By Scott Fisher /

Winnipeg Saints

If you want to get into a good, old-fashioned shootout, you’d better not do it against the Saints. The Winnipeg club scored a league-high 5.56 goals per game through the first 25 games of the MJHL season.

And at 17-6-0-2, they’re doing just fine.

Homegrown talent Dan Watt, the MJHL’s RBC player of the month for October, had piled up 21 goals and 53 points in 23 games to lead all scorers.

And Blake Chartier has also chalked up 39 points in 25 games. Add in a 80.8 per cent success rate on the penalty kill and it appears its just a matter of time before the Saints are on of the top-ranked teams in the CJHL.

Selkirk Steelers

Selkirk has its own ‘Steel Curtain’ in the MJHL. The Steelers allowed a league-low 3.35 goals per game over their first 23 games.

So it’s no surprise goaltender Joey Rewucki is among the league leaders with a 2.76 GAA and a .903 save percentage.

But the Steelers (15-8-0-0) can also put the puck in the net as Adam Pleskach had 17 goals and 38 points in 23 games.

The sniper, who hails from Beausejour, Man., has been especially dangerous on the powerplay, leading the entire MJHL with 19 points with the man advantage.

Winkler Flyers

The Flyers maintained a .500 record through the first two dozen tilts.

One of the main reason for success has been the powerplay, which is clicking along at 29.2 per cent, good for second best in the league behind Portage.

American sniper Nick Lazorko potted 22 goals and 43 points in 24 games to keep the Flyers (11-11-1-1) in the thick of things in the Addison Division.

Winkler also re-acquired goaltender Dayn Belfour, 19, from the St. Mike’s Buzzers. He went 1-2-0 with a .899 save percentage in his first three games.

Belfour, the son of former Chicago Blackhawks great Eddie, played with the Flyers in 2006-07 and last season.

Winnipeg South Blues

The Blues are still waiting to hit their stride. But with five players, including hometown boy Evan Gravenor, averaging better than a point per game, it may be just a matter of time.

Gravenor leads the Blues with 10 goals and 26 points through 23 games.

But if the Blues (10-13-0-0) hope to get back in the picture, they’ll have to shore up the powerplay which is connecting at a league-worst 13.3 per cent.

Eric Potvin (3.35 GAA and .906 save percentage) has handled the majority of the minutes between the pipes.

Beausejour Blades

The Blades won just three of their first 22 games. And staying out of the penalty box appears to be a major reason for it.

With 545 PIMs, Beausejour is the division’s highest-penalized team. Combine that with a league-low 63.8% penalty kill rate, and there’s little surprise why the Blades have surrendered 6.18 goals per game, the most in the MJHL.

Winnipeg’s Nick Stelmack has led the way with three goals and 13 points over 22 contests while Jordan Beardy has a team-high eight goals to go along with four helpers.