Blue Jackets' Brandon Saad: Two helpers in Saturday's rout

Saad picked up two assists with a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-0 drubbing of the Islanders.

Analysis:

Getting knocked off one of the Blue Jackets' top lines didn't slow Saad down at all Saturday, as he now has a goal and five points in his last five games with a stellar plus-7 rating and 12 shots on net. On the season the 24-year-old is now a career-high plus-21, better than he managed on a Blackhawks squad in the midst of winning two Stanley Cups in three years, and Saad is also on pace to challenge the 60-point plateau for the first time.