NHL Player News
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Alex Wennberg C | SJ
Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Scores two PP goals
Wennberg scored two power-play goals and added a power-play assist in Monday's 5-4 win over the Blues.
Wennberg pushed his point streak to three games with one of his best outings of the campaign, as he left his mark on each of the three power-play goals the Sharks tallied in this game. Wennberg has been productive in recent weeks and has tallied 11 points (five goals, six assists) across 14 games since the beginning of March. As a top-six forward who also operates as a playmaker in the power play, Wennberg should continue to see decent scoring chances in the final weeks of the campaign.
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Sam Bennett C | FLA
Panthers' Sam Bennett: Back in action Tuesday
Bennett (personal) will be in the lineup versus the Senators on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Bennett returns to action after missing just two games for the birth of his child. With Bennett rejoining the team, he figures to be back in a first-line role and should see minutes with the No. 1 power-play unit. In his last 12 games, the 29-year-old center has notched six goals and five assists, including five power-play points.
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Evan Rodrigues C | FLA
Panthers' Evan Rodrigues: Set for surgery
Rodrigues will undergo surgery for his broken finger, officially ending his 2025-26 campaign, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.
Rodrigues was already expected to miss the rest of the year, but the decision to have surgery will officially close the door on a potential return. As such, the 32-year-old center will end the year with 11 goals and 20 helpers in 69 contests, reaching the 30-point threshold for the fifth straight year.
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Martin Necas C | COL
Avalanche's Martin Necas: Three points against Flames
Necas scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 9-2 rout of Calgary.
The 27-year-old is red hot heading into April, racking up four multi-point performances in the last six games while producing four goals and 11 points total over that span. With nine games left on Colorado's schedule, Necas sits five goals away from his first career 40-goal campaign, and eight points shy of reaching 100 for the first time.
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Nathan MacKinnon C | COL
Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Three points in Monday's rout
MacKinnon scored a power-play goal and added two even-strength assists in Monday's 9-2 romp over Calgary.
It was the fourth time in the last 13 games that MacKinnon has produced at least three points. The 30-year-old superstar remains in the thick of the race for the Art Ross Trophy, with his 120 points in 72 games putting him four points back of Connor McDavid and one back of Nikita Kucherov, and MacKinnon's 49 goals has him three clear of Cole Caufield in the battle for the Rocket Richard Trophy.
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Nazem Kadri C | COL
Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Lights lamp twice in big win
Kadri scored two power-play goals, one the game-winner, in Monday's 9-2 rout of the Flames.
The veteran center struck twice in just over a minute early in the first period to give the Avalanche a 3-0 lead over his former team. Kadri's return to Colorado has been a productive one, and through 12 games since Calgary shipped him out at the trade deadline, he's delivered four goals and nine points, with six of those points (three goals, three assists) coming on the power play.
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Jack Drury C | COL
Avalanche's Jack Drury: Three points in Monday's rout
Drury scored a goal and added two assists in Monday's 9-2 romp over Calgary.
It was the second multi-point performance in March for the fourth liner, but Drury managed just one goal and two points in the 12 games between those efforts. Despite his limited fantasy appeal, the 26-year-old is putting together a career season -- his 10 goals are already a personal best, and he's one point away from tying his high of 27, set with Carolina in the 2023-24 regular season.
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John Tavares C | TOR
Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Beats buzzer in OT
Tavares scored two goals, including the game-winner, recorded an assist, fired four shots on net and dished out four hits in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over Anaheim.
Tavares played the hero Monday when he knocked in the game-winning goal at the back post with just five seconds remaining in overtime. He also put the Maple Leafs on the board in the first period with a power-play goal. With his trio of points Monday, the 35-year-old center is up to 28 goals, 36 assists, 182 shots on net, 66 hits and 21 blocked shots across 75 games in 2025-26. While Tavares had a few slow stretches offensively this season, he has been steady as of late with six goals and 12 points over the last 10 games. He remains a strong option for production in standard fantasy leagues for the remainder of the regular season.
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Calum Ritchie C | NYI
Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Two helpers Monday
Ritchie notched two assists in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Penguins.
The 21-year-old rookie had a hand in second-period tallies by Mathew Barzal and Brayden Schenn as the Isles briefly took a 3-1 lead before imploding. Ritchie has a tidy four-game point streak going, and over his last 12 contests, he's collected four goals and 10 points while skating in a top-six role.
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Mathew Barzal C | NYI
Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Two points against Pens
Barzal produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Islanders.
After a scoreless first period, New York actually jumped out to a 3-1 lead thanks in large part to Barzal's efforts, but the wheels came off completely after that. The 28-year-old has been productive in March, delivering two goals and 13 points in 15 games, and Barzal needs one more goal to reach 20 on the season, and three more points to get to 70 for the third time in his career.