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    David Backes

    DavidBackes

    • Right Wing
    • Birthdate
      5/1/1984
    • 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
            • 7Y
            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

                        Auston Matthews still wants to win in Toronto, GM says

                        Auston Matthews still wants to win in Toronto, GM says

                        Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka says he isn't concerned that team captain Auston Matthews is searching for an exit from Toronto.
                        Watch Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Saturday: 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN App

                        Watch Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Saturday: 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN App

                        Watch Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Saturday: 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN App
                        Canadiens' honors: Suzuki wins Selke, Lady Byng to Caufield

                        Canadiens' honors: Suzuki wins Selke, Lady Byng to Caufield

                        Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki was the runaway winner for the Frank J. Selke Trophy for the NHL's best two-way forward, while his teammate Cole Caufield won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct.
                        Stanley Cup odds: Hurricanes regain favorite status after wild Game 2 win

                        Stanley Cup odds: Hurricanes regain favorite status after wild Game 2 win

                        Tied 1-1 in the Stanley Cup Final, the Hurricanes are slight favorites over the Golden Knights to win the Cup.
                        NHL trade candidate rankings: Which players could be on the move?

                        NHL trade candidate rankings: Which players could be on the move?

                        Which difference-makers could be swapping franchises this summer?
                        How John Tortorella made a quick impact on the Golden Knights

                        How John Tortorella made a quick impact on the Golden Knights

                        Hired with just eight games left in the season, the veteran coach has pressed all the right buttons this postseason.
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