Backes scored his 20th goal of the season Wednesday in a 5-2 loss to Montreal. He was plus-1 with three shots, four hits, and two blocks in the contest. Backes reaches the 20-goal mark for the fourth consecutive full season (not counting the lockout) and has 41 points on the year. After a scorching hot January and early February, this was his first point in four games. Backes played with T.J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund in this one and the trio had some chemistry - hopefully it will start another hot streak for Backes.