridly Greig suspended for two games next season

                        Senators' Ridly Greig suspended for two games next season

                        The NHL on Monday suspended Ottawa forward Ridly Greig for two regular-season games for roughing during the Senators' final playoff game against the Hurricanes.
                        William Karlsson back in Golden Knights' lineup for Game 1

                        William Karlsson back in Golden Knights' lineup for Game 1

                        Coach John Tortorella confirmed on Monday that Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson will return for Game 1 of the team's Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Anaheim Ducks after missing nearly six months with a lower-body injury.
                        Maple Leafs hired GM John Chayka after 'deep due diligence'

                        Maple Leafs hired GM John Chayka after 'deep due diligence'

                        The Toronto Maple Leafs formally introduced former captain Mats Sundin as senior executive adviser of hockey operations and John Chayka as general manager on Monday, a day after team president and CEO Keith Pelley announced the hires in a news release.
                        Dahlin, Landeskog, Toews named Masterton Trophy finalists

                        Dahlin, Landeskog, Toews named Masterton Trophy finalists

                        Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog, and Jets forward Jonathan Toews are finalists for the 2026 Bill Masterton Trophy.
                        NHL insiders debate biggest playoff surprises, disappointments

                        NHL insiders debate biggest playoff surprises, disappointments

                        With Round 2 now underway, here are the biggest takeaways from the first two-plus weeks of the postseason.
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