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• Jets' Gabriel Vilardi: Strikes on power play Friday

  30M ago • By RotoWire

  Vilardi scored a power-play goal and won 12 of 16 faceoffs in Friday's 4-1 win over the Penguins. Vilardi is a natural center, but he has frequently served as a winger this season. It's unclear what led to his larger role at the dot Friday -- Mark Scheifele took just two draws, but there's been no report of him dealing with an injury. Vilardi hasn't posted a multi-point effort in November, but he has five goals and three assists over 10 appearances this month as he continues to be steady on offense. Overall, he has eight goals, eight helpers, seven power-play points, 38 shots on net and a plus-3 rating across 20 contests.

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• Jets' Gabriel Vilardi: Nabs helper in win

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Vilardi notched an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Panthers. Vilardi didn't have the same success as linemates Mark Scheifele (hat trick) or Kyle Connor (goal and assist) in this contest. Still, Vilardi has kept a strong scoring pace and bounced back from his first multi-game drought since Oct. 20-22. The 25-year-old forward has seven goals, eight helpers, 37 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 19 appearances this season. He's on pace to challenge for a 60-point campaign, and his 18.9 shooting percentage isn't a huge concern since he's been right around that level in each of the previous two seasons.

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• Jets' Gabriel Vilardi: Deposits power-play goal

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  Vilardi scored a power-play goal on three shots and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers. Vilardi stretched his point streak to eight games with the tally. In that span, he has six goals and four assists, and four of those 10 points have come on the power play. The 25-year-old looks to be setting himself up for a breakout campaign with 14 points (six on the power play), 35 shots on net and a plus-5 rating over 16 appearances. That's approximately a 70-point pace over a full campaign -- Vilardi's career high is 41 points in 63 outings in 2022-23 with the Kings, though he had a better per-game rate with 36 points in 47 regular-season outings last season.

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• Jets' Gabriel Vilardi: Scores lone goal in win

  15D ago • By RotoWire

  Vilardi scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 1-0 win over the Avalanche. Mark Scheifele forced a turnover at the Jets' blue line and then fed Vilardi for the goal on a 2-on-1. The tally at 1:06 of the first period was the lone one in the game, and it was Vilardi's second game-winner this season. The 25-year-old has five goals and three assists over his last six contests, giving him 12 points, 29 shots on net and a plus-2 rating over 14 appearances. He'll have solid fantasy value as a scoring-only option as long as he's able to play on the top line.

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• Jets' Gabriel Vilardi: Nets power-play goal

  17D ago • By RotoWire

  Vilardi scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Utah. Vilardi went goalless in his first six appearances this season, but that drought seems like a distant memory now. The 25-year-old playmaker has found the back of the net in seven of his last seven contests, a span in which he's also racked up three assists, meaning he's tallying more than a point per game in that stretch. Vilardi is not likely to keep producing at this rate on a long-term basis, but he's certainly reaping the benefits of the Jets' strong start to the campaign. He should continue to have plenty of opportunities to produce as long as he remains on the first line of the Jets' offense and No. 1 power-play unit.

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