Backes scored his fourth goal Tuesday in a 6-1 win over Buffalo. He added three shots and four hits. Backes has seven points in 14 games and all four of his goals have come on the power play. He was slowed by a concussion a couple of weeks ago, but now that he is healthy he should be getting back to form.

Backes scored his third goal of the season Thursday in a win over New Jersey. He added four shots, three hits, and two blocked shots, but was also minus-2 on the night. Backes is off to a bit of a slow start with six points in 12 games. He also recently missed a game with a concussion. Neither should factor into his production over the full course of the season.

Backes (concussion) will return to the lineup Saturday against the Avalanche. Backes missed one game with the concussion, but appears ready to go.

Backes is questionable for the Blues' Saturday night match up with the Avalanche, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Backes is still recovering from a concussion he sustained on Tuesday night. The team will see how Backes feels tomorrow morning before making a decision on whether or not the veteran winger will suit up for the game.

Backes passed his baseline concussion tests and was able to skate Friday morning, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. While Backes' presence on the ice represents encouragement, he still has to pass several more steps of the concussion protocol before receiving the green light to return to the lineup. His return shouldn't be viewed as forthcoming until he absorbs full contact in practices.

Backes has been diagnosed with a concussion and is considered out indefinitely, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. As the Blues feared when Backes hit his head hard on the ice Tuesday night, the captain suffered a concussion and will now be subjected to the league protocol. Coach Ken Hitchcock also said T.J. Oshie was out indefinitely with a concussion sustained Tuesday night, depriving the Blues of two of their top-line stalwarts. While Backes doesn't have an exhaustive list of concussions on his career ledger, the head injury certainly isn't foreign to him, making it tough to project how soon he may be able to return to the ice.

Not surprisingly, Backes did not participate in the Blues' practice on Wednesday, Lou Korac of the Blues' official site reports. The practice was only optional for the Blues so this may have been a rest day for Backes after being removed from Tuesday's game against the Stars with an apparent head injury. Given that it is a head injury, Backes will have to through the concussion protocols, which places his status for Thursday's game against the Ducks in jeopardy. The 30-year-old winger has scored two goals and three assists in eight games played this season.

Backes was removed from Tuesday's game against the Stars with an upper-body injury and will not return. Backes fell hard and appeared to hit his head on the ice during the first period of action. He remained down on the ice for a while before finally ambling to his feet and heading to the locker room. He'll more than likely be evaluated for a possible concussion over the next 24 hours, putting his status in peril for the Blues' critical showdown with the Ducks on Thursday.

Backes netted a power-play goal and added an assist in Saturday's blowout win over Arizona. Backes has started the season with four points in his first four games, including two power-play goals. The top-line center also had three hits and four shots Saturday, a prime example of the value he provides in almost all fantasy categories. Backes appears destined for another 50-60 point campaign in 2014-15.

Backes scored his first goal of the season on the power play Saturday against Calgary. Backes filled the entire stat sheet against the Flames taking three shots, blocking one, adding a hit and 2 PIM.