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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
31	23	54	-3	165	17:40

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Backes has four-goal night: Not even David Backes could explain what happened. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound winger scored a career-high four goals, including the go-ahead score with 4:07 left, in the surging St. Louis Blues' 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. "I don't know what happened," said Backes, who also had his first hat trick. "One of those games where you kind of black out and then they're patting you on the back." The Blues took a 2-0 lead in the middle period on Backes' first two goals. He opened the scoring at 6:02 when he slammed in a one-time shot from the slot off a pass from Brad Winchester, who was behind the net. Backes' second goal came at 9:26 when he put in a rebound off the back boards. Backes third goal restored the Blues' one-goal lead. He beat Ty Conklin from the slot after a mix up between Conklin and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson behind the Detroit net. Backes broke a 4-4 tie with his 30th goal of the season, scoring on a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle. "We felt that David had the potential to be a 30-goal scorer," Blues coach Andy Murray said. "But we didn't think it would happen here in Detroit."
(Updated 04/02/2009).

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Backes has been one of the Blues' top scorers in 2008-09. He was having a ho-hum season until injuries forced him to step up in December. He has posted 26 goals in his last 56 games. He broke 50 points for the first time in his career Thursday. Backes has become one of the NHL's better two-way players, so consider him a viable low-end Fantasy forward and flier in leagues that reward heavily for PIM and short-handed stats.
(Updated 04/02/2009).

RW David Backes netted the first playoff goal of his career, giving the Blues a 1-0 lead in the first period. It marked the first time in the series the Blues had scored the first goal in the game, and in fact had a lead in the series. Backes also had an assist in Sunday's game. 42/0/2009

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April 21, 2009: Canucks one win away from sweeping away Blues

One win away from a first-round playoff sweep, the Canucks are anything but cocky. A loss from making their first postseason appearance in five years a colossal dud, the Blues are not panicking.

April 19, 2009: Canucks sink Blues to take commanding 3-0 series lead

Roberto Luongo carried the Vancouver Canucks for two games. Specialty units helped them take a 3-0 series lead against the St. Louis Blues.

April 18, 2009: Canucks get perfection from Luongo to lead Blues 2-0 in series

Roberto Luongo made 30 saves in his first NHL playoff shutout, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 3-0 on Friday night to take a big lead in the Western Conference playoff series.

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4/21/2009 vs VAN
Situation	GP	G	A	PTS	PP	SH
in APR	6	5	2	7	0	0
at home	41	13	11	24	5	2
vs. VAN	4	2	1	3	0	1
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Last 6 Games
	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
04/10	CBJ	0	0	0	-1	16:56
04/12	COL	0	0	0	1	17:57
04/15	VAN	0	0	0	0	22:00
04/17	VAN	0	0	0	-2	20:12
04/19	VAN	1	1	2	2	21:04
04/21	VAN	0	1	1	1	28:26
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2		1		1		2		2		2		5		1		4		2		2		0		3		4		3		3		4		2		2		0		1		4		4		2		2		6		1
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CAREER STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2006-07	St. Louis	49	10	13	23	6	2	0	2	0	12	14
2007-08	St. Louis	72	13	18	31	-11	3	0	2	0	30	37
2008-09	St. Louis	82	31	23	54	-3	6	2	1	0	212	265
		203	54	54	108	-8	11	2	5	0	254	316

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2006-07	St. Louis	89	11.2	657:20	922	119:56	0:54	37	1	0	16
2007-08	St. Louis	129	10.1	1056:25	1464	156:21	33:23	99	5	2	27
2008-09	St. Louis	208	14.9	1450:32	2054	208:38	177:00	165	5	4	50
		426	12.7	3164:17	4440	484:55	211:17	301	11	6	93

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2008-09	St. Louis	4	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	22	34
		4	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	22	34

MORE POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2008-09	St. Louis	11	9.1	91:42	134	20:07	10:08	10	0	0	5
		11	9.1	91:42	134	20:07	10:08	10	0	0	5

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