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Hryckowian notched an assist and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

The 23-year-old forward set up Matej Blumel's tally in the first period. This was Hryckowian's first NHL point over five appearances, and he's added just three shots on net and eight hits. He'll likely remain in a fourth-line role while the Stars are down a couple of forwards, but he could head back to AHL Texas once Roope Hintz (upper body) and Mason Marchment (face) are able to play again.

Blackwell provided an assist and four shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

Blackwell helped out on a Matej Blumel goal that opened the scoring 5:26 into the game. This was Blackwell's second helper over the last five contests. Blackwell remains in a fourth-line role, so his scoring contributions are likely to be limited. He's up to 10 points, 45 shots on net, 54 hits and a plus-2 rating through 41 appearances this season.

Duchene logged two assists and three shots on goal in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

One of the helpers came on the power play. Duchene has logged multiple points in back-to-back contests and three of his last four games. The 34-year-old center is getting back on track following a recent three-game dry spell. For the season, he's at an excellent 18 goals, 27 helpers, 15 power-play points, 84 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 46 outings in a top-six role.

Bourque scored a goal and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

Bourque has three goals and two assists over his last eight contests. He stretched the Stars' lead to 3-0 in this game. The 23-year-old rookie's up to 12 points, 43 shots on net, 20 hits and a minus-1 rating over 41 appearances this season. Bourque still has a decent amount of upside, but his level of production makes him a fringe option in standard fantasy formats, even with the recent uptick.

Johnston scored a goal and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

Johnston is up to a four-game point streak (one goal, five assists). The 21-year-old provided an insurance goal in the third period just a couple of minutes after Marco Kasper got the Red Wings on the board. For the season, Johnston has 11 goals, 36 points, 121 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 46 appearances while functioning in a top-six role a majority of the time.

Zibanejad scored a power-play goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens.

Zibanejad collected the puck near the point and waited out the Canadiens' penalty killers before picking his spot. Jakub Dobes was screened and never saw the shot. The goal ended a three-game slump for Zibanejad, who had a six-game point streak prior to going cold again. The 31-year-old center has had a difficult season, picking up a modest nine goals and 19 assists, including 11 power-play points, over 46 appearances. His minus-25 rating is also the second-worst in the league, better than only Chicago's Philipp Kurashev (minus-28).

Evans produced an assist in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.

Evans had the secondary helper on Patrik Laine's game-winner in overtime. The 28-year-old Evans was superb in December with 12 points over 14 contests, but his offense has corrected course in brutal fashion -- his helper Sunday was his first point in nine games in January. That's how it goes for fourth-liners, even those as critical to their team's performance as Evans. He's at 24 points, 45 shots on net, 63 hits and a plus-8 rating over 46 appearances. The chances are slim for him to ever have another month as strong as December, but he still carries fantasy value in deep formats.

Newhook logged an assist and four shots on goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.

Newhook has three points over his last four contests (one goal, two assists). The 23-year-old forward helped out on a Christian Dvorak tally in the second period. Newhook remains in a second-line role as he has for most of the season, though he has not been particularly productive. He's picked up 12 points, 62 shots on net, 43 hits and a minus-11 rating over 46 appearances, well off the pace that's seen him record at least 30 points in each of his first three NHL campaigns.

Suzuki scored a goal on six shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.

Suzuki got a stick on a breakout pass attempt and was able to snipe an unassisted tally when he collected the loose puck. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a strong January with three goals, eight assists and a plus-7 rating over nine appearances, and he's been held off the scoresheet just once this month. Overall, the first-line center has 14 goals, 47 points, 95 shots on net, 38 hits, 38 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 46 appearances. He's yet to finish above a point-per-game pace in his career, but he's displayed steady growth each season, so getting to that level is a possibility in 2024-25.

Dvorak scored a goal on three shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.

This was Dvorak's second multi-point effort of the campaign, and it ended a nine-game slump. He was involved in the Canadiens' first two goals, setting up Brendan Gallagher in the first period before scoring one of his own in the second. Dvorak is up to four tallies, 10 helpers, 60 shots on net, 47 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 46 appearances. He continues to play in a third-line role as a primarily defensive forward.