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Granlund racked up three assists, two shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Predators.

Granlund enjoyed playing one of his former teams over the last two games, earning five points despite the Sharks losing both games. One of his helpers Thursday came on the power play. The 32-year-old center is up to 14 goals, 29 helpers, 15 power-play points, 120 shots on net and a minus-10 rating across 49 appearances.

Celebrini scored a power-play goal on eight shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Predators.

Celebrini had three points and 11 shots over the home-and-home set with the Predators. The 18-year-old has logged three goals and five helpers through 11 outings in January as he continues to play at a high level in a top-six role. Overall, he has 15 goals, 20 helpers, 11 power-play points, 133 shots on net and a minus-19 rating through 39 appearances.

Sissons provided an assist in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sharks.

Sissons has gotten on the scoresheet in seven of his last 10 games, earning three goals and five assists in that span. He set up the second of Filip Forsberg's two tallies in this contest. Overall, Sissons is at 12 points, 46 shots on net, 61 hits, 48 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating through 46 outings, but his recent play is much more in line with what he's capable of -- he can help as a depth forward in fantasy as long as he remains semi-consistent on offense.

Marchessault logged a power-play assist and four shots on goal in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sharks.

Marchessault has two goals and 11 helpers during a 10-game point streak. Just one of those outings was a multi-point effort, but any consistency is welcome from Nashville after the team's awful first half of the campaign. The 34-year-old winger is up to 15 goals, 24 helpers, 16 power-play points, 144 shots on net, 59 hits, 31 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 47 appearances.

Nyquist scored a power-play goal and went minus-2 in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sharks.

Nyquist broke a couple of lengthy slumps Thursday. He had gone 36 games without scoring on a goalie -- his last four goals were all empty-netters. This was also his first power-play point of the campaign after he had 24 of them last season. He struck at 3:58 of this contest with a tally past Yaroslav Askarov. Nyquist is up to eight goals, 19 points, 58 shots on net and a minus-18 rating through 46 appearances, so he'll still be tough to trust in fantasy. He has just two points during a five-game span in which the Predators have scored 27 times.

Stamkos scored a power-play goal on four shots and added four PIM in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sharks.

Stamkos has earned five goals and two assists during his five-game point streak. The Predators have scored 27 goals in that span, which has helped the whole team shake an early-season malaise on offense. The 34-year-old forward is up to 17 goals, 32 points (14 on the power play), 101 shots on net, 30 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 47 appearances.

Svechkov scored a power-play goal on three shots and added an assist in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sharks.

In Tuesday's similarly chaotic game back in Nashville, Svechkov's tally sparked the Predators' comeback from a four-goal deficit. Thursday saw the Sharks attempt to mimic their opponent, but Svechkov's third-period tally was enough for Nashville to get the win, giving the 21-year-old his first NHL game-winner. He's up to six goals, two assists, 28 shots on net, 14 hits and a minus-3 rating over 18 appearances. Three of his eight points have come on the power play, and he may have appeal in deeper fantasy formats as long as he continues to see time with the man advantage.

Novak scored a goal on three shots and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sharks.

Novak was involved in Nashville's first two goals, which came 56 seconds apart in the first period. The 27-year-old didn't get in on the fun again in a second straight high-scoring battle between these two teams, but he has earned six points over his last three outings following his prior seven-game slump. The forward has seven goals, 15 points (four on the power play), 66 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating over 38 appearances.

Vrana has played in just two of 11 contests for the Capitals in January after sitting out Thursday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.

The Capitals are 9-0-3 over their last 12 games, so it makes sense that head coach Spencer Carbery would stick with a winning lineup. Vrana has 11 points over 25 appearances this season, but there's no telling when his next chance to play will be. Ethen Frank has taken over Vrana's spot on the third line and doesn't appear likely to give it up any time soon.

Frank scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.

Frank ended a three-game point drought with the second-period tally after he forced a turnover and scored on the rush. The 26-year-old winger had seen his ice time dip in recent contests, and while he's listed on the third line, that's typically the Capitals' least-used forward trio. Frank is at three goals, one assist, seven shots on net, five hits, four blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over his first seven NHL appearances.