NHL Player News
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Bobby McMann C | SEA
Kraken's Bobby McMann: Tallies again in loss
McMann scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Lightning.
McMann is up to four goals and two assists over three contests since he entered the Kraken's lineup Saturday. The 29-year-old winger has fit right in on his new team's top line, so fantasy managers will want to keep him in their lineups. For the season, he has 23 points, 135 shots on net, 143 hits, 32 PIM and a minus-2 rating over 63 appearances between the Kraken and the Maple Leafs.
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Gage Goncalves C | TB
Lightning's Gage Goncalves: Two-point effort Tuesday
Goncalves scored a goal on two shots, added a power-play assist and logged five hits in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.
Goncalves scored 5:45 into the game and also contributed a helper in the third period. He has four goals and two assists during a four-game point streak, which immediately followed him returning from missing four contests due to a lower-body injury. The 25-year-old is up to 11 goals, 26 points, 58 shots on net, 71 hits, 37 PIM and a plus-24 rating over 58 appearances this season. He's filled a versatile role at times this season, but he's currently getting top-six minutes at even strength with a power-play role.
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Anthony Cirelli C | TB
Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Supplies three points
Cirelli scored a goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.
Cirelli set up two of Nikita Kucherov's three goals, and his linemate returned the favor once. Their line with Brandon Hagel accounted for five goals and 12 points as a unit. Cirelli hadn't scored since Jan. 26 versus the Mammoth, but he had five helpers over his previous five games before Tuesday. He's up to a total of 16 goals, 27 helpers, 100 shots on net, 43 hits, 37 blocked shots and a plus-27 rating across 58 appearances.
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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.