NHL Player News
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Connor McDavid C | EDM
Oilers' Connor McDavid: Erupts for five points
McDavid scored twice on nine shots, added three assists and went plus-5 in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Capitals.
McDavid factored on the last two goals of Evan Bouchard's hat trick, then scored a power-play tally and assisted on a Zach Hyman equalizer as the teams traded goals in the third period. McDavid got loose on a breakaway in overtime and took the win for the Oilers with his second tally. Prior to Saturday, he had gone seven games without a goal, though he had seven assists in that span. McDavid is the first player to reach the 90-point mark this season, doing so with 32 goals and 58 helpers over 53 appearances. He has added 38 power-play points, 200 shots on net and a plus-10 rating. Games like this aren't quite routine for McDavid, but he can pull one out of his hat every once in a while.
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Joel Eriksson Ek C | MIN
Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Tallies on power play
Eriksson Ek scored a power-play goal and added two hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Panthers.
This was Eriksson Ek's second game back after missing six due to a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old has resumed his usual role on the second line and is also back in the power-play mix. The center has earned 12 goals, 33 points, 139 shots on net, 73 hits, 20 blocked shots and a plus-13 rating over 47 appearances. He won't be the Wild's best player, but there's enough talent around him for Eriksson Ek to stay productive on a consistent basis.
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Carter Verhaeghe C | FLA
Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe: Produces two helpers
Verhaeghe notched two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Wild.
Verhaeghe helped out on Sam Reinhart's goal 6:44 into the game and also set up Brad Marchand at 3:00 of overtime for the game-winner. This was Verhaeghe's fourth multi-point effort over the last seven games, a span in which he has two goals and seven assists. The winger is up to 38 points (14 goals, 24 helpers), 109 shots on net, 48 hits and a minus-2 rating through 49 appearances, mainly in a top-six role.
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Sam Bennett C | FLA
Panthers' Sam Bennett: Nets equalizer on power play
Bennett scored a power-play goal on four shots and added two hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Wild.
Bennett's tally at 13:11 of the third period forced overtime. The center has surged in January with six goals and five assists over 11 contests. For the season, he's up to 19 goals, 40 points, 133 shots on net, 99 hits, 56 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 50 appearances. Bennett has reached the 40-point mark in each of his five full years with the Panthers, and he's got his eyes on his career-best total of 51 points from 76 regular-season outings a year ago.
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Sam Reinhart C | FLA
Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Goal, assist in overtime win
Reinhart scored a goal on three shots and added a power-play assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Wild.
Reinhart had posted just four points over the first 10 games of January. With the Panthers' offense nearly at full strength -- minus Aleksander Barkov (knee) -- Reinhart won't have as much pressure to lead the way. He's up to 25 goals, 49 points (19 on the power play), 130 shots on net, 49 hits, 31 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating over 50 appearances this season as a lock on the Panthers' top line.
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Brayden Schenn C | NYI
Blues' Brayden Schenn: Strikes on power play
Schenn scored a power-play goal, added two hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Kings.
Schenn had gone nine games without a goal, logging just two assists in that span. The 34-year-old has been pressed into a larger role during the absence of Robert Thomas (lower body). Schenn is now at 10 goals, 20 points, 71 shots on net, 109 hits, 23 blocked shots, 45 PIM and a minus-26 rating over 52 contests. He's best utilized as a streaming option in fantasy given his inconsistent offense.
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Jordan Kyrou C | STL
Blues' Jordan Kyrou: Pots pair in shootout loss
Kyrou scored two goals on four shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Kings.
Kyrou gave the Blues a 3-2 lead in the second period and tied the game at 4-4 late in the third to force overtime. He's finding his scoring touch again -- the winger has three goals over his last three games and seven points across his last seven outings. For the season, Kyrou is at 11 goals, 24 points, 104 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 42 appearances.
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Anthony Cirelli C | TB
Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Three-game, six-point streak
Cirelli potted a goal and added two assists in Saturday's 8-5 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Cirelli is riding a modest three-game, six-point scoring streak (two goals, four assists). Overall, he has 14 goals, 20 assists, 84 shots and a plus-29 rating in 46 games. Center is deep, but Cirelli can help when he's delivering like this, at least in deep leagues.
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Jake Guentzel C | TB
Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Earns another multi-point game
Guentzel had two goals and an assist in an 8-5 loss to Columbus on Saturday.
Guentzel has three multi-point efforts in his last four games (four goals, three assists). He has six goals, 15 points and 32 shots on net through 11 games in January. Guentzel continues to be a great fit with the Lightning. He is on pace to surpass his career-high 84-point performance from the 2021-22 regular season.
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Cole Sillinger C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Cole Sillinger: Ends lengthy droughts Saturday
Sillinger scored a goal Saturday in an 8-5 win over the Lightning.
Sillinger didn't have a point in 10 games going into Saturday's action. He logged some time in the top six during that span, but Mason Marchment's return to the lineup from an upper-body injury has bumped Sillinger down to the third line. The 22-year-old has six goals, 15 assists, 88 shots on net and 63 hits in 50 games this season.