NHL Player News
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Carter Verhaeghe C | FLA
Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe: Pockets pair of helpers
Verhaeghe recorded two assists and three hits in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.
Verhaeghe has five points over his last four games despite missing a contest due to an undisclosed injury in the middle of that span. The 30-year-old forward is up to 19 goals, 29 helpers, 154 shots on net, 61 hits, 32 PIM and a minus-11 rating over 65 appearances. Verhaeghe should remain productive over the last month of the season as long as he can stay in the lineup.
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Sam Bennett C | FLA
Panthers' Sam Bennett: Hits 25-goal mark
Bennett scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.
Bennett has reached the 25-goal mark for the second year in a row and the third time in his career overall. He's surged to the mark with six goals and two assists over his last eight outings. For the season, the 29-year-old center is up to 51 points (matching his career high), 174 shots on net, 110 hits, 74 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 66 appearances.
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Aatu Raty C | VAN
Canucks' Aatu Raty: Finds twine Tuesday
Raty scored a goal and added three hits in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
Raty hadn't scored since Dec. 6 versus the Wild, when he had two goals and an assist. The 23-year-old was limited to one assist over a 24-game span, but he was able to snap the slump with a second-period tally Tuesday. For the season, he's at four goals, 13 points, 51 shots on net, 122 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 51 appearances. While the offense isn't always there, he's shown decent defensive responsibility in a fourth-line role.
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Marco Rossi C | VAN
Canucks' Marco Rossi: Earns three points in win
Rossi scored a goal on two shots, added two power-play assists and logged three hits in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
Rossi's had a hot stick lately with three goals and four assists over his last three games. The 24-year-old has taken advantage of some easier matchups in that span, but it's good to see him finding his touch to maintain his second-line role. He's now at nine goals, 16 helpers, 49 shots on net, 26 hits and a minus-12 rating over 35 appearances between the Canucks and the Wild this season.
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Elias Pettersson C | VAN
Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Breaks through twice on power play
Pettersson scored a pair of power-play goal on four shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
Pettersson was limited to 10 assists during his 20-game goal drought before putting two pucks past Sergei Bobrovsky in the first period. The 27-year-old Pettersson is still struggling this season, but he has matched his 15-goal output from last year in five fewer games. The center has 40 points, 107 shots on net, 94 blocked shots, 54 hits and a minus-19 rating across 59 appearances this season.
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Braeden Cootes C | VAN
Canucks' Braeden Cootes: Three-point effort for Raiders
Cootes scored a goal and added two assists in WHL Prince Albert's 8-4 win over Regina on Tuesday.
Cootes has two goals and eight assists over four contests in March. For the season, he's up to 23 goals and 61 points over 44 appearances between the Raiders and the Thunderbirds, putting him two points shy of his 63-point campaign in 60 games with WHL Seattle in the 2024-25 regular season. Cootes has time to elevate his numbers some more, especially with the momentum he's currently carrying.
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Kai Uchacz C | LV
Golden Knights' Kai Uchacz: Scores twice in AHL win
Uchacz scored twice in AHL Henderson's 6-5 win over Calgary on Tuesday.
Uchacz has four goals and three assists during a five-game point streak for Henderson. On the year, he's up to 13 goals and 38 points through 55 outings. He had 30 points in 68 appearances a year ago, so he has made some progress in his second AHL campaign.
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Raphael Lavoie C | LV
Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Three-point effort Tuesday
Lavoie scored twice and added an assist in AHL Henderson's 6-5 win over Calgary on Tuesday.
Lavoie has six goals and four assists over his last four games, all of which have been multi-point efforts. The forward is up to 19 goals and 36 points in 31 appearances. Lavoie continues to be effective in the AHL while waiting for his next NHL opportunity.
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Cole Sillinger C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Cole Sillinger: First points in 11 games
Sillinger picked two apples Tuesday in a 5-1 win over Carolina.
The points were Sillinger's first since the Olympic break (11 games). The pivot has not lived up to the hype from his strong rookie campaign at just 18 years of age, but he has developed into a reliable, two-way forward with a nose for the defensive side of the game. Overall, Sillinger has six goals, 22 assists, 89 hits and 108 shots in 66 games this season.
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Adam Fantilli C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Adam Fantilli: Nineteen points in last 17 games
Fantilli delivered two assists Tuesday in a 5-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Fantilli has five points (one goal, four assists) in a four-game streak and 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in his past 17 games. The young center has 49 points, including 30 assists, in 67 games this season and is closing in on his career mark of 54 points, which he set last season. Fantilli's 30 assists are already a new career high.