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David Backes

#21 · Right wing · Anaheim Ducks

Born May 1, 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · 6'3", 215 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 62nd overall in 2003 by STL (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tuomo Ruutu CAR · 54 P in 79 GP Teemu Selanne ANA · 54 P in 65 GP Brooks Laich WSH · 53 P in 82 GP Chris Kunitz PIT · 53 P in 82 GP Dustin Brown LAK · 53 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602006-07: 23 points2306-072007-08: 31 points312008-09: 54 points5408-092009-10: 48 points482010-11: 62 points6210-112011-12: 54 points542012-13: 28 points2812-132013-14: 57 points572014-15: 58 points5814-152015-16: 45 points452016-17: 38 points3816-172017-18: 33 points332018-19: 20 points2018-192019-20: 6 points62020-21: 4 points420-21

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 STL 49 10 13 23 6 37 89 92 0.47
2007-08 STL 72 13 18 31 -11 99 129 240 0.43
2008-09 STL 82 31 23 54 -3 165 208 204 0.66 $2.5M
2009-10 STL 79 17 31 48 -4 106 163 266 0.61 $2.5M
2010-11 STL 82 31 31 62 32 93 211 213 0.76 $2.5M
2011-12 STL 82 24 30 54 15 101 234 226 0.66 $4.5M
2012-13 STL 48 6 22 28 5 62 100 158 0.58 $4.5M
2013-14 STL 74 27 30 57 14 119 165 273 0.77 $4.5M
2014-15 STL 80 26 32 58 7 104 183 227 0.73 $4.5M
2015-16 STL 79 21 24 45 4 83 168 239 0.57 $4.5M
2016-17 BOS 74 17 21 38 2 69 175 226 0.51 $6M
2017-18 BOS 57 14 19 33 2 53 160 137 0.58 $6M
2018-19 BOS 70 7 13 20 0 31 129 140 0.29 $6M
2019-20 BOS 16 1 2 3 -2 16 26 22 0.19 $6M
2019-20 ANA 6 0 3 3 1 6 8 16 0.50
2020-21 ANA 15 3 1 4 -4 4 30 31 0.27 $6M
15 seasons Career 965 248 313 561 64 1148 2178 2710 0.58

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 STL 4 1 2 3 1 10 11 18 0.75
2011-12 STL 9 2 2 4 -5 18 12 27 0.44
2012-13 STL 6 1 2 3 0 0 19 23 0.50
2013-14 STL 4 0 1 1 -3 2 7 25 0.25
2014-15 STL 6 1 1 2 2 2 10 20 0.33
2015-16 STL 20 7 7 14 1 8 36 93 0.70
2016-17 BOS 6 1 3 4 2 2 14 29 0.67
2017-18 BOS 12 2 1 3 -6 19 22 32 0.25
2018-19 BOS 15 2 3 5 1 2 20 50 0.33
9 seasons Playoffs 82 17 22 39 -7 63 151 317 0.48

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 31 23 54 -3 165 208 204 0.66 14.9 17:41

Contract

$2.5MCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$46KCap dollars per point54 points in 82 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $2.5M
2009-10 $2.5M
2010-11 $2.5M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2020-21 $6M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $4.5M
2011-12 to 2015-16 $4.5M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $2.5M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2009 @ COL W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 17:57
Apr 10, 2009 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:56
Apr 7, 2009 @ PHX W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 16:36
Apr 4, 2009 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 17:31
Apr 2, 2009 @ DET W 5-4 4 0 4 2 4 9 1 20:31
Apr 1, 2009 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 15:44
Mar 29, 2009 @ CBJ W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 17:52
Mar 28, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 6 2 19:32
Mar 26, 2009 vs VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 19:59
Mar 24, 2009 vs LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 16:44
Mar 20, 2009 @ CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:08
Mar 19, 2009 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 18:44
Mar 17, 2009 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 22:27
Mar 15, 2009 vs MIN W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 7 20:53
Mar 14, 2009 vs DET L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 2 6 16:50
Mar 12, 2009 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 19:43
Mar 10, 2009 vs DAL W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 17:03
Mar 7, 2009 @ FLA L 3-5 2 0 2 1 4 3 1 19:52
Mar 6, 2009 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 16:58
Mar 3, 2009 vs DET L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 15:17
Feb 28, 2009 @ PHX W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 12:55
Feb 26, 2009 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:08
Feb 24, 2009 vs PHX W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 15:22
Feb 21, 2009 vs NSH L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 21:01
Feb 19, 2009 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 15:12
Feb 18, 2009 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 18:33
Feb 16, 2009 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 19:24
Feb 13, 2009 vs CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:38
Feb 12, 2009 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 19:33
Feb 10, 2009 vs VAN L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 5 19:30
Feb 7, 2009 vs COL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 19:39
Feb 5, 2009 vs EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 21:02
Feb 3, 2009 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12:24
Feb 2, 2009 @ DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 23:38
Jan 31, 2009 vs PHI W 4-0 1 0 1 0 2 4 3 16:12
Jan 29, 2009 vs OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 16:31
Jan 21, 2009 @ CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 19:09
Jan 19, 2009 @ BOS W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 18:53
Jan 17, 2009 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 4 3 21:06
Jan 15, 2009 vs COL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 4 4 2 18:29
Jan 13, 2009 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:39
Jan 11, 2009 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:43
Jan 9, 2009 @ VAN W 6-4 1 1 2 2 0 4 3 21:18
Jan 3, 2009 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 20 5 0 05:11
Jan 2, 2009 @ CAR L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:15
Dec 30, 2008 vs NJD L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 17:05
Dec 28, 2008 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 6 19:21
Dec 27, 2008 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24:09
Dec 23, 2008 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 15:26
Dec 21, 2008 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 2 5 3 18:37
Dec 20, 2008 vs MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 18:43
Dec 18, 2008 @ WSH L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 2 5 2 19:23
Dec 16, 2008 vs CGY L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 17:53
Dec 13, 2008 @ SJS L 4-5 1 1 2 0 2 4 3 18:09
Dec 11, 2008 @ LAK L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:15
Dec 10, 2008 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 18:49
Dec 8, 2008 vs NSH W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 21:47
Dec 6, 2008 vs PHX W 4-3 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 17:31
Dec 5, 2008 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 4 5 0 18:46
Dec 3, 2008 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:38
Nov 30, 2008 @ ATL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 17:35
Nov 29, 2008 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 17:34
Nov 26, 2008 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 16:34
Nov 25, 2008 @ NSH W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 18:37
Nov 22, 2008 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 15 1 2 15:20
Nov 21, 2008 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 3 21:19
Nov 16, 2008 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 19:04
Nov 14, 2008 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 15 2 0 04:22
Nov 12, 2008 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 16:40
Nov 8, 2008 @ LAK L 3-5 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 16:07
Nov 6, 2008 @ SJS L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 10 2 3 17:44
Nov 5, 2008 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 19:15
Nov 1, 2008 vs PIT L 3-6 0 1 1 0 2 0 8 15:57
Oct 30, 2008 vs CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 14:54
Oct 25, 2008 vs FLA W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 16:32
Oct 24, 2008 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 16:21
Oct 22, 2008 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 3 14:53
Oct 18, 2008 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:06
Oct 16, 2008 vs DAL W 6-1 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 18:15
Oct 13, 2008 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 6 0 1 13:48
Oct 11, 2008 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:31
Oct 10, 2008 vs NSH W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 17:50