Boston Bruins forward David Backes will play at Scottrade Center for the first time as a visiting player when the Bruins play at the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Backes, who played 10 seasons with the Blues, signed a five-year, $30 million contract with the Bruins on July 1, 2016. "I'm going to try to control myself, my emotions, live in the moment and enjoy every second of it," Backes said. "There's a few times in your career where you get special nights, and tonight is going to be a special night for me, no question, coming back to a place where I spent 10 years, got a lot of great memories here, got my wife and daughter that flew in for the game and a lot of friends who will be sitting with them. I just want to enjoy every second of it, be in the moment, not look past it and not take anything for granted." The Bruins will play the third game of a four-game road trip after going 1-0-1 in the first two. "We got three out of four [points]," coach Claude Julien said. "In order to be successful on the road trip, you've got to come back with a winning record here. We've got two more games left and lots of work ahead of us." Goaltender Tuukka Rask, who was named to the Atlantic Division All-Star team along with left wing Brad Marchand on Tuesday, will start. Center David Krejci is two points from 500 in his NHL career.
