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Coleman scored an empty-net goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Jets.

The three points were a season high for Coleman. The 33-year-old has had a productive start to the new year, racking up two goals and eight points through eight games so far in January while adding 22 shots on net, 17 hits and a plus-4 rating.

Barzal registered a goal on three shots, an assist and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sharks.

Barzal collected both of his points in the second period Saturday, as he opened the scoring at 8:47 before setting up Noah Dobson's sixth goal of the season with under a minute left. Barzal is enjoying his most productive stretch of the campaign, having accumulated three goals, five helpers and a plus-8 rating through seven outings in January. The right-shot forward played alongside Bo Horvat for much of 2023-24, but head coach Patrick Roy has separated the two at even strength for most of this season. Barzal has struggled at times as a result, but he's found success on the top line lately with Brock Nelson and Anders Lee.

McMichael tallied two assists, a plus-1 rating, one shot and one blocked shot during Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.

McMichael took advantage of a turnover by Marcus Pettersson midway through the second period, leading to the former getting the secondary assist on Aliaksei Protas' 19th goal of the season. McMichael was then credited with a power-play assist on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal that gave the Capitals a two-goal lead late in the third period. This outing ended a four-game point drought for McMichael, who has tallied one goal, three assists, nine shots on goal and five blocked shots with a minus-1 rating through nine games in January.

Dowd finished Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins with two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating.

Dowd assisted on the first and last goals of the game, with the latter coming into an empty net. He hasn't taken a shot over his last three games, but Dowd has logged three assists over that span after failing to register a point over his previous four appearances.

Norris scored two goals, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-5 shootout win over the Bruins.

His second goal was clutch. The Senators were down 5-3 late in the third period, but after Nick Jensen slipped a puck through a screen with just under four minutes left in regulation, Norris wired a one-timer past Jeremy Swayman from the slot with just 12 seconds left before the final horn. Norris has three goals and five points in the last five games, exactly matching his production from the 15 games prior to that. On the season, the streaky center has 17 goals and 27 points in 45 appearances.

Geekie produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Senators.

The 26-year-old continues to supply solid shifts on a line with David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. Geekie has two multi-point performances in the last three games, and he's collected nine goals and 16 points over the last 20 games, along with 43 shots on net, 35 hits and a plus-5 rating.

Zacha scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Senators.

That's five points in the last two games for Zacha, who is catching fire on a line with David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie. Incredibly, the power-play tally was Zacha's first of the season despite the fact that he's had a regular spot on the Bruins' first unit and has averaged a 3:05 TOI with the man advantage this season.

The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Sunday that McDavid will have a hearing for cross-checking Vancouver's Conor Garland on Saturday.

McDavid received a match penalty at the 19:57 mark of the third period of Edmonton's 3-2 loss to the Canucks. He has amassed 20 goals, 65 points, 26 hits and 131 shots on net in 43 appearances this season. With McDavid likely to receive a suspension, Leon Draisaitl will receive an increased role.

Hertl notched two goals, including one on the power play, and an assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Blackhawks.

Hertl has arguably been the Golden Knights' most productive player over the last two weeks. The 31-year-old center extended his point streak to five games with this three-point effort, a span in which he's recorded three multi-point performances. He has 10 points (five goals, five assists), six PIM, 22 shots, nine hits and five blocked shots in 10 games this month.

Dowling (illness) was a healthy scratch in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Philadelphia, per James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now.

Dowling wasn't on the ice for Saturday's pregame warmups, and a flu bug was going through the room, but his absence from the lineup wasn't illness-related. He has earned two goals, one assist, 17 shots on net, 12 blocked shots and 22 hits in 30 NHL appearances this season.