Ottawa's new scoring connection, Crosby continues to climb in the scoring race; Letang, Datsyuk, fantasy and more in Scott Cullen's Statistically Speaking.

HEROES

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mark Stone - The Senators duo each contributed three points in a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay. Pageau had a goal and two assists, and has eight points (3 G, 5 A) in the past six games, while Stone scored twice and added an assist, giving him eight points (5 G, 3 A) in the past four games.

Sidney Crosby - Okay, this is getting nuts now. Crosby put up two goals - both on breakaways - and two assists in a 6-2 win over Anaheim, giving him 22 points (12 G, 10 A) during an 11-game point streak. He's tied for fifth in the league with 53 points in 51 games.

Kris Letang - Crosby's on a great run, but so is Pittsburgh's No. 1 defenceman. With two assists against Anaheim, Letang has 26 points (8 G, 18 A) in the past 17 games. Erik Karlsson is the only defenceman ranked ahead of Letang's 0.95 points per game.

Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit's slick puckhandler buried a couple of goals, on nine shot attempts (7 SOG), in a 3-0 win over Florida. He has 12 points (3 G, 9 A) in the past 11 games. While his points-per-game production is his lowest since his rookie season, Datsyuk continues to drive play for the Red Wings.

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