David Backes

C · #21

David Backes was a center. Born May 1, 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 6'3", weighed 215 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 2003 (round 2, 62nd overall) by the St. Louis Blues. In 965 NHL regular-season games he had 248 goals and 313 assists for 561 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

965

Goals

248

Assists

313

Points

561

NHL playoff career

Games

82

Goals

17

Assists

22

Points

39

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.26

Assists / game

0.32

Points / game

0.58

Shots / game

2.26

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

31

2010–11 · St. Louis Blues

Assists

32

2014–15 · St. Louis Blues

Points

62

2010–11 · St. Louis Blues

Shots

234

2011–12 · St. Louis Blues

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2020–21

   • Anaheim DucksNHL

2. 2019–20

   • Anaheim DucksNHL
   • Boston BruinsNHL

3. 2018–19

   • Boston BruinsNHL

4. 2017–18

   • Boston BruinsNHL

5. 2016–17

   • Boston BruinsNHL
   • USAWCup

6. 2015–16

   • St. Louis BluesNHL

7. 2014–15

   • St. Louis BluesNHL

8. 2013–14

   • St. Louis BluesNHL
   • USAOlympics

9. 2012–13

   • St. Louis BluesNHL

10. 2011–12

    • St. Louis BluesNHL

11. 2010–11

    • St. Louis BluesNHL

12. 2009–10

    • St. Louis BluesNHL
    • USAOlympics

13. 2008–09

    • St. Louis BluesNHL
    • USAWC-A

14. 2007–08

    • St. Louis BluesNHL
    • USAWC-A

15. 2006–07

    • PeoriaAHL
    • St. Louis BluesNHL
    • USAWC-A

16. 2005–06

    • PeoriaAHL
    • Minnesota StateWCHA

17. 2004–05

    • Minnesota StateWCHA

18. 2003–04

    • Minnesota StateWCHA

19. 2002–03

    • LincolnUSHL

20. 2001–02

    • ChicagoUSHL
    • LincolnUSHL

21. 2000–01

    • Spring Lake ParkHigh-MN

22. 1999–00

    • Spring Lake ParkHigh-MN

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2020–21	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	15	3	1	4	4	-4	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 12:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5063 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 15 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
2019–20	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	6	0	3	3	6	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 11:39 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3704 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
2019–20	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	16	1	2	3	16	-2	26	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 8:33 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4118 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.038 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
2018–19	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	70	7	13	20	31	0	129	2	7	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 13 Avg Toi 13:02 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5696 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 31 Plus Minus 0 Points 20 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0543 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 129
2018–19	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	15	2	3	5	2	1	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 9:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4615 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
2017–18	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	57	14	19	33	53	2	160	2	6	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 19 Avg Toi 15:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5165 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 57 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 53 Plus Minus 2 Points 33 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0875 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 160
2017–18	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	12	2	1	3	19	-6	22	2	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 13:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4118 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus -6 Points 3 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
2016–17	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	74	17	21	38	69	2	175	2	7	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 17:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4878 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 74 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 69 Plus Minus 2 Points 38 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0971 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 175
2016–17	WCup	USA	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2016–17	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	2	2	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 17:41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.6111 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2015–16	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	79	21	24	45	83	4	168	8	13	0	0	3	1	All stats Assists 24 Avg Toi 19:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5201 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 79 Goals 21 Ot Goals 1 Pim 83 Plus Minus 4 Points 45 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 168
2015–16	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	20	7	7	14	8	1	36	3	4	0	0	3	2	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 18:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4676 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 20 Goals 7 Ot Goals 2 Pim 8 Plus Minus 1 Points 14 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1944 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 36
2014–15	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	80	26	32	58	104	7	183	10	16	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 32 Avg Toi 18:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.546 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 80 Goals 26 Ot Goals 0 Pim 104 Plus Minus 7 Points 58 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1421 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 183
2014–15	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 19:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5124 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
2013–14	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	74	27	30	57	119	14	165	10	16	0	0	5	1	All stats Assists 30 Avg Toi 19:33 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5171 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 74 Goals 27 Ot Goals 1 Pim 119 Plus Minus 14 Points 57 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1636 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 165
2013–14	Olympics	USA	Regular	6	3	1	4	6	0	11	0	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 11
2013–14	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 23:26 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4828 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2012–13	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	48	6	22	28	62	5	100	1	5	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 22 Avg Toi 19:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.523 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 48 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus 5 Points 28 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.06 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 100
2012–13	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 20:32 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0526 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
2011–12	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	82	24	30	54	101	15	234	8	17	2	3	4	0	All stats Assists 30 Avg Toi 20:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4863 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 101 Plus Minus 15 Points 54 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.1026 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 234
2011–12	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	9	2	2	4	18	-5	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 20:19 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5779 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -5 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
2010–11	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	82	31	31	62	93	32	211	5	15	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 19:42 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4446 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 93 Plus Minus 32 Points 62 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.1469 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 211
2009–10	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	79	17	31	48	106	-4	163	5	8	0	1	3	0	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 18:18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4732 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 79 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 106 Plus Minus -4 Points 48 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1043 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 163
2009–10	Olympics	USA	Regular	6	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 3
2008–09	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	82	31	23	54	165	-3	208	6	11	2	3	1	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 17:41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4444 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 82 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 165 Plus Minus -3 Points 54 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.149 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 208
2008–09	WC-A	USA	Regular	9	1	4	5	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 33 Points 5
2008–09	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	10	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 22:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3929 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
2007–08	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	72	13	18	31	99	-11	129	3	7	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 14:41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4478 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 72 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 99 Plus Minus -11 Points 31 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.1008 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 129
2007–08	WC-A	USA	Regular	6	0	1	1	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 35 Points 1
2006–07	AHL	Peoria	Regular	31	10	3	13	47	-10	—	7	—	0	—	3	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 31 Goals 10 Pim 47 Plus Minus -10 Points 13 Power Play Goals 7 Shorthanded Goals 0
2006–07	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	49	10	13	23	37	6	89	2	3	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 13 Avg Toi 13:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4615 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 49 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus 6 Points 23 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1124 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 89
2006–07	WC-A	USA	Regular	7	1	2	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 6 Points 3
2005–06	AHL	Peoria	Regular	12	5	5	10	10	6	—	1	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 5 Pim 10 Plus Minus 6 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2005–06	WCHA	Minnesota State	Regular	38	13	29	42	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 38 Goals 13 Pim 91 Points 42
2005–06	AHL	Peoria	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	8	3	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 8 Plus Minus 3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2004–05	WCHA	Minnesota State	Regular	38	17	23	40	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 38 Goals 17 Pim 55 Points 40
2003–04	WCHA	Minnesota State	Regular	39	16	21	37	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 39 Goals 16 Pim 66 Points 37
2002–03	USHL	Lincoln	Regular	57	28	41	69	126	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 57 Goals 28 Pim 126 Points 69
2002–03	USHL	Lincoln	Playoffs	7	4	1	5	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 17 Points 5
2001–02	USHL	Chicago	Regular	25	31	36	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 25 Goals 31 Points 67
2001–02	USHL	Lincoln	Regular	30	11	10	21	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 30 Goals 11 Pim 54 Points 21
2001–02	USHL	Chicago	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Points 2
2001–02	USHL	Lincoln	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2000–01	High-MN	Spring Lake Park	Regular	24	29	46	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 46 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 24 Goals 29 Points 75
1999–00	High-MN	Spring Lake Park	Regular	24	17	20	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 24 Goals 17 Points 37

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Profile updated Oct 12, 5:55 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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