Philadelphia has the leagues most productive duo, Fleurys strong season continues and Colorados senior citizens are leading the team; lots of lineup news, Fantasy tips and more in Scott Cullens Statistically Speaking. Miles Bridges Jersey . HEROES Giroux & Voracek – Philadelphias dynamic duo each had four points (Claude Giroux with two goals, two assists; Voracek with four assists) in a 7-4 win at Toronto Saturday, then Voracek added two more goals and Giroux an assist in Sundays 4-3 overtime win at Winnipeg. Among common linemates, Voracek and Giroux, the first and third-leading scorers in the league, are at the top of the class. TOP PAIRS DUO TEAM TOTAL G TOTAL PTS EV CORSI% Jakob Voracek-Claude Giroux Philadelphia 24 84 57.2% Tyler Seguin-Jamie Benn Dallas 35 72 53.9% Phil Kessel-James van Riemsdyk Toronto 31 65 42.7% Vladimir Tarasenko-Jaden Schwartz St. Louis 31 64 52.2% Tyler Johnson-Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay 23 64 57.6% Steven Stamkos-Ryan Callahan Tampa Bay 30 63 58.3% Sidney Crosby-Patric Hornqvist Pittsburgh 21 62 55.0% Patrick Kane-Kris Versteeg Chicago 25 61 54.9% Nicklas Backstrom-Alex Ovechkin Washington 25 61 56.2% Ryan Getzlaf-Corey Perry Anaheim 26 59 49.2% Marc-Andre Fleury – Turned aside 45 of 46 shots in a 3-1 win over Florida Saturday, continuing his career-best season, posting a .933 save percentage (his previous best was .921 in 2007-2008) with a league-leading six shutouts. Colorados seniors – Jaromie Iginla and Alex Tanguay each had three points in Saturdays 5-1 win at Buffalo. Iginla now has 11 points (5 G, 6 A) in the past dozen games and Tanguay has been even more productive, with 13 points (5 G, 8 A) in his past dozen games. Tanguay and Iginla have moved into the top two spots on the Colorado scoring chart, with a relatively-modest 22 and 21 points, respectively. These are the top scoring forwards, aged 35 or older, this season: LEADING 35-AND-OVER SCORERS PLAYER TEAM POS GP G A PTS Joe Thornton San Jose C 34 8 21 29 Patrick Marleau San Jose LW 34 7 20 27 Pavel Datsyuk Detroit C 23 13 11 24 Martin St. Louis N.Y. Rangers RW 31 10 13 23 Alex Tanguay Colorado LW 30 11 11 22 Marian Hossa Chicago RW 34 6 15 21 Jarome Iginla Colorado RW 32 7 14 21 Mark Streit Philadelphia D 33 4 17 21 Jaromir Jagr New Jersey RW 34 5 15 20 Chris Kunitz Pittsburgh LW 24 9 11 20 ZEROES Andy Greene – The Devils blueliner was buried in the defensive zone against Tampa Bay Friday, finishing with 13.8% possession (4 shot attempts for, 25 against), paired mostly with Jon Merrill and matched frequently against Tampa Bay’s top line of Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Drouin and Ryan Callahan. Mark Fayne – The Edmonton defenceman played more than 23 minutes against Dallas Sunday, but was thumped in possession (5 shot attempts for, 34 against, 12.8%). Fayne has had a somewhat difficult transition to Edmonton, going from a 55% Corsi performer in New Jersey last year to 49% with the Oilers this year. Goalies: Ilya Bryzgalov – The Ducks goaltender allowed six goals on 31 shots at Ottawa Friday. Jonathan Bernier – Toronto’s number one between the pipes surrendered seven goals on 41 shots against Philadelphia Saturday. Darcy Kuemper – Minnesota’s puck-stopper gave up three goals on 14 shots in Saturday’s 6-5 overtime loss to Nashville. Pekka Rinne – Quite possibly the frontrunner for the Vezina Trophy, the Predators goalie allowed five goals on 27 shots in 6-5 win at Minnesota Saturday. Kari Lehtonen – Dallas’ starter was yanked from the cage after allowing four goals on 19 shots against Edmonton Sunday. LINEUP NEED TO KNOW James Neal – Nashville’s top-line right winger missed Saturday’s win over Minnesota due to illness, though it’s reportedly not the mumps. Craig Smith replaced Neal on the top line and had a goal and an assist while playing a season-high 18:44. Jimmy Howard – Detroit’s starting goaltender suffered a lower-body injury Friday against the Islanders. With Jonas Gustavsson already out, Petr Mrazek will start in Howard’s absence and Thomas McCollum was recalled to fill the backup role. Mikael Granlund – The Minnesota Wild pivot missed Saturday’s game against Nashville due to illness. Charlie Coyle moved up to play with Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek, and registered a pair of assists in a season-high 19:43. Matt Cooke – Minnesota’s veteran checking winger returned to action Saturday against Nashville, playing his first game since being sidelined by a lower-body injury in late October. Brad Richards – The veteran Blackhawks centre missed Sunday’s game against Toronto with an upper-body injury. For a bit of a twist, the Blackhawks put Patrick Sharp at centre with Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg, and Sharp responded with three assists. Derick Brassard – Returned to action for both of the Rangers’ games against Carolina on the weekend, after missing a week with the mumps. Jonathan Drouin – The Tampa Bay rookie has seen his ice time increasing, playing a season-high 21:15 at New Jersey Friday, skating most frequently on the top line with Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan. Ondrej Palat – Returned to the Lightning lineup Friday after missing 10 days with a lower-body injury. Radko Gudas – Tampa Bay’s bruising blueliner returned to the lineup Friday after missing eight days with a lower-body injury. Grant Clitsome – On the depleted Winnipeg blueline, Played 24:43 against Boston Friday, then 20:19 against Philadelphia Sunday. Considering that Clitsome averaged 19:47 per game last season, and is at 15:09 per game this season, he’s a logical candidate to take on a bigger role while the Jets’ defence is overrun by injuries. Chris Kunitz – Returned to the Penguins’ lineup Saturday after missing three weeks with a broken foot. Patrick Bordeleau – The Colorado tough guy, recovered from a back injury, got into the Avs lineup for the first time this season during Saturday’s win at Buffalo. Rasmus Ristolainen – The second-year Sabres defenceman played a career-high 27:01 Saturday against Colorado, then followed up by playing 26:46 at Boston Sunday. Ristolainen has also contributed three points (2 G, 1 A) in the past four games. Tyler Myers – The main reason Ristolainen saw the increased workload is that Myers suffered a lower-body injury and was forced to leave early Saturday. Mark Barberio – The Lightning blueliner skated in a career-high 22:29, in his 63rd career game, at the Islanders Saturday, due to Jason Garrison leaving early with an undisclosed injury. Jannik Hansen – The Canucks winger collapsed on the bench during Saturday’s 3-2 overtime win vs. Calgary, though appears to be fine since the incident. Brian Gionta – The Sabres captain left Sunday’s game against Boston early after a questionable hit from Bruins D Matt Bartkowski. Anton Lander – The perennial Oilers prospect was promoted again and had a team-leading six shots on goal in 16:39 against Dallas, then was sent right back to Oklahoma City of the AHL, where he has 27 points (8 G, 19 A) in 26 games this season. SHORT SHIFTS Ducks C Ryan Getzlaf scored both of Anaheim’s goals in a 6-2 loss at Ottawa Friday, giving him 18 points (6 G, 12 A) in the past 11 games…Senators RW Bobby Ryan registered a pair of assists, giving him eight points (2 G, 6 A) in the past seven games…Senators C Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist against Anaheim Friday, and now has seven points (3 G, 4 A) in the past five games…Senators C Mika Zibanejad registered a goal and an assist against the Ducks and has 11 points (6 G, 5 A) in the past nine games…Penguins RW Steve Downie had two assists and 17 PIM in 5:56 of ice time against Florida Saturday…Penguins LW Nick Spaling had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Florida, giving him six points (2 G, 4 A) in the past six games…Canadiens C Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and an assist in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Ottawa; he has six points (4 G, 2 A) in the past three games and, moving to centre, has pushed David Desharnais to left wing…Canadiens LW Max Pacioretty recorded two assists against Ottawa, giving him seven points (1 G, 6 A) in the past five games…Kings C Anze Kopitar had three assists in Saturday’s 4-2 win vs. Arizona and has nine points (1 G, 8 A) in the past three games…Flyers C Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist in Philadelphia’s 7-4 win at Toronto, giving him nine points (4 G, 5 A) in the past nine games…Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and an assist in Saturday’s 4-0 win at New Jersey; he has nine points (5 G, 4 A) in the past six games. Stars C Tyler Seguin recorded two goals and an assist with 11 shot attempts (9 SOG) in Sunday’s 6-5 shootout win at Edmonton; he has 20 points (13 G, 7 A) in the past 14 games…Blackhawks RW Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists in Chicago’s 4-0 win over Toronto and now has 26 points (12 G, 14 A) in the past 18 games…Flyers C Vincent Lecavalier tallied a pair of goals in Sunday’s 4-3 overtime win at Winnipeg. Lecavalier had zero goals (and two assists) in his previous 14 games… Predators D Roman Josi had a goal and an assist in Saturday’s 6-5 overtime win at Minnesota; Josi has 12 points (3 G, 9 A) in the past 16 games…After two assists against Minnesota, Predators D Shea Weber has 14 points (2 G, 12 A) in those same 16 games…Wild RW Jason Pominville had a pair of assists in Saturday’s 6-5 overtime loss to Nashville, and has 10 points (3 G, 7 A) in the past ten games…Wild LW Zach Parise had two goals and an assist against Nashville, giving him 12 points (5 G, 7 A) in the past 10 games…Wild D Ryan Suter had a pair of assists vs. Nashville and has 10 assists in the past eight games. Stars C Cody Eakin (20 shot attempts for, 5 against) and D Jamie Oleksiak (17 shot attempts for, 4 against) both had at least 80% possession against Calgary Friday…Senators RW Alex Chiasson had a stellar possession game (21 shot attempts for, 4 against, 84.0%), with only 14.3% offensive zone starts, against Montreal Saturday…Islanders C Frans Nielsen delivered a strong possession game (12 shot attempts for, 1 against, 92.3%) against Tampa Bay Saturday…In a little over seven minutes of even-strength ice time against the Rangers Saturday, Hurricanes LW Zach Boychuk was crushed (1 shot attempt for, 12 against, 7.7%) in possession terms…In Sunday’s 4-3 win over Buffalo, the Bruins had five forwards – Chris Kelly, Carl Soderberg, Patrice Bergeron, Reilly Smith and Brad Marchand – finish with at least 80% of the even-strength shot attempts. Jets G Michael Hutchinson stopped 30 of 31 shots for a 2-1 win over Boston Friday, lifting his save percentage to a league-leading .940…Avalanche G Calvin Pickard turned back 62 of 64 shots in weekend wins over Buffalo and Detroit, raising his save percentage to .939…Lightning G Andrei Vasilevsky had 45 saves on 47 shots in Saturday’s 3-1 loss at the Islanders…Capitals G Braden Holtby had a 21-save shutout at New Jersey Saturday. He has a .927 save percentage in December (after .907 and .913 in the first two months of the season)…Blackhawks G Antti Raanta stopped all 31 shots he faced in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Toronto. FIRSTS Derrick Pouliot – Pittsburgh’s highly-touted rookie blueliner, the eighth overall pick in 2012, scored his first NHL goal, on his first NHL shot, against Florida Saturday. With Christian Ehrhoff and Paul Martin hurt, Pouliot finally has an opportunity to show his stuff. Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey’s backup goalie stopped 26 of 28 shots against Tampa Bay Friday for the first win of his career. Johan Larsson – The Buffalo left winger scored his first career goal, in his 34th game, during Saturday’s 5-1 loss to Colorado. Tim Schaller – Buffalo’s rookie centre scored his first NHL goal, in his third NHL game, in Sunday’s 4-3 loss at Boston. Rob Zepp – Philadelphia’s 33-year-old goaltender made his NHL debut and allowed three goals on 28 shots, good enough to secure the win in a 4-3 overtime win at Winnipeg. A fourth-round pick in 1999 (Atlanta) and 2001 (Carolina), Zepp has been bouncing around in places where reaching the NHL is more than a little unexpected. Zepp spent the previous seven seasons playing in Germany, two more in Finland and logged a total of seven AHL games (and 115 ECHL games) prior to this season. FANTASY FOCUS With a half dozen games on tap tonight, here are some players to consider for your lineup: Mike Fisher – After taking a few games to get rid of the rust as he recovered from his summer Achilles injury, Fisher has six points (2 G, 4 A) in the past seven games. Nick Spaling –Spaling has six points (2 G, 4 A) in the past six games, though the return of Chris Kunitz does bump Spaling off Sidney Crosby’s wing, and thats kind of a big deal. Mike Hoffman – The Senators’ leading goal-scorer, with 10, is skating on a productive line with Mika Zibanejad (recommend him too) and Bobby Ryan. 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 Larry Johnson Jersey . -- New York Yankees centre fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was sent for an MRI Thursday of his ailing right calf, which was negative. Frank Kaminsky Jersey . 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Kentucky (29-10) and its outstanding freshmen went from preseason No. 1 to out of the rankings after some bad losses. And Connecticut (31-8) was not a popular post-season pick after finishing tied for third in the American Athletic Conference with multiple losses to Louisville and SMU. In the tournament, the Huskies have stopped some of the countrys top guards and put themselves in position for their fourth national championship, the previous three under Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun. "Hopefully we have an opportunity to fall back on our defence," second-year coach Kevin Ollie said. "We have been doing that the whole year." If Kentucky has a chance to win in the final minute, that defence better pay attention to guard Aaron Harrison, one of five freshmen starters. He has hit huge 3-pointers in the Wildcats last three games. Harrison rattled in a 26-footer with 5.7 seconds to go in the 74-73 win over Wisconsin in the semifinals. He made almost the exact same shot with 2.3 seconds left against Michigan for a 75-72 win that sent the Wildcats to the Final Four. Against Louisville, he hit a 3 with 39 seconds left to give Kentucky the lead for good in a 74-69. "The biggest thing is hes not afraid to miss," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "Hes OK with it. Hes comfortable in his own skin. ... If youre going to make those kind of shots, you absolutely cannot be afraid to miss them." These two programs have combined to win six of the last 18 NCAA titles. "Playing against Connectiicut, I mean, Im just happy were still playing," Calipari said. Bismack Biyombo Jersey. Neither program could say that last year. Connecticut was banned from the post-season after failing to meet NCAA academic standard. It had practice limitations and lost a scholarship. The players could have transferred but didnt. The Huskies finished 20-10 in Ollies first year. They took the hit and made it back to the biggest stage. "Its actually very impressive," NCAA president Mark Emmert said Sunday. "To see that team hold together. I think its a commitment to those young men on that team that hung together." The leader of the group is All-American Shabazz Napier who leads the team in almost every statistical category. Hes the guy who makes the big shot or big pass. Fellow guard Ryan Boatright has taken some of the spotlight recently for his defensive performances against the likes of Keith Appling of Michigan State and Scottie Wilbekin of Florida. "Defence is the biggest thing for me. The points will come," Boatright said. "I want to make him uncomfortable, dont let him get in a rhythm or flow. Their guards, God blessed them with height and they will try to take advantage of smaller guys like us but Ive been the smaller guy my whole life and Ive never backed down." Kentucky is playing its best basketball lately, led by big man Julius Randle and the Harrison twins. "We just had too much talent and we saw in spurts how good we could be," Randle said, "so it just felt like it was a matter of time before it clicked." This is Caliparis fourth Final Four, but the first two -- Massachusetts in 1996 and Memphis in 2008 -- were vacated over NCAA rules violations. Now the Wildcats are on an 11-game winning streak in the NCAA tournament and they are one win from a ninth national championship for Kentucky. "We all play the game of basketball to compete against the best," Napier said. "This is one of them games. ... They worked hard to get to this point and we did too. Were going to do our best to get this W." Cheap Steelers Jerseys Cheap Patriots Jerseys Cheap Bills Jerseys Cheap Jets Jerseys Cheap Giants Jerseys Cheap Redskins Jerseys Cheap Bears Jerseys Cheap Eagles Jerseys Cheap Cardinals Jerseys Cheap Jaguars Jerseys Cheap Raiders Jerseys Cheap Dolphins Jerseys Cheap Panthers Jerseys Cheap Lions Jerseys Cheap Browns Jerseys ' ' '