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  • Frank Nazar C | CHI

    Blackhawks' Frank Nazar: Buries goal in loss

    Nazar scored a goal on four shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

    Nazar hadn't scored in his first five games back from an upper-body injury. He's moved onto the top line with Connor Bedard -- while listed on the wing, Nazar has been taking the faceoffs for the top line over the last couple of games. Nazar is up to seven goals, 24 points, 84 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 39 appearances this season.

  • Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: One of each in loss

    Bedard scored a goal and added an assist in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

    Bedard was able to again have a strong game, but the rest of the Blackhawks' offense was fairly lackluster. The 20-year-old picked up his first multi-point effort since Jan. 10 in Nashville. He's up to 22 goals, 30 helpers, 141 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 42 appearances this season. He's one goal away from matching his career-best total from 2024-25, and he needs 15 more points to equal his output from last year, which came in 82 games. He won't play the full schedule this season since he's already lost time to a shoulder injury and an illness.

  • Blue Jackets' Mathieu Olivier: Goal, assist in win

    Olivier scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, logged three hits and went plus-3 in Friday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

    Olivier has back-to-back multi-point outings. He went 10 contests without a point prior to this stretch, so it's fair to question if he can make this newfound offense last. The 28-year-old winger is up to six goals, 15 points, 51 shots on net, 62 PIM, 148 hits and a plus-7 rating across 40 appearances.

  • Blue Jackets' Charlie Coyle: Earns second career hat trick

    Coyle scored three goals on six shots, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Friday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

    Coyle's first goal came on the power play, and his last one was an empty-netter to seal his second career hat trick. The 33-year-old has flipped a switch this week, earning five goals and four assists over his last three outings. For the season, he's at 15 goals, 39 points, 91 shots on net, 72 hits, 34 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 53 appearances. Coyle's well on his way to topping the 50-point mark for just the third time in his career, and he could flirt with his career-best mark of 60 points from 2023-24 with the Bruins.

  • Ben Jones C | MIN

    Wild's Ben Jones: Logs three points in AHL win

    Jones scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Iowa's 3-2 win over Milwaukee on Friday.

    Jones has shuttled to and from Iowa frequently this season, as his presence has been needed as a depth forward in the NHL multiple times. He's done well at the AHL level, earning four goals and six assists over 11 contests. Jones also has two points in 26 NHL games, adding 53 hits and a minus-10 rating. He'll be in the AHL as long as the Wild stay relatively healthy at the NHL level.

  • Luca Romano C | NYI

    Islanders' Luca Romano: Earns three points in OHL win

    Romano scored a goal and added two assists in OHL Kitchener's 7-2 win over Windsor on Friday.

    Romano has had a few too many quiet stretches this season. He's picked up three goals and five helpers over his last six outings, but he was limited to a goal and three assists over the nine games before that. Overall, he has 12 goals, 31 points and 123 shots on net over 46 contests, a pace slower than what he showed with 25 goals and 26 assists over 67 regular-season outings in 2024-25.

  • Luke Kunin C | FLA

    Panthers' Luke Kunin: Manages assist in loss

    Kunin posted an assist in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Blues.

    Kunin had been scratched for three of the previous five games. He drew back in since Anton Lundell (upper body) was unavailable, and Kunin ended his 13-game point drought with the assist. The 28-year-old forward has just four points, 28 shots on net, 74 hits, 31 blocked shots, 23 PIM and a minus-9 rating over 40 appearances this season. Once the Panthers get out of this recent wave of injuries, Kunin is likely to fade into a part-time role.

  • Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Scores in return

    Sundqvist scored a goal and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Panthers.

    Sundqvist missed four games due to an ankle injury. He returned to center the fourth line and delivered a goal just 41 seconds into the second period, putting the Blues ahead 4-2 at the time. Sundqvist is up to four goals, 14 points, 33 shots on net, 48 hits and 24 blocked shots through 40 appearances, though he's dealt with a handful of injuries already. Even when healthy, he's limited to bottom-six minutes and only occasional power-play time, so it's tough to trust him in most fantasy formats.

  • Blues' Robert Thomas: Might return before Olympics

    Thomas (lower body) is still regarded as day-to-day, so it's possible he'll return before the Olympic break, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports Friday.

    St. Louis will play against Columbus on Saturday, in Nashville on Monday and in Dallas on Wednesday before the Olympic break starts. Thomas hasn't been in the lineup since Jan. 10, and it's not guaranteed that he'll play in any of those upcoming pre-Olympics games, but the possibility still exists. The 26-year-old has 11 goals and 33 points in 42 outings in 2025-26 and should serve in a top-six capacity and on the first power-play unit when he's healthy.

  • Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Pots rare goal

    Hinostroza scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Flames.

    Hinostroza ended a 24-game goal drought with his first-period tally, which stood as the game-winner. The winger has mostly played in a bottom-six role this season, and he continues to hold a spot in the lineup over Tyler Pitlick. Hinostroza has just three goals, nine points, 39 shots and 25 hits through 41 outings, so he's not a great option for most fantasy formats.

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