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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Lee Stempniak PHX · 48 P in 80 GP Matt Cullen OTT · 48 P in 81 GP Matt Moulson NYI · 48 P in 82 GP T.J. Oshie STL · 48 P in 76 GP Patrik Elias NJD · 48 P in 58 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 17 31 48 -4 106 163 266 0.61 10.4 18:18

Contract

$2.5MCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$52KCap dollars per point48 points in 79 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 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2009-10 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 10, 2010 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 4 3 5 19:44
Apr 9, 2010 vs ANA W 6-3 1 0 1 -1 2 5 6 16:12
Apr 7, 2010 @ CHI L 5-6 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 19:33
Apr 5, 2010 vs CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 23:16
Apr 3, 2010 vs DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 4 0 4 21:55
Apr 1, 2010 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 21:13
Mar 30, 2010 vs CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 20:06
Mar 28, 2010 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 19:18
Mar 25, 2010 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 14:31
Mar 24, 2010 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 7 20:09
Mar 21, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:21
Mar 20, 2010 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:05
Mar 18, 2010 @ NYR W 4-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 17:37
Mar 16, 2010 vs COL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 5 3 1 17:59
Mar 14, 2010 @ MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 1 4 3 5 20:13
Mar 13, 2010 @ CBJ W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 5 18:03
Mar 11, 2010 @ NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 21:18
Mar 6, 2010 @ COL L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 2 3 4 19:04
Mar 4, 2010 @ DAL W 6-1 0 1 1 3 2 1 4 15:54
Mar 2, 2010 @ PHX W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 4 3 16:35
Feb 13, 2010 vs WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 21:52
Feb 12, 2010 vs TOR W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 17:04
Feb 9, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 3 6 21:11
Feb 8, 2010 @ COL L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 17:17
Feb 6, 2010 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 17:29
Feb 4, 2010 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 4 19:28
Feb 3, 2010 @ CHI W 3-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 17:46
Jan 30, 2010 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 18:02
Jan 28, 2010 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 17:31
Jan 27, 2010 @ VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 18:10
Jan 20, 2010 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:41
Jan 18, 2010 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 17:32
Jan 16, 2010 vs NYR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 19:14
Jan 14, 2010 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 18:33
Jan 12, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 1 1 1 5 2 4 17:02
Jan 9, 2010 @ LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 20:36
Jan 7, 2010 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 7 0 2 18:17
Jan 6, 2010 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 19:54
Jan 2, 2010 vs CHI L 3-6 0 2 2 2 5 1 5 16:39
Dec 31, 2009 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 18:46
Dec 29, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 19:05
Dec 27, 2009 vs BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 18:02
Dec 26, 2009 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 4 0 3 18:15
Dec 23, 2009 @ CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:36
Dec 21, 2009 @ EDM W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:52
Dec 20, 2009 @ VAN W 3-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 19:42
Dec 18, 2009 vs TBL L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 20:04
Dec 16, 2009 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:57
Dec 15, 2009 vs CGY W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 17:18
Dec 11, 2009 vs EDM L 3-5 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 16:30
Dec 9, 2009 @ DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 18:48
Dec 7, 2009 vs COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:24
Dec 5, 2009 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 19:56
Dec 3, 2009 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 18:36
Nov 30, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 19:27
Nov 28, 2009 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 19:44
Nov 27, 2009 @ NSH W 3-1 1 0 1 2 4 5 1 17:59
Nov 25, 2009 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 6 2 18:23
Nov 23, 2009 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 19:33
Nov 21, 2009 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 14:24
Nov 19, 2009 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 4 5 18:10
Nov 14, 2009 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 08:37
Nov 12, 2009 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 17 2 2 10:31
Nov 10, 2009 vs VAN W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 19:29
Nov 8, 2009 @ ATL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:15
Nov 7, 2009 @ PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 17:00
Nov 5, 2009 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 5 3 6 17:36
Oct 31, 2009 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 4 19:56
Oct 29, 2009 vs PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 21:55
Oct 28, 2009 @ CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 16:46
Oct 24, 2009 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 22:42
Oct 23, 2009 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:34
Oct 20, 2009 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 7 17:41
Oct 17, 2009 @ ANA W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 19:05
Oct 15, 2009 @ PHX L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 18:46
Oct 10, 2009 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 15:09
Oct 8, 2009 vs ATL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 18:41
Oct 3, 2009 vs DET W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 16:55
Oct 2, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 17:12