David Backes

Kings beat Blues, 3-2, to move within a win of advancing in playoffs

2013-05-08 21:35:00

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Kings' Robyn Regehr has a nose for the action

2013-05-10 15:25:00

Defenseman Robyn Regehr’s face is a road map of the Kings’ playoff series against the St. Louis Blues. His nose, broken in Game 1 when he was hit in the face twice by David Backes’ skate boot, was again swollen on Friday because he...

Hockey playoffs 2013: Kings hope to break home-ice advantage

2013-05-08 10:55:00

� ST. LOUIS — Greetings from St. Louis, where the Blues just finished their morning skate in preparation for Game 5 of their opening-round playoff series against the Kings on Wednesday night. So far, home teams have won each game, leaving the...

A look at the Kings-Blues first-round playoff series

2013-04-29 00:00:00

The Kings won all three of their games this season to extend their winning streak against the Blues to eight, including a sweep of their second-round playoff series last spring. The Kings recorded a 4-1 victory on Feb. 11 at St. Louis, a 6-4 victory at...

Live discussion: Will the Kings and Ducks win in first round?

2013-05-02 09:07:00

Join Times Kings writer Lisa Dillman and hockey Hall of Famer Lisa Dillman at 1 p.m. today for a live discussion of the Kings and the Ducks. The Kings are down 1-0 in their first-round playoff series with St. Louis. As Elliott wrote Wednesday,...

Kings playoffs: Analyzing Jonathan Quick's play

2013-05-01 12:21:00

ST. LOUIS — The play everyone will remember from the Kings’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Blues on Tuesday in the opener of their playoff series is, of course, Alex Steen’s shorthanded winner. According to the NHL, it was the first...

Kings have to step up play going into Game 2 at St. Louis

2013-05-01 19:44:00

ST. LOUIS — From being overwhelmed by the Blues' frenzied forechecking at the start to losing on a stunning misplay by Jonathan Quick at the end, the Kings know they must improve in several areas to leave Scottrade Center on Thursday with a split of...

NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay

2013-04-29 21:20:00

Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....

Kings continue to have Blues' number in 4-2 victory

2013-03-28 23:09:00

ST. LOUIS — The goal behind the goal was simple, according to Kings center Mike Richards. "You just look at the puck and poke, poke, poke and you're expecting to get hit," he said. "You just hope to put it in before you get buried in the back of...

Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller's shutout streak ends

2011-01-12 21:33:06

NHL All-Star skills contest participants chosen

2011-01-29 16:33:16

Were the Blues overrated?

2013-05-13 04:54:03

The Blues were predicted by many national outlets to play in the Stanley Cup finals. As it turns out, the club won't even play in the Western Conference semifinals. The Blues were either grossly overrated or they severely underachieved. Their first-...

The Blues' David Backes knocks Andrew Shaw off the puck.

2013-02-28 00:00:00

David Backes #42 of the St. Louis Blues skates against the Florida Panthers in an NHL game on November 17, 2012 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis , Missouri. The Blues won 4-1.

2011-06-09 00:00:00

David Backes of the St. Louis Blues is pushed into Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings by Michal Handzus of the Kings at the Scottrade Center on January 18, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri .

2011-01-19 00:00:00