David Backes potted a marker in the St. Louis Blues' 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The center has five points over his last three games and now has 24 goals and 54 points in the campaign. Add 97 penalty minutes, and you've got yourself a pretty valuable fantasy player. David Perron (19th) had the other goal. Penalty-minute collector Scott Nichol had 21 and was a minus-two.

David Backes played in all three games to close out St. Louis' seven-game road trip despite suffering a bruised foot. He was excused from practice Saturday and he didn't skate on Sunday morning as well to get him some rest. Backes had two goals and one assist over those three contests after he blocked a shot against Tampa Bay on Mar. 17.

David Backes scored a goal in the Blues' 4-3 loss to Anaheim Wednesday. Backes is a tough competitor and showed as much by playing in this game after blocking a shot on Saturday. Jaden Schwartz and David Perron also scored for the Blues while Alex Pietrangelo picked up a pair of assists.

Just to update an earlier item, David Backes (foot) is expected to play Wednesday. He did not take part in the team's morning skate, but will be the lineup against Anaheim. It was thought that Backes would miss some time after he left Saturday's game following a shot to his foot; however, he is alright to continue playing.

David Backes appears as though he will be able to play on Wednesday despite blocking a shot off his foot on Saturday. He left that contest after the play, but was back on the ice Tuesday and showed no ill-effects. "Yeah, no complaints," Backes said after resting for two days. "It's a work in progress, the training staff has been great. If you're going to play all the games, you're going to have some bumps and bruises that you have to play through. This is one of those occasions." Backes provides a great deal of fantasy value in multiple categories. He has recorded 21 goals, 48 points and 93 penalty minutes in 73 games this year. The Blues captain also has a plus-17 rating, 206 hits and 207 shots.

David Backes suffered a foot injury blocking a shot during the third period of Saturday's contest but doesn't have any broken bones. Coach Hitchcock said there's no set date for his return to the lineup. However, he will accompany the team on their West Coast trip and could be back in the lineup by Sunday March 25th.

David Backes suffered a foot injury blocking a shot during the third period Saturday and did not return. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, coach Ken Hitchcock said that Backes is day-to-day but should be fine in a few days. Backes is one of the best all-round fantasy players with 21 goals and 48 points to go with a plus-17 rating and 93 penalty minutes. While his point totals are down this season, Backes is an outstanding player in traditional leagues.

For those of you wondering David Backes is in the Blues' lineup Sunday against Chicago. He took a cross check to the head Saturday night from Minnesota's Warren Peters but seems to be fine.

Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said David Backes is fine despite a scare late in the third period of Saturday's game. Backes left the game due to a possible head injury after absorbing a crosscheck from Minnesota's Warren Peters. Peters left the game and might be suspended for his actions. However, it looks like Backes will still be available for Sunday's game. We're still a little nervous, because when it comes to possible head injuries, we've heard news that was initially encouraging prove to be overly optimistic. That being said, we will continue list Backes as healthy unless something changes between now and the Blues' next game.

David Backes scored the only goal of the game for St. Louis in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets Tuesday. Despute the loss, Backes salvaged his fantasy night as the marker he counted came on the penalty kill and he added four penalty minutes and five shots on goal in the process. David Perron drew the only assist on the goal.