Christian Backman
#5 · Defence · Columbus Blue Jackets
Born Apr 28, 1980 in Gothenburg, SWE · 6'4", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 24th overall in 1998 by STL (round 1)
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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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7 P in 68 GP
Adam Foote
COL ·
7 P in 42 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | STL | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 92 | 18 | 0.27 |
| 2005-06 | STL | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 48 | 70 | 17 | 0.35 |
| 2006-07 | STL | 61 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 36 | 80 | 15 | 0.30 |
| 2007-08 | STL | 45 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 0.22 |
| 2007-08 | NYR | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 0.44 |
| 2008-09 | CBJ | 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 54 | 40 | 0.13 |
| 6 seasons | Career | 302 | 23 | 56 | 79 | 1 | 182 | 351 | 125 | 0.26 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | NYR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 1 season | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0.00 |
2008-09 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 54 | 40 | 0.13 | 3.7 | 15:39 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2009 | vs CHI | L 0-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:27 |
| Apr 4, 2009 | @ NSH | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:04 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | vs NSH | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:27 |
| Mar 29, 2009 | vs STL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:03 |
| Mar 15, 2009 | vs DET | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:59 |
| Feb 21, 2009 | vs ANA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:25 |
| Feb 19, 2009 | @ TOR | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | vs STL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:09 |
| Feb 16, 2009 | vs DAL | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:43 |
| Feb 14, 2009 | @ CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:09 |
| Feb 13, 2009 | vs DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:54 |
| Feb 10, 2009 | vs COL | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 |
| Feb 7, 2009 | vs SJS | W 3-2 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:43 |
| Feb 6, 2009 | @ PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:46 |
| Jan 21, 2009 | @ CGY | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 08:35 |
| Jan 20, 2009 | @ EDM | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10:51 |
| Jan 13, 2009 | vs COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:47 |
| Jan 10, 2009 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:51 |
| Jan 9, 2009 | @ WSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 |
| Jan 6, 2009 | @ DET | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:07 |
| Jan 3, 2009 | @ STL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:24 |
| Jan 2, 2009 | @ COL | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:54 |
| Dec 31, 2008 | @ ANA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Dec 29, 2008 | @ LAK | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:45 |
| Dec 27, 2008 | vs PHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:57 |
| Dec 20, 2008 | @ PHX | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15:07 |
| Dec 18, 2008 | @ DAL | L 5-6 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:12 |
| Dec 17, 2008 | vs SJS | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:42 |
| Dec 14, 2008 | @ CHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:13 |
| Dec 13, 2008 | vs NYI | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:02 |
| Dec 11, 2008 | vs NSH | W 2-1 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 |
| Dec 6, 2008 | @ LAK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 |
| Dec 4, 2008 | @ SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:14 |
| Dec 1, 2008 | vs VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:02 |
| Nov 29, 2008 | vs WSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11:46 |
| Nov 28, 2008 | @ DET | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 |
| Nov 26, 2008 | vs PHX | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 |
| Nov 22, 2008 | @ ATL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:43 |
| Nov 18, 2008 | vs EDM | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:22 |
| Nov 15, 2008 | @ MIN | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:22 |
| Nov 14, 2008 | @ BUF | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:20 |
| Nov 12, 2008 | vs PHX | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:11 |
| Nov 8, 2008 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:03 |
| Nov 7, 2008 | vs MTL | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19:18 |
| Nov 5, 2008 | vs EDM | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 |
| Nov 3, 2008 | @ NYI | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 |
| Nov 1, 2008 | vs CHI | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:58 |
| Oct 30, 2008 | @ COL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 |
| Oct 27, 2008 | vs ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 |
| Oct 25, 2008 | @ MIN | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:38 |
| Oct 24, 2008 | vs NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20:29 |
| Oct 21, 2008 | vs VAN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| Oct 17, 2008 | vs NSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:59 |
| Oct 14, 2008 | @ SJS | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:40 |
| Oct 11, 2008 | @ PHX | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:42 |
| Oct 10, 2008 | @ DAL | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:04 |