ST. LOUIS (AP) David Backes couldn't remember his last shootout attempt before Saturday night, but the St. Louis Blues' captain won't soon forget this one. Backes scored in the final round of a ...

ST. LOUIS — In the last 20 years or so of St. Louis sports, there have been few athletes more universally beloved than David Backes. It was clear just how much St. Louis loves Backes after the ...

ST. LOUIS — If Wednesday night is the last chance Blues fans will get to cheer for David Backes as an active player, they sent him off in style. The 37-year-old veteran forward was in the lineup for ...

David Backes is retiring after a 15-year NHL career. Backes, 37, signed a one-day contract Thursday with the St. Louis Blues, the team he spent 10 seasons with, to retire as a member of the ...

Longtime Blues forward David Backes has signed a one-day contract with St. Louis to retire a Blue after a 15-season NHL career. "Following my last game, it was clear to me that I needed to retire as a ...

Boston Bruins: What David Backes Needs to Do Against Blues in First Game Against Former Club All good things must come to an end. For David Backes, that rang true when he signed a contract with the ...

ST. LOUIS – David Backes had a goal and assist in the first period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday in the season opener for both teams. The Blues ...

BOSTON – David Backes waited his entire career to play for the Stanley Cup, and now he’s going to have to do it against some of his best friends in hockey. The former St. Louis captain will face his ...

The Blues had leads of 2-0 and 3-1 Saturday night, but each time Philadelphia turned it into a one-goal game. The second time, the Flyers' Matt Carle scored a power-play goal that was upheld after ...

HAZELWOOD, Mo. --Right wing David Backes certainly circled the date last summer when the NHL schedule was released. When the St. Louis Blues play the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; ...