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• Jets' Neal Pionk: Goal, assist in win

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Pionk scored a power-play goal, dished an assist and added three hits in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Wild. Pionk stretched the Jets' lead to 3-0 with his second-period goal. He also set up Vladislav Namestnikov's insurance tally in the third. The 29-year-old Pionk has six points over 11 outings in December, but two of those games have been multi-point efforts. It hasn't helped his consistency, but the defenseman is still tracking toward a career year. He's at five goals, 26 points, 60 shots on net, 57 blocked shots, 49 hits, 24 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 35 appearances.

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• Jets' Neal Pionk: Records two helpers in big win

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Pionk notched two assists, four blocked shots and two PIM in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Bruins. Pionk had been held off the scoresheet over the previous three games, but he has a goal and four helpers over five contests before the slump. The 29-year-old defenseman made his impact on the second power-play unit, assisting on goals by Vladislav Namestnikov and Alex Iafallo. Pionk is up to 24 points (eight on the power play), 55 shots on net, 50 blocked shots, 42 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 30 appearances. He is tracking toward a career year -- his current high-water mark is 45 points in 71 games in 2019-20.

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• Jets' Neal Pionk: Produces assist in loss

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Pionk notched an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Blues. This was just the second time all year that Pionk was held to zero hits and zero blocked shots in a game. The defenseman made up for it by picking up his fifth point in the last five contests (one goal, four helpers. He's been better than usual on offense with 22 points (four goals, 18 assists), and he's added 49 shots on net, 41 hits, 41 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating across 26 appearances.

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• Jets' Neal Pionk: Nabs helper Sunday

  26D ago • By RotoWire

  Pionk produced an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and three blocked shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Stars. Pionk has a goal and three assists over the last four games. That follows a stretch of five contests in which he failed to record a point. The 29-year-old blueliner is up to 21 points, 46 shots on net, 41 hits, 41 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 25 outings this season. Pionk offers strong offense and steady all-around production from his second-pairing role, making him a trustworthy option for fantasy lineups whenever the Jets are in action.

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• Jets' Neal Pionk: Scores in Friday's loss

  28D ago • By RotoWire

  Pionk scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights. Pionk found twine on a shot from the point in the third period, tying the game at 3-3. The defenseman has three points over his last three outings following a five-game slump. He's up to four goals -- one off of last year's total -- and 20 points while adding 44 shots, 38 hits, 38 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 24 appearances. Pionk's role is as steady as it gets on the second pairing and second power-play unit, so he's a safe and well-rounded blueliner for fantasy.

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