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Another young Lightning forward lights the lamp and a Nashville veteran is on a roll; lineup news, Fantasy tips and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES Cedric Paquette – The Lightning centre had a hat trick in a 5-1 win over Detroit, giving him eight points (4 G, 4 A) in the past nine games. Paquette isn’t a huge scorer, but is earning a bigger role, playing 14:49 per game in January (13:26 in December, 11:35 in October/November). Mike Fisher – After scoring two goals and an assist in a 5-4 shootout loss at St. Louis, the Predators centre now has 10 points (6 G, 4 A) in the past nine games. With 21 points (11 G, 10 A) in 26 games thjis season, Fisher is scoring at a career-best rate of 0.81 points per game. While some of that is attributable to his career-high shooting percentage (19.0%) and power-play production (five PP goals), Fisher’s on-ice shooting percentage (8.8%) is pretty standard, even a little below-average for his time in Nashville. Matt Fraser, Anton Lander – Both Oilers forwards had a goal and two assists in a 3-2 win against Buffalo. In 12 games with the Oilers, Fraser has seven points (3 G, 4 A) while Lander has seven points (1 G, 6 A) in the past 10 games. ZEROES Carl Hagelin – The speedy Rangers winger was buried in the defensive zone (4 shot attempts for, 20 against, 16.7%) at even strength against the Canadiens. Brendan Smith, Xavier Ouellet – The Red Wings’ defence pairing was on for three even-strength goals against, with sub-40% puck possession in a 5-1 loss at Tampa Bay, getting beat up by the line of Paquette, Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn. Goalies: Ilya Bryzgalov – Surrendered six goals on 25 shots in Anaheim’s 6-2 loss at San Jose. In five games this season, Bryzgalov has stopped 89 of 107 shots (.832 SV%), which isn’t offering much relief for starter Frederik Andersen. Petr Mrazek – The Red Wings goaltender allowed five goals on 15 shots in a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay. LINEUP NEED TO KNOW Patrik Berglund, Jori Lehtera – Both Blues forwards left Thursday’s win over Nashville with injuries. While we await updates, the Blues have recalled Ty Rattie from the AHL, where he had 28 points (17 G, 11 A) and 135 shots on goal in 43 games. Joffrey Lupul – Returned to the Maple Leafs lineup for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on December 31. He played only 10:30, his second-lowest ice time of the season (ahead of the previous game when he was injured) and failed to get a shot on goal. Chris VandeVelde – The Flyers winger played 15:02 against Winnipeg – the second time in 38 games that he surpassed 15 minutes – and scored a goal, his fourth in the past five games. Mattias Ekholm – Played a career-high 24:44 on the Predators blueline in a 5-4 shootout loss at St. Louis. David Legwand – The veteran centre has been a healthy scratch in back-to-back games for the Senators. His ice time has been falling, to 8:33 the last game he dressed, but he’s also put up five points (1 G, 4 A) in his past six games. SHORT SHIFTS Bruins C David Krejci had a pair of assists in a 5-2 win at the Islanders; he has 13 points (2 G, 11 A) in the past 13 games…Bruins LW Milan Lucic had a goal and two assists and has 10 points (5 G, 5 A) in the past nine games…Islanders C John Tavares had a goal and an assist, with nine shots on goal, in the loss, giving him nine points (4 G, 5 A) during a five-game point streak…Jets LW Mathieu Perreault scored both Winnipeg goals in a 5-2 loss at Philadelphia. In his past eight games, Perreault has 11 points (8 G, 3 A)…Stars LW Jamie Benn scored a pair of goals in a 6-3 win at Ottawa; giving him eight points (4 G, 4 A) in the past five games…Stars D John Klingberg picked up a goal and an assist, and has seven points (3 G, 4 A) in the past seven games…Senators RW Bobby Ryan had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss to Dallas, giving him nine points (2 G, 7 A) in the past eight games… …Sharks LW Patrick Marleau had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win against Anaheim, giving him seven points (3 G, 4 A) in the past five games…Sharks C Joe Thornton had two assists, and has 17 points (3 G, 14 A) in the past 16 games. Jets LW Evander Kane had 11 shot attempts (7 SOG) and positive possession (20 shot attempts for, 15 against, 57.1%), but was on the ice for three even-strength Flyers goals against, and none for, in a 5-2 loss…In his first game with St. Louis, C Marcel Goc had solid possession stats (10 shot attempts for, 4 against, 71.4%)…Oilers defencemen Oscar Klefbom (30 shot attempts for, 6 against, 83.3%) and Justin Schultz (27 shot attempts for, 7 against, 79.4%) had Edmonton’s best possession stats, and were on the ice for all three goals for and none against, in a 3-2 win over Buffalo. Canadiens G Carey Price had a 24-save shutout and Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 1-0 Montreal win…Bruins G Tuukka Rask stopped 43 of 45 shots in a 5-2 win at the Islanders…Flyers G Steve Mason stopped 36 of 38 shots in a 5-2 win vs. Winnipeg…Lightning G Ben Bishop turned aside 27 of 28 shots in a 5-1 win vs. Detroit…Wild G Devan Dubnyk had a 30-save shutout and Flames G Jonas Hiller stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 1-0 win for Minnesota. MINOR TRADE Adam Clendening – A second-round pick of the Blackhawks in 2011, the 22-year-old right-shot blueliner made his NHL debut earlier this season and recorded two points (1 G, 1 A), with subpar possession (48.7% of even-strength shot attempts) in four games for Chicago. He also hasn’t been as productive (1 G, 12 A) in 38 AHL games this season, but has a track record that included 105 points in 147 AHL games over the past two seasons. He should get a shot to play immediately in Vancouver while Kevin Bieksa is out of the lineup. Gustav Forsling – A fifth-round pick of Vancouver last summer, Forsling was named to the All-Tournament team at the World Junior Hockey Championship, after leading all defencemen with eight points (3 G, 5 A) in seven games. He’s 18-years-old, but is playing regularly (17:51 per game), putting up five points (3 G, 2 A) in 35 games for Linkoping in the Swedish League. FIRSTS Josh Anderson – The Blue Jackets winger picked up an assist for his first NHL point, in his sixth game, a 3-2 loss at Florida. He’s played 13 minutes or more in four of the past five games, but has since been assigned to Springfield of the AHL. Petr Straka – The Flyers rookie right winger picked up his first NHL point, in his second NHL game, assisting on Nick Schultz’s game-winning goal in a 5-2 win over Winnipeg. FANTASY FOCUS With five games on the schedule tonight, here are five players to consider for your lineup: Adam Larsson – Getting a new lease on life with a new coach in New Jersey, Larsson has six points (1 G, 5 A) in the past eight games, playing more than 20 minutes in all eight of those games. Victor Rask – Skating with Nathan Gerbe and Elias Lindholm, Rask has six points (2 G, 4 A) in the past eight games, the rookie offering some secondary scoring for the improving Hurricanes. Zach Redmond – He goes from being out of the Avalanche lineup to playing 22:31 last game with Erik Johnson out. A puck-moving defenceman, Redmond has 11 points (4 G, 7 A) in 27 games. Nick Bonino – Vancouver’s supporting cast hasn’t done much lately and Bonino has all of five points (3 G, 2 A) in the past 23 games, but they’re hosting the Sabres tonight, so a good night to get on the board. Rickard Rakell – The rookie centre is starting to emerge as a solid complementary player, putting up eight points (3 G, 5 A) in the past seven games. 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 Wholesale Avalanche Jerseys . A receiver doesnt make the catch on a passing play and instantly motions to the ref – and everybody else – for a pass interference flag. Patrick Roy Jersey . The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the league hasnt announced the award. Crawford was the Clippers third-leading scorer and the NBAs top-scoring reserve with 18. http://www.cheapavalanchejerseys.com/?tag=adidas-j-t-compher-jersey . - UFC 178, previously announced for Sept. Rene Robert Jersey . Venable and Jeremy Hermida drove in three runs apiece, and the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Sunday to snap a nine-game losing streak. Paul Kariya Jersey .com) - The San Antonio Spurs will try to even their series with the Dallas Mavericks Monday night when the two teams collide at American Airlines Arena for Game 4.TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan is feeling like himself again.DeRozan scored 25 points with six rebounds and four assists as the Toronto Raptors held off a late charge by the Detroit Pistons for a 114-110 victory on Sunday.DeRozan missed 21 games between Nov. 30 and Jan. 12 with a torn left adductor tendon. Although hed played in six games before Sundays win, he finally felt 100 per cent against the Pistons.Tonight was the first night that every time I got it in transition I pushed it up and down the court, said DeRozan. I was kind of intimidated doing it in a lot of games before.Every single day I feel more comfortable and better.Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto (29-15), which has now won back-to-back games. It was Valanciunass team-best 14th double-double of the season.DeMar was going to find his legs at the right time and he did tonight, said Raptors head coach Dwane Casey. I thought Jonas came in and gave us a good presence inside offensively, so I was really pleased with our overall offensive production.All-star point guard Kyle Lowry had 11 points and eight assists for the Raptors. He addressed the sold-out crowd from halfcourt before the game, thanking them for their support in voting him a starter in the NBA All-Star game. He received a standing ovation as he promised to represent Toronto and Canada to the best of his abilities.D.J. Augustin led Detroit (17-28) with a career-high 35 points. He added eight assists and four rebounds, substituting for the injured Brandon Jennings.When you come out early and play a lot of minutes you get more comfortable rather than coming off the bench, said Augustin. You get a rhythm quicker and you are able to play through that rhythm.Before the game Detroit confirmed that Jennings would be out for the rest of the season with a torn Achilles tendon. He was injured in the Pistons 101-86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Jennings averaged 15.7 points and 6.7 assists per game before getting hurt.Augustins career performance jeopardized the Raptors victory late in the fourth quarter.DeRozan drained two free throws with 1:58 left to play in the fourth to give Toronto a 105-99 lead. Patrick Patterson grabbed a rebound at the other end to maintain Raptors possession. A cheer erupted from the crowd as DeRozans turnaround fade-away jump shot bounced around the rim and in to make it 107-99.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope replied with a three-pointer and then Amir Johnson was called for an offensive foul, giving Detroit the ball. Lowry fouled Augustin, who made both shots to reduce Torontos lead too 107-104.ddddddddddddA personal foul on Greg Monroe gave Johnson two free throws, which he made.DeRozan grabbed a defensive rebound on the next play and was immediately fouled by Detroits Jodie Meeks. DeRozan sank his second free throw for a 110-104 lead.I almost forgot how I used to get to the free-throw line said DeRozan with a laugh. He went 8 for 10 at the line on Sunday. It felt good. I just wanted to go out there and be aggressive.Augustin made a driving layup for the Pistons and on the next possession. Meeks again fouled a Raptor, this time sending Lowry to the line.Lowry made both of his free throws as chants of M-V-P rained down from the stands. Lowry fouled Caldwell-Pope on a three-point shot, making it a four-point play. Caldwell-Popes single free throw pulled Detroit to 112-110.Terrence Ross made two free-throws at the other end of the court to give Toronto a 114-110 lead, then grabbed a rebound off of Caldwell-Popes three-point attempt to seal the win.Valanciunas was dominant in the paint, especially in the third quarter.His layup 1:43 into that quarter capped a 15-3 run and gave the Raptors a 64-53 lead, their biggest of the game to that point. He had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds with 8:59 left in the third.Augustin replied for Detroit, dropping a pull-up jump shot with 5:05 remaining in the quarter to reduce the Pistons deficit to 75-70, forcing Toronto to call a full timeout on its next possession. That huddle seemed to settle the Raptors, who controlled play for the rest of the quarter.Valanciunas had eight points and five rebounds in the third alone, as Toronto maintained its double-digit lead, 89-79.I was just active. I was just going everywhere, said Valanciunas. To be a successful rebounder youve got to be active. Youve got to go for the glass.Lowry scored his first points of the game with 3:36 left in the first quarter when he faked a call for a timeout as he crossed halfcourt, then drove to the lane for the easy layup with the Pistons players standing still. Toronto led Detroit 26-25 by the end of the first.Valanciunas was the strongest player for Toronto in the first half, scoring 12 points and pulling down six rebounds by the intermission as the Raptors built a 58-53 advantage.Notes: It was a sold out crowd of 19,800. ... Amir Johnson was a late addition to the starting lineup. He had been questionable with a sore left shoulder. ... Forward Bruno Caboclo and centre Lucas Nogueira were inactive for the Raptors. Forward Luigi Datome was inactive for the Pistons.___Follow @jchidleyhill on Twitter ' ' '