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Stamkos scored a goal and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Wild.

Stamkos has racked up four goals and an assist over his last three games. The 34-year-old's tally Saturday ended up being the game-winner. He's played at a point-per-game pace over his last 15 outings, earning nine goals and six helpers in that span. Overall, he has 30 points, 94 shots on net, 36 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 45 appearances.

Kampf scored an empty-net goal in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Canadiens. He also had two shots on net and three hits.

Kampf scored his third goal of the season and first in nine outings. The 29-year-old winger operates on the Maple Leafs' fourth line and has contributed only seven points through 34 games.

Lorentz scored a goal on three shots, logged two hits and was whistled for two PIM in Saturday's 7-3 win over Montreal.

The Canadiens' defense lost track of Lorentz, who walked in alone and finished a feed from Oliver Ekman-Larsson for his fifth goal of the season. The tally snapped a nine-game drought for the fourth-line winger, who has 10 points over 46 outings.

McMann had a goal on five shots, an assist, two blocks, one hit and two PIM in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Canadiens.

McMann triggered a run of seven unanswered goals in helping the Maple Leafs overcome a 3-0 deficit. He scored an unassisted marker midway through the second period and helped on a William Nylander tally, which tied the game early in the third. McMann is digging himself out of a mini-scoring slump. After going scoreless in six straight outings, the forward has one goal and two assists over the last two contests.

Jankowski (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Wild.

Jankowski sustained the injury in a fight with Ryan Hartman in the first period. If Jankowski misses additional time, Kieffer Bellows will likely enter the lineup in a bottom-six role for the Predators. The team's next game is Tuesday at home versus the Sharks.

Mittelstadt scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-3 win over the Stars on Saturday.

Due to Saturday's outburst, he snapped a five-game point drought and an eight-game goal slump. Mittelstadt's last multi-point game was Dec. 8, a span of 18 games. He has nine goals, 20 assists and 64 shots in 47 games this season. Mittelstadt is not the guy he was in Buffalo in 2022-23 when he hit 59 points, but he will give fantasy managers some secondary scoring.

Lundestrom (lower body) did not return to Saturday's game versus the Panthers after being on the receiving end of a knee-on-knee hit.

Lundestrom was run into by Sam Reinhart, who was given a major and a game misconduct on the hit in the first period. For now, Lundestrom can be considered day-to-day. The Ducks' next game is a rematch with the Panthers on Tuesday in Anaheim.

Smith (back) won't play against Vegas on Saturday, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Smith will miss his fifth straight game and probably won't be available for Monday's matchup versus Carolina because he hasn't been skating. He has recorded six goals and 11 points in 30 appearances this season.

Namestnikov (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Flames, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Namestnikov reportedly returned to practice in a non-contact capacity Friday, so it's not a surprise he'll miss his fourth straight game. He should be getting closer to a return, and his next chance to play is Monday in Utah.

McLeod (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

Buffalo recalled netminder Devon Levi from AHL Rochester in a corresponding move. McLeod will miss at least the next three games, starting with Monday's matchup versus Seattle. He has accounted for 10 goals and 24 points in 45 appearances this season.