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David Backes's 2008-2009 season

Points
54
NHL#85
Goals
31
NHL#27
Assists
23
NHL#196
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#553
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Right winger David Backes was 24 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played all 82 games and scored 31 goals and 23 assists for 54 points, 0.66 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 3 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2008-2009Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    David Backes plays the 2008-2009 season for St. Louis Blues

    David was 24 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NSH2–5STL
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP17:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–5NYI
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:31TOI
    • The game
      STL5–4TOR
      W
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG13:48TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–6STL
      W
      game 4/825
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG18:15TOI
    • The game
      CHI3–4STL
      W
      game 5/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:06TOI
    • The game
      DET4–3STL
      L
      game 6/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:53TOI
    • The game
      LAK4–0STL
      L
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:21TOI
    • The game
      FLA0–4STL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG16:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR1–0STL
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:54TOI
    • November 2008
    • The game
      PIT6–3STL
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG15:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–5ANA
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG19:15TOI
    • The game
      STL4–5SJS
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–5LAK
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG16:07TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–4BUF
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:40TOI
    • The game
      STL4–3CHI
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG04:22TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2STL
      L
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:04TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–3STL
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP21:19TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL2–1MIN
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:20TOI
    • The game
      STL1–0NSH
      W
      game 19/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:37TOI
    • The game
      STL1–3COL
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:34TOI
    • The game
      EDM4–2STL
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:34TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      7
      points
      NHL#285
      3
      goals
      NHL#199
      4
      assists
      NHL#311
      STL
      9-10-2W-L-OT20Points
      5th in the Central·14th in the Western Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–2ATL
      W
      game 22/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG17:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • December 2008
    • The game
      STL0–4MIN
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:38TOI
    • The game
      CGY4–3STL
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG18:46TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX3–4STL
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG17:31TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NSH3–6STL
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG21:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–4ANA
      L
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:49TOI
    • The game
      STL2–6LAK
      L
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:15TOI
    • The game
      STL4–5SJS
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP18:09TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY6–3STL
      L
      game 30/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG17:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–4WSH
      L
      game 31/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG19:23TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN2–4STL
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG18:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–3STL
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG18:37TOI
    • The game
      STL1–4DET
      L
      game 34/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:26TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3STL
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:09TOI
    • The game
      ANA4–3STL
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:21TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–3STL
      L
      game 37/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG17:05TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–2CAR
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG16:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–5STL
      W
      game 39/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG05:11TOI
    • The game
      STL6–4VAN
      W
      game 40/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG21:18TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL1–2EDM
      L
      game 41/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:43TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      21
      points
      NHL#167
      13
      goals
      NHL#59
      8
      assists
      NHL#297
      STL
      16-22-3W-L-OT35Points
      5th in the Central·15th in the Western Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL1–3CGY
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:39TOI
    • The game
      COL2–5STL
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP18:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–1STL
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP21:06TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–4BOS
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG18:53TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL2–0CHI
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:09TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–1STL
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG16:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI0–4STL
      W
      game 48/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP16:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • February 2009
    • The game
      STL3–4DET
      L
      game 49/827
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG23:38TOI
    • The game
      STL4–2CBJ
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG12:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–1STL
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:02TOI
    • The game
      COL1–4STL
      W
      game 52/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG19:39TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN6–4STL
      L
      game 53/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:30TOI
    • The game
      STL3–4NSH
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG19:33TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI0–1STL
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:38TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–2STL
      W
      game 56/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:24TOI
    • The game
      STL3–4CBJ
      L
      game 57/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG18:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–1NSH
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:12TOI
    • The game
      NSH1–0STL
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG21:01TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–2STL
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:22TOI
    • The game
      STL3–1DAL
      W
      game 61/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:08TOI
    • The game
      STL3–1PHX
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP12:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      34
      points
      NHL#145
      18
      goals
      NHL#69
      16
      assists
      NHL#218
      STL
      28-26-8W-L-OT64Points
      5th in the Central·12th in the Western Conference·22nd in the whole NHL
    • March 2009
    • The game
      DET5–0STL
      L
      game 63/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:17TOI
    • The game
      STL4–3TBL
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP16:58TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL3–5FLA
      L
      game 65/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG19:52TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DAL2–5STL
      W
      game 66/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP17:03TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      SJS1–3STL
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:43TOI
    • The game
      DET5–2STL
      L
      game 68/829
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG16:50TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MIN3–5STL
      W
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP20:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–2EDM
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP22:27TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL0–3VAN
      L
      game 71/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:44TOI
    • The game
      STL3–2CGY
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP17:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–2STL
      W
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG16:44TOI
    • The game
      VAN2–4STL
      W
      game 74/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP19:59TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    David Backes reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · March 26

    • The game
      CBJ3–4STL
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG19:32TOI
    • The game
      STL5–2CBJ
      W
      game 76/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:52TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 2009
    • The game
      STL1–3CHI
      L
      game 77/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG15:44TOI
    • The game
      STL5–4DET
      W
      game 78/829
      His night
      +4P+4G
      +2+/-9SOG20:31TOI
      4 GOALS
    Milestone

    David Backes reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · April 2

    • The game
      STL4–5DAL
      L
      game 79/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG17:31TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL5–1PHX
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG16:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ1–3STL
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:56TOI
    • The game
      STL1–0COL
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG17:57TOI
    The season in numbers

    David Backes closes the 2008-2009 season with 54 points

    Points
    54
    NHL#85
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    31
    NHL#27
    Assists
    23
    NHL#196
    P/GP
    0.66
    NHL#119
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#553
    Events
    31
    career best in goals
    1
    hat trick · 4 goals in one game
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    2×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    First round

    St. Louis Blues meet Vancouver Canucks

    STLvsVAN
    • Game 1
      STL1–2VAN
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:00TOI
    • Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL0–3VAN
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG20:12TOI
    • Vancouver Canuckslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      VAN3–2STL
      L
      6
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG21:04TOI
      +2 points
    • Vancouver Canuckslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      VAN3–2STL
      L
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG28:26TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Vancouver Canucks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0

    STL0–4VAN
    Eliminated
    4Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    David Backes ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#119
    Games
    4
    Goals
    1
    NHL#101
    Assists
    2
    NHL#110
    P/GP
    0.75
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#73
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    VAN0–4