Lots of love for the Central, with the Blues blowing up offensively, Kane climbing the scoring list and Nashville’s defence continuing to provide offence. Lineup news, Fantasy and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES St. Louis Blues – After rolling the San Jose Sharks for seven goals, for the second time in a week, the Blues have a bunch of players on hot streaks. C David Backes has nine points (5 G, 4 A) in the past five games; RW T.J. Oshie has 13 points (6 G, 7 A) during a seven-game point streak; LW Jaden Schwartz has 10 points (4 G, 6 A) during a six-game point streak; C Paul Stastny has 10 points (2 G, 8 A) in the past seven games; LW Alexander Steen has 11 points (3 G, 8 A) during a five-game point streak. The Blues have nine players – tied with Chicago for the most – with at least 20 points this season. Colorado, with eight, is the only other team ahead of a group of nine teams tied with seven. Patrick Kane – Chicago’s high-scoring winger had a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win at Minnesota, his fourth three-point game in the past 10. He has 19 points (8 G, 11 A) in his past 13 games, moving into a five-way tie for third in league scoring, with 45 points. Kane’s centre, Brad Richards, recorded three assists and has six points (2 G, 4 A) in his past five games. Josi & Weber – Continued point production from Nashville’s top defence tandem. Roman Josi had a pair of assists in a 3-2 overtime win vs. Dallas, giving him 12 points (4 G, 8 A) in the past 10 games. Shea Weber scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, and had nine shot attempts (5 SOG) in a 3-2 win against Dallas; he has 13 points (4 G, 9 A) in the past 13 games. ZEROES Johnny Oduya – The Blackhawks blueliner was crushed (4 shot attempts for, 26 against, 13.3%) in possession terms against Minnesota. Seth Helgeson – The Devils rookie defenceman was buried in the defensive zone (2 shot attempts for, 22 against, 8.3%) against Boston. Goalies: Craig Anderson – Yanked from the Senators net after giving up three goals on nine shots in a 5-2 loss at Colorado. Antti Niemi – San Jose’s goalie surrendered five goals on 21 shots before getting pulled in a 7-2 loss at St. Louis. Jhonas Enroth – Buffalo goaltender gave up five goals on 31 shots in a 5-2 loss at Carolina. LINEUP NEED TO KNOW Jason Zucker – In Zach Parise’s absence from the Wild lineup, Zucker played a career-high 21:42 and scored a goal – his team-leading 15th – in a 4-2 loss to Chicago. Dustin Byfuglien – Played 29:18 in Winnipeg’s 4-1 loss to Arizona Thursday. It was the second straight game, and third time this season, that Byfuglien has played more than 29 minutes in a game. Teuvo Teravainen – After four shots on goal, and no points, in 20:57 of ice time in his first two NHL games, the 20-year-old Blackhawks rookie was a healthy scratch against Minnesota Thursday. Colton Sceviour – The Stars winger, who had seven points (3 G, 4 A) in his previous 11 games, but was scoreless, with two shots on goal in the past two, was a healthy scratch at Nashville. The Stars opened the game with Brett Ritchie skating alongside Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, but the blender got put to use in the second half of the game, as Seguin moved to a line with Jason Spezza and Erik Cole, while Cody Eakin moved up to play the middle with Benn and Ritchie. Daniel Paille – Moved up the depth chart to play the wing with Patrice Bergeron and Milan Lucic against New Jersey, while rookie David Pastrnak, in his first game since playing (1 G, 6 A, 5 GP) for the Czech Republic at the World Juniors, skated alongside David Krejci and Brad Marchand. Phil Varone – Playing his second game this season since getting called up from the AHL, the Sabres centre scored both Buffalo goals in a 5-2 loss at Carolina. Varone had 29 points (8 G, 21 A) and was minus-3 in 35 AHL games before getting called up. Jordan Schroeder – Playing his first game with the Wild since November 13, Schroeder had seven shots on goal in 9:49 of ice time against Chicago. Schroeder had 24 points (10 G, 14 A) and was minus-4 in 28 AHL games. Jonathon Blum – Making his first appearance for the Wild since November 11, the blueliner didn’t play much (7:24) against Chicago, but had solid possession stats (9 shot attempts for, 2 against, 81.8%). He had 16 points (4 G, 12 A) and was minus-11 in 29 AHL games before getting recalled. SHORT SHIFTS Bruins LW Milan Lucic scored a pair of goals in a 3-0 win over New Jersey; he had one goal in his previous 16 games…Capitals D Mike Green assisted on both of Washington’s goals in a 3-2 loss at Philadelphia; he has 11 points (1 G, 10 A) in the past 10 games…Blackhawks LW Bryan Bickell scored a pair of goals in a 4-2 win at Minnesota, and has five points (4 G, 1 A) in the past five games…Wild RW Jason Pominville put up a goal and an assist in the 4-2 loss to Chicago, giving him 14 points (3 G, 11 A) in the past 12 games…Sharks C Logan Couture had a goal and an assist in a 7-2 loss to St. Louis; he has seven points (2 G, 5 A) in the past six games…Panthers LW Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist in a 3-1 win at Vancouver, and has seven points (3 G, 4 A) in the past six games…Rangers D Dan Boyle had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win at Los Angeles, giving him seven points (2 G, 5 A) in the past seven games…Rangers C Derick Brassard picked up a pair of assists at Los Angeles, and has nine points (3 G, 6 A) in the past seven games…Kings LW Dustin Brown had a couple of assists in the loss, giving him five assists in the past five games. Bruins RW Reilly Smith (17 shot attempts for, 3 against, 85.0%) and defencemen Torey Krug (20 for, 4 against, 83.3%) and Kevan Miller (18 for, 4 against, 81.8%) had strong possession stats against New Jersey…Sharks rookie LW Barclay Goodrow had 30% possession (9 shot attempts for, 21 against) and was on for three even-strength goals against in the 7-2 loss to St. Louis…Predators D Ryan Ellis controlled play (14 shot attempts for, 2 against) in a 3-2 overtime win against Dallas…Rangers D John Moore had another superb possession game (79.0%) in limited ice time at Los Angeles; in the last four games that Moore has dressed, he’s been on for 75.3% (70 for, 23 against) of shot attempts during 5-on-5 play. Blackhawks G Corey Crawford stopped 42 of 44 shots in a 4-2 win at Minnesota…Devils G Cory Schneider stopped 40 of 42 shots in the loss to Boston, and has a .932 save percentage over his past nine starts…Avalanche G Semyon Varlamov stopped 36 of 38 shots in a 5-2 win over Ottawa; since returning from injury, Varlamov has a .943 save percentage in seven games…Coyotes G Mike Smith turned aside 34 of 35 shots in a 4-1 win over Winnipeg…Panthers G Roberto Luongo stopped 32 of 33 shots he faced in his return to Vancouver. FIRSTS Miikka Salomaki – Making his NHL debut for Nashville, the 21-year-old winger scored a goal against Dallas and delivered a game-high seven hits. A second-round pick in 2011, Salomaki had 16 points (5 G, 11 A) and was plus-13 in 29 AHL games before getting promoted. FANTASY FOCUS Five games on the NHL schedule tonight; here are some players to consider for your lineup: Aleksander Barkov – The second-year Panthers centre is starting to produce a little offence, with three points (1 G, 2 A) in the past four games. Adam Larsson – Playing bigger minutes (24:17) this month and has two assists in the past three games. Brandon Dubinsky – The Columbus centre has seven points (2 G, 5 A) in the past five games and is averaging 19:27 of ice time per game. Anton Lander – Let’s not get carried away over a player with 10 points in 98 career NHL games, but Lander does have points in back-to-back games and, with 83 points (27 G, 56 A) in 75 AHL games since the start of last season, he’s shown some ability to contribute offensively and could be worth keeping on your radar. Much of the data included comes from www.war-on-ice.com, www.puckalytics.com, www.hockeystats.ca and www.naturalstattrick.com Scott Cullen can be reached at scott.cullen@bellmedia.ca Air Max 95 Outlet Online . - Anthony Beauvillier had the winning goal in the third period as the Shawinigan Cataractes edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2-1 on Wednesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. Nike Air Max 95 Vendita Online . Adam Lind provided the power and rookie starter Marcus Stroman had the best start of his young career as the Blue Jays dumped the Yankees 8-3 at Rogers Centre. Stroman, making his fifth start for Toronto, allowed one earned run and three hits over a career-high eight innings. http://www.airmax95outlet.it/. Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (4) – He had a strong game Sunday; was very good in tight with big saves on Crosby, Malkin and Neal in-crease. Air Max 95 Outlet Italia .Y. -- Kristen Gillman rallied to win the U. Air Max 95 Offerta . Chris Heisey connected for his first grand slam and Devin Mesoraco homered and drove in a career high-tying four runs as Cincinnati took advantage of Tampa Bays depleted pitching staff for a 12-4 victory on Sunday.OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors have been rolling so much this season that the halftime locker room can be awfully quiet if theyre not leading by a lot.Imagine the mood when theyre coming off two consecutive losses and clinging to a one-point lead at intermission.That was the scenario Saturday night, and the Warriors took out their frustrations on Phoenix. They shook off a slow start and shut down the Suns for a 106-87 win.Its very rare to have a group of guys who have a passion of hate for losing, said forward Andre Iguodala, who scored 12 points. We drop two, were not the type of guys you want to be around. I think the second half we just said, Lets get it together. Lets get the toughness started and lets get another streak rolling.The Warriors outscored Phoenix 54 to 36 in the second half. They shot 46 per cent overall and held the Suns to 36.3 per cent from the floor. And they forced 22 turnovers while committing 15.Stephen Curry led the way with 25 points and seven assists, and Klay Thompson scored 22 to help the Western Conference-leading Warriors (37-8) avoid their first three-game losing streak.We got back to who we are, said Curry, sporting a black right eye he got in a collision with Jazz big man Rudy Gobert during Friday nights loss at Utah.Asked about the black eye, Curry said, it makes me look tough.Markieff Morris had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Eric Bledsoe scored 16 for Phoenix (28-21), which had won two in a row. The Suns led by 12 in the second quarter but couldnt keep up with the Warriors as the game wore on.Its hard to play against them when you start turning the ball over, Suns guard Goran Dragic said. They pushed it and got open looks and they got some easy layups.Golden State put together a 15-2 run midway through the fourth that put the game away.Andre Iguodala converted an acrobatic layup while getting draped by Gerald Green, Curry banked in a runner and Harrison Barnes hit a big 3-pointer during the spurt that ended with the Warriors up 97-79 with 3:32 remaining.It was just the kind of stretch the Warriors had wanted all week.ddddddddddddThey won 19 in a row at home until losing in overtime to Chicago on Tuesday night, then followed that up with a disheartening defeat at Utah. And Phoenix, which just finished a 6-2 homestand, didnt look like a team playing its first road game in three weeks in the opening minutes.The Suns scored the games first eight points, and the Warriors missed their first 10 shots. Phoenix led by 12 for most of the second quarter, creating space for its shooters and clamping down on defence.After beginning 10-for-30 shooting, the Warriors broke through just before the half — getting out in transition behind their smothering defence. Curry connected on three 3s late in the quarter to help the Warriors go ahead 52-51 at intermission.TIP-INSSuns: Marcus Morris was called for a technical foul in the second quarter after getting out of his seat on the bench and exchanging words with Warriors forward Draymond Green, who was called for a tech in the fourth quarter. ... Gerald Green had eight points and four rebounds in 13 minutes after coach Jeff Hornacek sat him in Fridays win over Chicago, citing matchup reasons.Warriors: Improved to 22-2 at home. ... Reserve centre Festus Ezeli (left ankle) missed his 18th straight game. He is on a rehab assignment with the Santa Cruz Warriors, the teams NBA Development League affiliate.NO SPEIGHTSWarriors backup big man Marreese Speights, who has been slumping lately, did not play. Coach Steve Kerr said he told Speights before the game he wouldnt play him early and then decided to stick with smaller lineups to match up against the guard-heavy Suns.FIRED-UP PENCESan Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence, the vocal leader of the World Series champions, sat next to Warriors owner Joe Lacob courtside. Pence got out of his seat and waved his hands vigorously to fire up the crowd after being shown on the video board and tossed T-shirts to fans during another stoppage.UP NEXTSuns: Host Memphis on Monday.Warriors: At Sacramento on Tuesday. ' ' '