NHL Player News

Copp scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Copp has been limited to five points over his last 15 outings, including two goals across his last five games. The 30-year-old remains in a second-line role, but his production isn't matching the role very well. Copp has struggled in general in 2024-25, earning 20 points, 64 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 52 appearances, a pace roughly in line with his 33-point regular season from 2023-24.

Larkin scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Larkin tallied the opening goal, cashing in on a shot after taking a stretch pass from Christian Fischer. In the Todd McLellan era, Larkin has popped off with 11 goals and 12 assists over 18 contests, and nine of those 23 points have come on the power play. The 28-year-old center is up to 23 goals, 49 points, 167 shots on net and a plus-1 rating over 52 appearances this season.

Matthews delivered two assists in a 4-3 win over Edmonton.

Matthews earned his 300th career assist in his 599th game played to become the fourth American player in NHL history to reach 300 goals and 300 assists prior to his 600th appearance. He joined Brett Hull (765 points; 450 goals, 315 assists in 599 games), Pat LaFontaine (689 points; 343 goals and 346 assists in 599 games) and Joe Mullen (671 points; 315 goals and 356 assists in 599 games). Matthews sits at 20 goals and 20 assists, along with 148 shots, in 37 outings this season.

Guentzel scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.

It was his 26th marker of the season, which puts him into a tie with Mikko Rantanen for eighth in the NHL. Guentzel is on pace for his third 40-goal campaign, but his 19.4 shooting percentage is well above his 15.6 career average. There may be some minor regression over the final 30 games, but we don't think he's going to slump dramatically.

Greig provided an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and three blocked shots in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Wild.

Greig has two goals and an assist over his last three contests. The 22-year-old is seeing time in all situations, though he's on the third line at even strength, which could cause his offense to falter -- he had an eight-game drought prior to his current streak. Overall, Greig is at 16 points, 67 shots on net, 89 hits, 26 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 49 appearances.

Pinto notched an assist in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Wild.

Pinto stretched his point streak to four games (two goals, three helpers). The 24-year-old helped out on Michael Amadio's second-period tally. Pinto is up to 21 points, 84 shots on net, 40 hits, 33 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 44 appearances this season. His scoring pace hasn't matched 2023-24 (27 points in 41 outings), but Pinto is in a third-line role for a team that has leaned on its top six pretty heavily. He does enough of everything to be an option in deep fantasy formats.

Amadio scored a goal on four shots and added two hits in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Wild.

This was Amadio's first goal and second point over nine outings since he returned from a concussion. The 28-year-old forward stretched the Senators' lead to 3-0 in the second period. He's played in a bottom-six role for much of the campaign, earning three goals, 12 points, 48 shots on net, 52 hits, 23 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 42 appearances.

Palmieri scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 overtime win over the Lightning.

He now has a goal in each of his last two games and seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past eight appearances. Palmieri is on pace to meet his mark of 54 points from 2023-24, but don't expect him to get to the 30-goal milestone like he did last season -- Saturday's goal was his 14th, and that puts him on pace for 22-23 on the season.

Rakell provided two assists and took six shots on net in Saturday's 3-0 win against Nashville.

Rakell's first helper came on a cross-ice feed to Sidney Crosby midway through the second period, and the latter allowed Bryan Rust to seal the win on Nashville's empty net. The 31-year-old is up to 22 assists, 45 points, and 137 shots on net in 53 games this season. While he hasn't scored a goal since Jan. 17, Rakell has six assists across his past six games. With Evgeni Malkin sidelined (lower body), Rakell should continue to be the second-best forward option for the Penguins in fantasy.

Crosby had a goal, an assist and put four shots on net in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

The Penguins' captain showcased his signature slap shot from one knee to bury the puck past Juuse Saros in the second period. Crosby's helper came on linemate Bryan Rust's empty netter late in the contest. Through 54 appearances this season, the 37-year-old center has 17 goals, 40 assists and 152 shots on goal. With 57 points on the season, he remains in the top 20 across the league. The Penguins have 28 games left on the docket for their regular season, and Crosby is just off the pace to hit the 90-point mark, which he reached in each of the previous two seasons. However, Pittsburgh's superstar has six points in his last four games, so he's been picking up the pace recently.