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  • Devils' Nico Hischier: Nets lone goal in loss

    Hischier scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.

    Hischier has four goals and an assist over his last seven outings. The 27-year-old center is up to 19 goals, 42 points, 151 shots on net, 42 hits, 47 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 57 appearances. He'll now head to Italy to represent Switzerland at the Olympics.

  • Islanders' Casey Cizikas: Pots goal Thursday

    Cizikas scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Devils.

    Cizikas opened the scoring at 6:30 of the second period. This was his first point in four games since he missed one due to an illness. For the season, he has seven goals, 15 points, 49 shots on net, 109 hits, 41 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 57 outings in a fourth-line role. He's two points away from matching his 82-game total last year and is on pace to reach the 20-point mark for the third time in four years.

  • Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Deposits empty-netter

    Barzal scored an empty-net goal and added two hits in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Devils.

    Barzal has scored in six of the last seven games, totaling six goals and four assists in that span. The 28-year-old is up to 17 goals, 34 helpers, 124 shots on net, 43 PIM, 36 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating over 57 appearances. He's reached the 50-point mark in seven of his nine NHL seasons, and he continues to be a steady top-line scorer for the Islanders.

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    Islanders' Bo Horvat: Two points including winner

    Horvat scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 3-1 victory over the Devils.

    The veteran center broke a 1-1 tie late in the third period when he won a faceoff in the New Jersey zone, emerged from the scrum with the puck and slipped a backhand past Jake Allen. Horvat will take some momentum with him to Milan as he joins Team Canada for the Olympics, having racked up three goals and seven points over the last six games.

  • Senators' Stephen Halliday: Sent to AHL

    Halliday was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Friday.

    The Senators want the 23-year-old center to play during the Olympic break, hence the move to send him to Belleville. Halliday has four goals and seven assists in 25 NHL games this season, including all four goals in his last seven games. He should be recalled ahead of Ottawa's matchup versus Detroit on Feb. 26.

  • Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Finds twine in win

    Girgensons scored a goal on four shots, added four hits, logged two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Panthers.

    Girgensons ended a 12-game goal drought, a span in which he had five assists. His tally Thursday stood as the game-winner for the Lightning, his first such goal this season. Overall, the Latvian forward is up to 14 points, 62 shots, 128 hits, 28 blocked shots, 20 PIM and a plus-3 rating over 48 contests. He has primarily played in a bottom-six role this season.

  • Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Strikes on power play

    Guentzel scored a power-play goal and added 10 PIM in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Panthers.

    Guentzel has earned six goals and seven assists over his last nine outings. The 31-year-old has also played down the middle recently due to the absences of Anthony Cirelli (undisclosed), Brayden Point (lower body) and Nick Paul (undisclosed). Guentzel is a natural winger, and that's likely where he'll be for Team USA during the Olympics. Guentzel has amassed 26 goals, 60 points, 142 shots on net, 33 PIM, 30 blocked shots, 23 hits and a plus-13 rating over 55 appearances in an all-situations role for the Lightning this season.

  • Kings' Anze Kopitar: Picks up helper in loss

    Kopitar logged an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Golden Knights.

    This was Kopitar's first point in four games since he returned from a lower-body injury that sidelined him for 11 contests. The 38-year-old has resumed his top-six role, but his farewell season continues to be lacking in production. He's now at 22 points, 51 shots on net, 37 blocked shots, 22 hits and a plus-12 rating over 41 appearances. He's never finished a season below the 40-point mark, but he's at risk of doing that in 2025-26.

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    Golden Knights' Jack Eichel: Two more points in win

    Eichel scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Kings.

    Eichel opened the scoring at 8:22 of the first period and helped out on a Mark Stone goal a few minutes later. The 29-year-old Eichel has two goals and five helpers during his active four-game point streak, and he's earned multiple points in nine of 19 contests since the start of January. The star center is at 21 goals, 68 points, 187 shots and a plus-18 rating through 50 appearances this season as he continues to play at an elite level.

  • Sabres' Tage Thompson: Reaches 30-goal mark

    Thompson scored a power-play goal on seven shots and went minus-3 in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Penguins.

    Thompson has racked up 10 goals and 12 assists over 18 contests since the start of January. That's a lot of momentum he'll be carrying over to Italy, where he'll suit up for Team USA in the Olympics. He's reached the 30-goal mark in four of the last five NHL campaigns, and he's at 59 points (17 on the power play), 204 shots on net, 54 hits and a minus-8 rating through 57 appearances for the Sabres this season.

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