NHL Player News
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Jack Eichel C | LV
Golden Knights' Jack Eichel: Three-point game Saturday
Eichel scored a goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.
Eichel has four points over his last two games, though he went six contests without a point prior to that. The 29-year-old showed his versatility Saturday -- his goal came at even strength while one assist was shorthanded and the other came on the power play. Eichel is up to 25 goals, 78 points, 234 shots on net, 40 blocked shots, 34 hits and a plus-12 rating over 66 appearances this season. He should be able to top the 80-point mark for the third time in his career and the second year in a row, but he's unlikely to match his 94-point regular season from a year ago.
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Hendrix Lapierre C | WAS
Capitals' Hendrix Lapierre: Nets goal Saturday
Lapierre scored a goal in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Lapierre has a goal and an assist over the last two contests. He opened the scoring at 6:06 of the first period Saturday. The 24-year-old has four goals, 15 points, 51 shots on net, 41 hits, 20 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 69 appearances this season. Lapierre is seeing steady time as the Capitals' fourth-line center, but fantasy managers can likely find better production on the wire in most formats.
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Dylan Strome C | WAS
Capitals' Dylan Strome: Comes up clutch Saturday
Strome scored a power-play goal on two shots and added four PIM in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Strome snapped his 17-game goal drought at a good time, tying the game at 4-4 in the third period. The center wasn't done with clutch moments, delivering the lone tally in the shootout to help the Capitals get a big win. The 29-year-old is up to 17 goals, 54 points (20 on the power play), 134 shots on net, 47 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-3 rating over 72 outings. Strome has four points over his last four contests and may be bouncing back late in the campaign after struggling out of the Olympic break.
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Elias Pettersson C | VAN
Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Manages pair of helpers
Pettersson recorded two assists, including one on the power play, and fired three shots on net in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Flames.
Pettersson has earned five assists over his last four contests, with four of them coming on the power play. The 27-year-old has four multi-point efforts in March. While he's hardly had the production worthy of the role, Pettersson remains the top-line center for lack of better options in Vancouver. He's at 15 goals, 45 points (18 on the power play), 113 shots on net, 56 hits, 99 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating over 64 appearances. That's an exact replication of his scoring line from 64 contests a year ago, which is discouraging that he wasn't able to shake off a down season.
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Ryan Strome C | CGY
Flames' Ryan Strome: One of each Saturday
Strome scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Canucks.
Strome tallied at 1:32 of the second period and then set up Olli Maatta's goal a few minutes later. The 32-year-old Strome has made the most of his new opportunity in Calgary, seeing steady middle-six minutes since he was traded from the Ducks. He's earned nine points over 12 outings as a Flame, matching his total for the year over 33 appearances for the Ducks. Strome also has 51 shots on net, 19 hits, 27 PIM and a minus-7 rating across 45 contests overall.
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Morgan Frost C | CGY
Flames' Morgan Frost: Pops off with three points
Frost scored a goal, added two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Canucks.
This was Frost's first multi-point effort since March 7 versus the Hurricanes. He has four goals and two assists over his last seven outings. The 26-year-old center also won 16 of 21 draws Saturday. He has been good at the dot all year, winning a career-best 57.0 percent of his faceoffs. Frost is up to 18 goals, 20 helpers, 121 shots on net, 47 hits, 35 blocked shots and a minus-15 rating over 73 appearances. He looks poised to get back over the 40-point mark after missing it last year.
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Anze Kopitar C | LA
Kings' Anze Kopitar: Lights lamp Saturday
Kopitar scored a goal, added two PIM and blocked three shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Mammoth.
Kopitar got the Kings on the board in the first period, but the Mammoth's offense was overwhelming. This tally snapped a three-game point drought for the center. He's up to 12 goals, 34 points, 85 shots on net, 51 blocked shots, 30 hits and a plus-15 rating over 58 appearances. Kopitar will look to give everything he's got over the last few weeks of the regular season as he looks to get one more chance in the playoffs in his farewell campaign.
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Jack McBain C | UTA
Mammoth's Jack McBain: Fills empty cage
McBain scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added two PIM and doled out three hits in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Kings.
McBain has three goals over his last seven games. The 26-year-old continues to offer elite physicality from the third line, though that hasn't come with a lot of offense this season. He's at nine goals, 25 points, 106 shots on net, 269 hits, 84 PIM and a plus-11 rating over 74 appearances. McBain needs two more points to match his career-best total from last year.
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Jordan Kyrou C | STL
Blues' Jordan Kyrou: May be warming up after cold season
Kyrou delivered two assists in a 5-1 win over Toronto on Saturday.
Kyrou's season has been largely forgettable -- he has just 39 points in 62 games after putting up at least 67 in four straight regular seasons. Kyrou may be warming up -- he has four points (two goals, two assists) and six shots in his last four games. It's still hard to trust him, though, so approach activation with caution.
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Nick Schmaltz C | UTA
Mammoth's Nick Schmaltz: Finds twine on power play
Schmaltz scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Kings.
Schmaltz has three goals and three assists over his last seven outings. He stretched the Mammoth's lead to 5-1 in the second period of this contest. The 30-year-old has put up strong numbers all season and is now at 27 goals, 65 points (15 on the power play), 177 shots on net, 46 blocked shots and a plus-18 rating over 74 appearances. Schmaltz has a chance to reach the 30-goal and 70-point thresholds for the first time in his career if he can keep up his offense to close out the regular season.