Brandon Saad seems to have a penchant for getting into hot and cold streaks for the St. Louis Blues.
Fortunately for them these past few games, the temperature gauge seems to be rising.
Blues player to watch vs. Red Wings: Brandon Saad (1:57)
Saad once again seems to find himself in the conversation of scoring at above or near 20 goals per season, and after scoring against the New York Islanders for the third time in the past four games, the forward finds himself with 16 goals on the season and on the verge of joining the 20-goal club again.
Saad, who scored in a 6-4 loss against the Red Wings on Dec. 12 in coach Craig Berube's final game before being fired, needs to be a threat offensively with the Blues' continuance of searching for depth scoring.
He's playing on a line with Kevin Hayes and Kasperi Kapanen, and is finding ways to contribute on the power play and this could be another spot to give the Blues much-needed offense against the Red Wings on Saturday.
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