Backes chipped in with assists on both St. Louis goals Wednesday in a 2-1 win over Detroit.

EDGE Analysis

Backes has been reasonably productive of late, recording four points in his last five games. He's still having a bit of a rough season by his standards with 28 points in 50 contests, but the veteran power forward is still an above-average multi-categorical contributor that'll help out with shots on goals, PIM and hits. Hopefully he can find a way to light the lamp a bit more in the second half, as his 12 goals have him on pace for just 20 this season, which would be his lowest total since 2009-10 (17).