What It Means:

David Backes accomplished the same feat. Pietrangelo and Backes set up Ty Rattie's goal at 18:01 of the first period to give the Blues a 1-0 lead. They went up 2-0 at 12:13 of the third period when Pietrangelo and Backes assisted on a goal by Dmitrij Jaskin. Rattie and Jaskin both notched their third goals of the season in this game. The Blues are 5-1-0 in their past six games.

Backes has 12 goals and 16 assists this season. Our rest-of-season projections have him netting 10 more goals while dishing out 12 more helpers. Both his Corsi For Percentage (48.9) and Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength (-4.6) are career-worst numbers. Pietrangelo has three goals and 18 assists this year, and we project him to post three goals and 13 assists the rest of the way. His -4.4 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength and 49.8 Corsi For Percentage are lower than his career averages.