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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

                        NHL News

                        Oilers host the Golden Knights on 5-game winning streak

                        Oilers host the Golden Knights on 5-game winning streak

                        Vegas Golden Knights (34-26-16, in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (39-28-9, in the Pacific Division)
                        Kraken host the Blackhawks on losing streak

                        Kraken host the Blackhawks on losing streak

                        Chicago Blackhawks (27-35-14, in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (32-31-11, in the Pacific Division)
                        Detroit visits New York after DeBrincat's 2-goal game

                        Detroit visits New York after DeBrincat's 2-goal game

                        Detroit Red Wings (40-27-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (31-36-9, in the Metropolitan Division)
                        Mammoth visit the Canucks after Cooley's 2-goal game

                        Mammoth visit the Canucks after Cooley's 2-goal game

                        Utah Mammoth (39-30-6, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (22-45-8, in the Pacific Division)
                        Blue Jackets take losing streak into home matchup with the Jets

                        Blue Jackets take losing streak into home matchup with the Jets

                        Winnipeg Jets (32-31-12, in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (38-26-12, in the Metropolitan Division)
                        Metropolitan Division foes meet when Islanders host the Flyers

                        Metropolitan Division foes meet when Islanders host the Flyers

                        Philadelphia Flyers (37-26-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders (42-29-5, in the Metropolitan Division)
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