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• Penguins' Matt Grzelcyk: Nets equalizer Tuesday

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Grzelcyk scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings. Grzelcyk tallied in the third period to force overtime. The 30-year-old defenseman's offense has been humming lately -- he has a goal and seven assists over his last eight games. Grzelcyk's defensive play can make him a lightning rod for criticism, but he's emerged as the Penguins' No. 3 defenseman behind Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang. Grzelcyk has 16 points, 45 shots on net, 46 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 33 appearances.

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• Penguins' Matt Grzelcyk: Logs two assists in win

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Grzelyck recorded two assists, including one on the power play, and two blocked shots in Thursday's 9-2 win over the Canadiens. Grzelyck was involved in Rickard Rakell's power-play tally in the first period which tied the game at 1-1. It was Grzelyck's career-high eighth power-play point of the season. He later had a hand in Matt Nieto's tally in the third period to give the Penguins an 8-2 lead. Grzelyck has six helpers (four on the power play) over the last six outings and is up to 14 for the season.

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• Penguins' Matt Grzelcyk: Contributes power-play assist

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  Grzelcyk notched a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs. Grzelcyk has four helpers over his last four games, and three of them have come on the power play. The 30-year-old defenseman has played on the Penguins' second unit throughout the campaign, earning six of his 12 assists this season on the power play. He's one point shy of matching his career high in production with the man advantage, and he's already surpassed his point total from 63 regular-season games in 2023-24. The blueliner has added 34 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating, so his fantasy value will depend on which categories you need help in.

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• Penguins' Matt Grzelcyk: Two power-play assists in win

  21D ago • By RotoWire

  Grzelcyk notched two power-play assists and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Flames. Grzelcyk had four assists over 14 outings in November, and all of them came on the power play. He saw 4:14 on the power play Saturday, but he's often been in a lesser role since the Penguins can trot out the duo of Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang. Grzelcyk's defense has been a concern, but he has 10 helpers, 31 shots on net and 39 blocked shots to partially offset an ugly minus-13 rating. His career highs are 26 in points and seven in power-play points, and he could eclipse both marks in 2024-25 if he stays healthy.

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• Penguins' Matt Grzelcyk: Draws helper with man advantage

  11/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Grzelcyk logged a power-play assist and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning. The helper snapped a six-game point drought for Grzelcyk, but that was about the only positive from his performance. His two points over nine outings in November have both been power-play assist. The 30-year-old defenseman is at eight assists, 23 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating through 21 contests overall. Grzelcyk's poor defensive play is part of a larger problem in Pittsburgh, and it's likely only because of his teammates' struggles that he hasn't sat out a game yet.

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