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Hischier scored two goals, recorded two assists and placed four shots on net in Saturday's 6-4 win over Los Angeles.

Hischier scored his first goal of the game midway through the opening period before he played a hand in three of New Jersey's four tallies in the third. With the four-point outing, he is up to 23 goals, 27 assists, 172 shots on net, 51 hits and 53 blocked shots across 66 games this season. Saturday's game helped the 27-year-old center reach 50 points on the season, securing the half-century mark in points or higher for the fifth consecutive year. Hischier continues to offer strong category coverage for fantasy purposes, giving him strong value in most league formats for the remainder of the regular season.

Kopitar scored two power-play goals and fired five shots on net in Saturday's 6-4 loss to New Jersey.

Kopitar made history Saturday, as his pair of power-play goals elevated him to 1,308 career regular-season points, surpassing Marcel Dionne as the Kings' all-time leader in points. The latter of Kopitar's two tallies was the 450th goal of his career. The 20-year NHL veteran now has 10 goals, 30 points, 72 shots on net and 46 blocked shots across 51 games this season. He's been soaring offensively since the start of March with four goals, seven points and 19 shots on net across seven games. Kopitar is poised to thrive offensively next to Adrian Kempe and Artemi Panarin moving forward, giving the top-line center solid fantasy value in most league formats.

Coleman scored a goal and put four shots on net in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Islanders.

Coleman tallied the final goal of regulation near the midway point in the third period to bring Calgary within one score. Overall, the 34-year-old forward is up to 16 goals, 26 points, 133 shots on net, 128 hits and 37 blocked shots through 54 games this season. Coleman has stepped up his game offensively in March with three goals, five points and 21 shots on net across his last seven games. He should remain heavily involved in all situations moving forward and is in a solid spot to produce on the Flames' top line, giving him decent fantasy value in most league formats.

Backlund tallied a goal and fired four shots on net in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Islanders.

Backlund started Calgary's comeback effort in the third period with the team's first goal of the game. He has scored in each of the last two games and is up to 15 goals, 38 points and 159 shots on net through 66 games this season. The 36-year-old has scored exactly 15 goals for a third consecutive regular season. He seems poised to lead Calgary's offense for the remainder of the season, giving him fantasy value in most deep leagues and various standard formats.

Cizikas scored a goal, placed two shots on net and dished out four hits in Saturday's 3-2 win over Calgary.

Cizikas lit the lamp at the midway point of the opening period Saturday for the first of the Islanders' three first-period goals. The twine finder brought the 35-year-old center up to eight goals, 16 points, 58 shots on net, 126 hits and 47 blocked shots across 66 games this season. The 15-year NHL veteran used Saturday's goal to snap an eight-game streak without a twine finder. He's just one point shy of tying the 17 points he posted in 82 games a year ago.

Stankoven scored an empty-net goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Lightning.

Stankoven has two goals and an assist over his last five games. While his offense hasn't been explosive, he's been good enough to maintain a second-line role for much of the campaign. Stankoven is up to 13 goals, 30 points, 126 shots on net, 37 hits and a plus-10 rating over 66 appearances.

Jarnkrok was in the lineup for the fifth time in six games in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres.

Jarnkrok has been in a part-time role this season, and he's done little with it. This was his 12th straight game without a point, and he's added just nine shots on net, five hits and a minus-3 rating in that span. The 34-year-old has been limited to bottom-six duties when he plays. Jarnkrok has just seven points with 37 shots on net, 27 hits and a minus-10 rating through 43 appearances this season, so fantasy managers can do better for forward depth.

Dowd provided an assist, two shots on goal and four PIM in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blackhawks.

Dowd picked up his first point in five games with the Golden Knights. The 35-year-old forward is up to 17 points, 52 shots on net, 122 hits, 43 blocked shots, 59 PIM and a minus-6 rating over 60 appearances between Vegas and Washington. Dowd has filled a bottom-six role with the Golden Knights, and the team's stronger forward depth has had a limiting factor on his ice time compared to his usage with the Capitals.

Raty's point drought reached 13 games in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken.

Raty is playing regularly again after the Canucks shipped David Kampf to the Capitals at the trade deadline. That hasn't helped Raty's offense -- in addition to the point drought, he's gone 24 contests without a goal, posting just one assist in that span. His work early in the campaign means he still has a career year with 12 points over 50 outings, and he's brought a physical edge with 119 hits, but there's not much to like about a bottom-six forward on a low-scoring team when it comes to fantasy value.

Rossi scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken.

Rossi has three goals and four assists over his last seven contests, so it looks like he's starting to put things together. His tally Saturday was too late to make an impact on the game. The 24-year-old center is at eight goals, 22 points, 47 shots on net, 23 hits, 25 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating across 34 appearances between the Canucks and the Wild this season.