RW · ANA · NHL id 8470655
David Backes has played 15 games for the Anaheim Ducks in 2020-21, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist (4 points) on 30 shots while averaging 12:44 a night (10:53 at even strength, 0:18 on the power play and 1:29 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Ducks have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Backes on the ice (4-10 in goals, 34% offensive-zone starts). In the Ducks' most recent game against STL he was on L3 with Nicolas Deslauriers and Sam Steel and off the power play. He is shooting 10.0% this season against 7.3% across the 191 games in our data.
Right now
From the May 5 game vs STL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2020-21 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 5 games, 11:23 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
Puck and player tracking
No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.
Shot map
2020-21 · 49 attempts, 30 on goal, 3 goals
Shot map, OPP at ANA: 49 attempts, 30 on goal, 3 goals, 2.88 expected goals; best chance David Backes at 0.85 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Puck luck
2020-21 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Beyond the box score
2020-21 regular season · 15 of 15 games through the sequence engine
- +0.022
- Season net
- +0.06xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.001
- Season
- −0.00G
- 50.6%160 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 17-16 · NZ 23-20 · DZ 41-43
- Per 60
- 1.10
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.026
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Linemates
2020-21 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Backes
No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.
Game log
15 games in 2020-21, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | @ STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44% | 10:32 | 8:09 | — | 2:23 |
| Apr 24 | vs VGK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 63% | 12:02 | 11:20 | — | 0:42 |
| Apr 9 | vs COL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 10:13 | 8:44 | — | 1:29 |
| Apr 6 | @ SJS | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55% | 11:10 | 10:21 | — | 0:21 |
| Apr 4 | vs ARI | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | 13:26 | 13:26 | — | — |
| Mar 13 | vs SJS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54% | 11:45 | 7:41 | — | 4:04 |
| Mar 3 | vs STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50% | 10:52 | 10:31 | — | — |
| Feb 20 | vs MIN | L 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19% | 14:56 | 10:04 | 2:56 | 1:56 |
| Feb 11 | @ VGK | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 60% | 11:59 | 11:05 | 0:02 | 0:52 |
| Feb 9 | @ VGK | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 63% | 12:10 | 12:04 | 0:06 | — |
| Feb 6 | vs SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46% | 13:18 | 12:22 | 0:08 | 0:48 |
| Feb 5 | vs SJS | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64% | 15:25 | 12:27 | — | 2:57 |
| Feb 2 | @ LAK | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63% | 13:56 | 12:43 | — | 0:59 |
| Jan 31 | vs STL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27% | 14:45 | 11:15 | 0:08 | 3:22 |
| Jan 30 | vs STL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50% | 14:32 | 11:07 | 1:04 | 2:17 |
Season splits by strength
2020-21 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 15 | 191:01 | 12:44 | 158 | 175 | 47.4% | 48.4% | 88 | 93 | 6 | 12 | 33% | 8.0 | 10.2 | 29% |
| Even strength | 15 | 163:19 | 10:53 | 144 | 138 | 51.1% | 52.6% | 81 | 72 | 4 | 10 | 29% | 6.1 | 6.3 | 34% |
| 5v5 | 15 | 163:12 | 10:53 | 144 | 138 | 51.1% | 52.6% | 81 | 72 | 4 | 10 | 29% | 6.1 | 6.3 | 34% |
| Power play | 6 | 4:24 | 0:44 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 12 | 22:10 | 1:51 | 7 | 36 | 16.3% | 15.2% | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 6 | 4:07 | 0:41 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 12 | 21:00 | 1:45 | 7 | 34 | 17.1% | 16.1% | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ANA | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 30 | 10.0% | 31 | 16 | 12:44 |
| 2019-20 | ANA, BOS | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 22 | 34 | 2.9% | 38 | 8 | 9:24 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | BOS | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0% | 50 | 5 | 9:44 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 70 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 129 | 5.4% | 140 | 30 | 13:02 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | BOS | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 19 | 22 | 9.1% | 32 | 8 | 13:04 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 57 | 14 | 19 | 33 | +2 | 53 | 160 | 8.8% | 137 | 25 | 15:24 |
David Backes news
- David Backes Belongs in the St. Louis Blues Hall of FameThe Hockey Writers
- Top St. Louis Blues Players at the 2014 Winter OlympicsThe Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.