St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock confirmed that David Backes will play against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. It was expected that he'd sit out at least another game thanks to his concussion, but it turns out the Blues captain will play tonight after skating on Friday. Backes has been playing out of his mind this season, with 30 points (plus 62 PIM) in 32 games this season. He was only sidelined since Dec. 16.